West system epoxy is indeed good stuff , but there are store brand two part glasses , that cost half as much and are just as good !
No, that is not true. West makes a number of very specific epoxies and the standard Devcon. etc. blends do not match them for specific uses... In many cases they are not close.
But you may not always need the better epoxies and the hardware store crap may be perfectly suitable for your needs. No quick curing epoxy can hold a candle to slower cured proper mixes.
Devcon 60-minute is pretty marginal for example as bedding compound, just as Marine-Tex white is far more brittle than the gray.
