ED Said:

Building boats in the late 70’s, my brother and I had just mixed a gallon of
polyester resin to pour onto a layer of glass cloth.  We got delayed a couple of
minutes and the entire gallon caught on fire.  This is different in that it was
a catalyzed mix, but impressive to watch none the less.

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Oho, now you're talking.  I use West Systems epoxy for cracks and voids.  A
little too much in a plastic cup, so they explicitly warn, and the cup will
melt.  A little too much in a void in dry wood, and the wood will burn.  I have
not had this happen to me, HOWEVER, I guy I often work with especially in taming
large timbers had some real excitement once (I have 10' x 16 inch -wide walnut
and white oak, which I have 4-squared by hand more than once but decided to hell
with it on long boards, and he has use of a 28-inch stationery planer).  Anyway,
my friend Tom was doing some work that required epoxy in a downtown city-
sidewalk display window for a high-end department store that we in its home town
affectionately call "Needless Markup."  He was under pressure and lost patience
with setting time, so he decided to boost the hardener ratio.  Oh boy!  His
working pot of mixed epoxy started melting and spewing noxious smoke.  I don't
know how her got it out, but it must have extra fun with the street audience on
one side and NM store management on the other.

Cheers!

Joe