Good epoxy?

[GRAYBEARD]

YOU FOLKS MIGHT WANT TO TRY THE EPOXIES FROM THE PROTECTIVE COATINGS CO. IN ALLENTOWN, PA. THEY DEVELOPED MANY OF THE SPECIALTY EPOXIES USED TODAY. VERY GOOD TECH SERVICE DEPT. 800-220-2103. I HAVE SOLD AND USED THEIR PRODUCTS FOR YEARS.

[Lin Rhea]

Thanks Graybeard. I'll take a look at that. Lin

[Wampus]

Keep in mind that even the West and System 3 epoxies have a shelf life.  I had some left over from building a kayak and decided to use some after it had sat in my unheated/uncooled garage for a couple years.  I mixed it very carefully but it just wouldn't set up right.  I think with any adhesive it's not a good idea to buy more than you think you'll use in a year.
My favorite adhesive for knife scales or close-fitting parts is Loctite 324 and the 7075 spray activator but it too has a limited shelf life and it's expensive.  
I use the Devcon 2-ton for hidden tangs and always have good luck with it.  I read some big test of various epoxies on another forum and Brownell's Acraglas seemed to do the best in their various tests.  My local hardware carries the Devcon though so I keep picking that up when I need some.

Here's a link to the big adhesive test but you have to be a member of that forum to read it.  It's 19 pages in all and the summary of opinions/findings is on page 16.  They really  had good results from Gorilla and Sumo glue for general purpose stuff too.  

Devcon epoxies got an F
West epoxy got a D
Acraglas got an A
Golf Shafting epoxy from Golfsmith got an A and it's cheaper than Acraglas.
 http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27463&page=16&highlight=epoxy+test