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CommonShore posted:If I do this will it maintain some degree of clarity, or will it become opaque? More so I know what to expect at this point. It will remain clear as glass from the top. Don't scuff or sand just pour right on top and it adheres to itself.
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JEEVES420 posted:It will remain clear as glass from the top. Don't scuff or sand just pour right on top and it adheres to itself. Well poo poo let's do that then. Let's just get the babby's first epoxy out of the way now then - Should I do the epoxy before or after my other wood finishes? How does epoxy react with other finishes such as BLO, stain, urethane, or laquer? I did watch one video on epoxy, but it turns out that the info it was giving was misleading, and I didn't really like the channel because they kept talking about how cool black rifle coffee is.
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CommonShore posted:I was hoping to have something approaching transparent or tinted translucent, but I spose that's not necessary. You should be able to keep it reasonably transparent, I've believe the big factor in it clouding (assuming it's not super old resin) is humidity and keeping the pour near the recommended max. Making sure you pop the bubbles also key whether with a torch or doing vacuum of some kind if your piece is something you can do it on. I had no problems just torching mine though. My only real fuckup was when my hand slipped and touched the epoxy while it was still tacky and contaminated one little section. Despite what's said above if you do colour you can match reasonably well if you're anal retentive about your mixture but YMMV, it's not going to be perfect but depending on colours it won't be crazy noticeable either.
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CommonShore posted:Well poo poo let's do that then. Before the wood finish. It will seep into the pours of the wood to build a strong bond and you can put any finish on it after. Stains and oils will just wipe off while urethane or laquer will just add a clear coat to it. What video was it? I'd be curious to to who it was.
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Looks cool, but I donno if you can call it a bar without space for a bartender
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Jan 6, 2021 14:34
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Rutibex posted:Looks cool, but I donno if you can call it a bar without space for a bartender I have my really tall neighbor stand outside the window and serve me drinks.
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Jan 6, 2021 14:51
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Looks great though there's a weird spot on the center panel next to the drawers that I'm hoping is just the camera  AFewBricksShy posted:Edit: Looking at the picture, I really should have used a level. Just give yourself up to a level-free life IMO. Every time I do something that's actually leveled it looks twice as crooked because not a single surface in this house is anything like level.
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Jan 6, 2021 15:14
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Wallet posted:Looks great though there's a weird spot on the center panel next to the drawers that I'm hoping is just the camera That’s just the reflection in the door. The level comment was just me making a joke about the photo being crooked.
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Jan 6, 2021 15:16
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AFewBricksShy posted:Progress on the bar. I'm at about 98% done. Looks sharp. I'm glad you went with the wine rack uncovered, I like it much better this way.
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Jan 6, 2021 16:11
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The grain on the drawer fronts being horizontal and everything else vertical is the only thing I dislike about that. Everything else is top notch.
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serious gaylord posted:The grain on the drawer fronts being horizontal and everything else vertical is the only thing I dislike about that. I've had the same thought, but I don't have a piece wide enough to get them with vertical grain. If I am at the lumber yard and see one, I'd pick it up in a heartbeat. The drawer fronts would be stupid easy to replace.
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AFewBricksShy posted:I've had the same thought, but I don't have a piece wide enough to get them with vertical grain. A single piece that you can cut into the 3 would be perfect.
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Jan 6, 2021 18:55
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JEEVES420 posted:Before the wood finish. It will seep into the pours of the wood to build a strong bond and you can put any finish on it after. Stains and oils will just wipe off while urethane or laquer will just add a clear coat to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG9mr95od24&t=1066s The info this thread is giving is in some cases running contrary to what this guy is saying. It was on the basis of this info especially that I was looking for deep pour epoxy, which turns out to be a big expense which might be wholly unnecessary. thank you for the tips. I 100% trust goons above youtube.
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CommonShore posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG9mr95od24&t=1066s This guy knows his stuff but you're looking at it from his point of view which is deep pour resin tables. I thought it was him when you mentioned the black rifle coffee. You're trying to fill a hole. Completely different application and as such theres many different ways to do it. Also on the subject of youtube recommendations I always like this guys videos. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_FksrzP3q-IuoWTiG501LQ He's extremely English but spent his life as a custom cabinet maker so a lot of his videos have these lovely quality of life tips that you only get after 30 years of doing things.
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Matt Cremona has a video where he uses epoxy to fill a void in a slab. I'll see if I can find it, he finishes it after the pour I think.
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Well I bought some epoxy and I'm going to tint it blue. Wish me luck folks. I hope I don't gently caress it up.
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rofl I might have to flip the board over and redrill some holes because the side I was going to have up looks like a big blue  now that it's filled. We'll see how it looks once it hardens I guess.
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Jan 7, 2021 02:06
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I'm not hearing a downside
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CommonShore posted:rofl I might have to flip the board over and redrill some holes because the side I was going to have up looks like a big blue Lean into it, friend Bad Munki posted:Drilled holes through a couple rungs and screwed it to the log. The cuts in the log were just to give me a flat surface to screw against, and to accommodate the rungs because I wanted to set it a little lower into the log.
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CommonShore posted:rofl I might have to flip the board over and redrill some holes because the side I was going to have up looks like a big blue what did you use to tint it...I hope it wasn't alcohol ink Ink will seep into grain and stain it. Pigments don't though and sanding down after pouring proud should remove it except in the filled in areas.Now if your void is a dick there was no hope to begin with.
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JEEVES420 posted:what did you use to tint it...I hope it wasn't alcohol ink Specifically an epoxy pigment. But the void was dick shaped in a way that wasn't obvious before I filled it because of the shapes of the sides.
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Show us pics of your dick, already! 
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Uthor posted:Show us pics of your dick, already! Lol later but I will
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rLC5pBE1r4 Here's the Matt Cremona video where he fills a few voids in a red oak slab and then finishes the whole thing.
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AFewBricksShy posted:Progress on the bar. I'm at about 98% done. What brand and color of green is that on the walls?
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Olothreutes posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rLC5pBE1r4 Well THAT's fun! I think I need to just accept that for much of this I'm still in the "use materials and learn as you go" phase. I wish that my epoxy pour had turned out that nice - I might need to top it off ab it, and I'm worried that it's leaking .... but we'll see! I'll take a picture tomorrow once it's cured so we can see both sides. I think I made some mistakes but oh well. That's what I'm doing here I guess. One thing I do see is that my epoxy is much goopier than his (and other epoxy I've seen in videos). I've seen lots of ery free flowing substance, but my Part A liquid was more like honey.
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CommonShore posted:Well THAT's fun! I think I need to just accept that for much of this I'm still in the "use materials and learn as you go" phase. I wish that my epoxy pour had turned out that nice - I might need to top it off ab it, and I'm worried that it's leaking .... but we'll see! I'll take a picture tomorrow once it's cured so we can see both sides. I think I made some mistakes but oh well. That's what I'm doing here I guess. I'm definitely not an epoxy expert but maybe that's temperature related? You might try warming stuff up before you mix/pour next time just to see if it changes anything.
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CommonShore posted:Well THAT's fun! I think I need to just accept that for much of this I'm still in the "use materials and learn as you go" phase. I wish that my epoxy pour had turned out that nice - I might need to top it off ab it, and I'm worried that it's leaking .... but we'll see! I'll take a picture tomorrow once it's cured so we can see both sides. I think I made some mistakes but oh well. That's what I'm doing here I guess. The hardener is always thicker. I like to mix it before adding pigment so I can see it. When it is mixed right you won't see any swirls in the clear. Old resin will come out like lumpy snot. It will also seep into the wood so a second pour is common. Depending how much sanding you want to do, you can pour proud and then just sand flush.
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Olothreutes posted:I'm definitely not an epoxy expert but maybe that's temperature related? You might try warming stuff up before you mix/pour next time just to see if it changes anything. Good thinking. They were on the low-ish end of room temperature - sitting around the house for a few hours before I took them out to the workshop. I'll get them a bit warmer next time. (and yes, I have the whole setup near a heater in the workshop so it's warm enough to cure).
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oXDemosthenesXo posted:What brand and color of green is that on the walls? Benjamin Moore Webster Green. It looks really good with the Hamilton Blue in the next room 
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Jan 7, 2021 12:36
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That looks sharp, please don't let anyone talk you into painting that trim.
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Huxley posted:That looks sharp, please don't let anyone talk you into painting that trim. When we were house shopping we so saw many lovely turn-of-the-century houses with gorgeous trim... slathered with lovely, goopy white paint 
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As promised the blue phallus epoxy pour. Top And bottom  A few lessons learned, and I have sanding to do. I put probably 10x as much pigment as I needed to get the effect I wanted (I added about a pea's worth to 4 oz of resin). Really I shouldn't have even bothered with the blue. I've already dry fit the shelf but I think I'm going to sacrifice the hidden dowels to expose the j shape.
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It's Maui's hook!
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I don't think it really looks like a dick, and I definitely wouldn't have thought it if you hadn't already made a point about it. The J side looks good too, but I don't think you need to give up on the original show face if you don't want to.
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Hey OP I'm concerned about your reproductive health if that's your baseline, might want to see a doctor
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Looks good and with a top up filling the outlying cracks it will look great once sanded. With a larger pool like that and the need for a top off, try adding the same amount of pigment to one cup and a very small amount of pigment to another cup. Pour the darker color then just a thick line down the middle with the lighter, you can drag a toothpick around it to spread it a bit. One or two drags as you don't want to mix it, it will give the resin some depth.
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more falafel please posted:I don't think it really looks like a dick, and I definitely wouldn't have thought it if you hadn't already made a point about it. The J side looks good too, but I don't think you need to give up on the original show face if you don't want to. ok well I'll see how they finish up. I like the J shape better, but the grain around the hole on the current show surface is just nicer and I'm convinced that part will look really good once it gets some finish on it to make it pop. I will need to add another layer of epoxy to the side that was on top of the pour because it settled a bit, and so I'll do that today before it cures too far so I can keep my options open.
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AFewBricksShy posted:Benjamin Moore Webster Green. Dammit now you've got me rethinking the whole color scheme I had planned.
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