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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?

Don’t get stuck on your work.

Well done sir. Well done..

It does, however, take a certain amount of stick-too-it-evness to make it work

You will be a hardened veteran in no time.

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!

The only thing that comes to mind are the countertops Jerm did in his house.

Do a river table. All the basic white girls will love you.

I epoxied my ruger American predator stock this weekend, does that count?

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.

I have a vacuum cleaner…

Centermass wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:37 pm I have a vacuum cleaner…

Yeah, I gave you all the knowledge I have in the si next in my one statement

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.

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?

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.

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.

Very nice/cool