epoxy cure faster?

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anyone know how to make t-88 epoxy cure faster? i'm tired of waiting overnight to be able to work on my knives every time i need to epoxy scales, bolsters or pins.
 
I put it in the sun...where i live its always warm...gets hard in about 6 hours..If im in a big hurry i put it inside my black garbage can.....gets hard in about 4 hours. If you are really in a hurry you can put it in an oven at about 120 degrees....or go to phoenix on any given day....

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Heat will speed the drying, as Tom says, but I prefer to let epoxy dry 24 hours or more rather than risk a weak bond by trying to speed up the process or working on it before the bond is finished. I keep busy by having half a dozen knives in various stages of development at the same time.
 
alright, i guess i'll let it cure 24 hours, but when your only working one knife it seems like a long wait.
 
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