valley screen?

[IsaacHayes]

Yeah the block is iron not aluminum. Those rods don't splatter on aluminum though I've seen a video of them. Looks like solder.

[El_Diablo]

either way, i dont really care, sorry but im trying to ask about epoxy and noone seems to care or offer a decent opinion on the subject, welding is out of the question and so is brazing, im going for an epoxy installation, so what do you guys think about what i posted earlier? i dont think baking the block should be an issue since i'll be doing it anyways to get rid of oil and coolant residue

[geoffinbc]

Use JB weld. Or any High Temp 2 part epoxy. The screen will not fall into the bottom of the engine because you make it larger than the hole it is covering. It really does not need that much holding power.

Just make sure the block is clean and you mix the epoxy right.

[El_Diablo]

i plan to bake the block prior to machining to get all the oil out, then i'll have them do a quick cure before machining if i choose to go with lab metal, i really like the looks of it though