ramaroodle
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Has anybody used BVV Stabilizing Resin or Stickfast (vs Cactus Juice?) I have a few blanks I need to do for Xmas and can't get CJ in time.
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Anybody used BVV stabilizing resin?
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wolf creek knives
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I've never heard of this brand. I did see that Amazon carries CJ in 1/2 gls. And it shows free shipping.
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Ken Massingale
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BBV is relabeled Stickfast. I've used it and have been very happy with it. It's generally less expensive than Stickfast.
I haven't used CJ so I can't do a comparison.
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ramaroodle
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Tried that and didn't like it. Also heard the vapor was bad for the seals in the pump.
TattooedTurner
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Minwax ruined my first vacuum pump the one time I tried it, I'm sure it's not intended to be used under vacuum but I thought it would help. It proved to be an expensive mistake. As for BVV/SF/CJ I believe they're all methacrylate resin so I would expect similar performance from them.
ramaroodle
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Actually, I think it ruined mine too. I had a smaller pump when I first tried stabilizing, didn't want to wait for the CJ to arrive and bought the minwax from Home Depot. I let it run for an hour and came back and there was pump oil in the pot and the pump was super hot. I blamed it on the pump and replaced it with a better one. Was probably me ruining it, poor thing.
I ordered a quart of the BVV. If it seems to work the same as CJ and is less $ then I'll get a larger jug.
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The Minwax is mostly solvent with a little desolved resin. I'm guessing the solvent flashed under vacuum and was absorbed by the pump oil thinning it.
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TattooedTurner
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You could be right, it seized my pump up. I tore it apart and cleaned it before reassembling, added fresh oil and it would spin again but wouldn't pull a vacuum. The light at the end of the tunnel: I now have a much better Robinaire and know what not to do!