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Centermass
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Anyone here done any epoxy projects.

I’m looking to start small. I have my epoxy and die. I’m about to make the mold this weekend and pour..

And tips, tricks, steps I need to be aware of?
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Don’t get stuck on your work.
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Well done sir. Well done..
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It does, however, take a certain amount of stick-too-it-evness to make it work
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Let us know how it goes. I'm kicking the idea around of building a wood working shop to make cutting boards and small epoxy projects in my retirement years.

Good luck!
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The only thing that comes to mind are the countertops Jerm did in his house.
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Do a river table. All the basic white girls will love you.
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I epoxied my ruger American predator stock this weekend, does that count?
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Centermass wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:38 pm Anyone here done any epoxy projects.

I’m looking to start small. I have my epoxy and die. I’m about to make the mold this weekend and pour..

And tips, tricks, steps I need to be aware of?
My DIL is big into it. A vacuum chamber gets rid of all bubbles for clean projects.
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I have a vacuum cleaner…
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Centermass wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:37 pm I have a vacuum cleaner…
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I’ve done a few epoxy inlays in wood. I either use the cnc router or the laser to cut the design then fill with epoxy. Make sure to get your mix right other than that it’s pretty simple.
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Wasn't there a thread about knife making and someone was putting "grooves" in the spine of the blade and then filling them with epoxy?
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PFD45 wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:01 pm Wasn't there a thread about knife making and someone was putting "grooves" in the spine of the blade and then filling them with epoxy?
I did that years ago, had a thread on the GaY forum.
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PFD45 wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:01 pm Wasn't there a thread about knife making and someone was putting "grooves" in the spine of the blade and then filling them with epoxy?
Yup, these were done a few years back - we had a pretty lengthy knife thread going on the old forum. The metal hack is a bit time consuming but the variations with colored epoxies made the hobby kind of addictive...while the 2 shown here a basic black/navy you can create just about any look you want.
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Very nice/cool
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