[frankym]

Whaler,

I am not familiar with the product you mentioned, but every time I have ever used one of those liquid steel type epoxies, it always lacks the brittleness needed to form threads. I think the ultimate test of any of these products is to, after fully curing, take a flat-head screwdriver and see if you can make an indentation into a glob of the epoxy. In most of my applications, I always find the liquid iron type products to be a little too malleable to provide a base for threads. But maybe I haven't had the right product or haven't applied sufficient amounts of the catalyst. The epoxy putty globule, if you drop it from a height, it almost has the properties of rock, a golfball size glob might crack if you drop it, and I've found those characteristics to be helpful for the wind-wing, which doen'st require significant toqure as much as it needs a deep foundation. maybe loc-tite applied to the putty formed threads would add the staying power to ward off vibration weakenings. Also the pasty, doughy consistency is helpful for filling the cavity, a liquidy consistancy will wind up filling cavitities you didn't know existed, the putty won't travel beyond the immediate cavity.


This is a problem that really will happen to every cobra out there, it's mostly a function of mileage, more miles, more vibrations, will weaken these threads eventually. More contact threads makes for a more stable anchor. curious if there are other products that really cure to a hard as steel matter.