Go for lunch, I'd say. The ones I've used have been immovably set within 10 or 15 mins. But it would be dependent on how much you are going to stress it, as no doubt there is a curve. I imagine most things are not at their ultimate full strength for lots of hours, but are very strong much sooner. You'd need to look at the spec sheet.
Big fat gun for the 380ml type. But worth it if you are going to do a few.
The usual aim with that sort of thing is to build up a bigger plug behind the drill hole (which can't be pulled back through once it has set), rather than filling the entire hollow chamber in the brick with expensive glorp (which would be hard to acheive reliably anyway).
It helps to screw the fixing in to the wet gloop to get the most intimate contact - otherwise you have to bash them in (assuming a hole into solid material) towards the end to displace the glorp which has been plunged down to the end of the hole as the fixing is inserted.
Cleanliness is paramount with these things by the way. If you have a compressor, a good few blasts with a airline gun with a long nozzle works well, otherwise they sell manual blow things and brushes and such. Although in your case actually that's probably less critical as the plug effect isn't so reliant on the bond with the drill-hole itself.
I'd agree. The initial set is in about 10-15 mins (Fischer, forget which subtype, but it was a vinylester). This is a good time to trim anything off with a sharp knife as it is rubbery.
I'd personally give it an hour after which you would be safe for a test fit, minimum load. Leave for a few hours to be safe before applying full load or tightening the bolts up hard.
I did get the little blower pump, but a can of computer type air-in-a-can duster spray would probably be very effective.
An old tip when fixing something with a light frame before the full load goes on (say a wallplate) is to let it go off partially, then fit the frame with nuts just spun on but untightened, this means that any slight hole alignment issues can be sorted before the stuff sets rock hard. I don't know if Dave's awnings (I see a brand name ;-) have subframes or not that could take advantage of this.
Slowly turning the stud as it goes in (as if screwing it into the wall) will ensure that the threads are fully coated to the root in resin without voids.
When using glass capsule resin inserts (don't ever use these), you spin the stud to mix the resin, not too little (as it will be a weak joint through incomplete mixing) and not too much (as the mix can go off prematurely through heat and the torque can destroy the bond).
I'd recommend brush and air (bottled air is much better than a bent straw btw) as some kinds of stone/brick dust will bind together and not be blown out by the air but can weaken the resin if disturbed when spinning in the stud.
It's not a bottle brush for this btw, it's a teapot brush, just the right size. The cheap plastic handle will break off after 2 holes, then put a right angle bend at the end as a good torquey handle.
One set of purpose made studs I have put in looked as if they had residual oil on them so I've solvent cleaned any that I have put in since.
Don't get the problem with "too much" spinning. The mix cures by heat generated from the chemical reaction. Hot weather may make it set prematurely, but not much else.
Their strength is their long shelf life and precise metering but their weakness is also their precise metering. If anything contrives to give you a slightly oversize or overlength hole then it will be underfilled resulting n a weaker joint and leaving a gap for potential moisture ingress promoting damp penetration and corrosion of stud if not stainless.
With gunned resin you can compensate for fluctuations in hole size by adding more or less goop. If you don't have to have precise holes then you can get a job done lot quicker.
I've also had the back surface of a single brick spall off leaving me a backless hole. I couldn't have used a capsule there but I could use the gun.
For the inexperienced, there's also the, have I spun the stud enough to mix it but not overmixed it factor, not always easy to judge.
I wouldnt use them either, because of the price. Epoxy by the cart is far cheaper, and the other resins cheaper still.
In case anyone's trying resin for the first time, if a hole lacks enough resin, it can be solved by just sticking something in it, like a small brass screw or part of a plastic wallplug. This can reduce the high strength of the bond a little, but its not normally an issue.
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