Loads of useful info there James. Have not dabbled with resin yet but have a big project on the go that will be using it so great to get some tips to keep in the the back of the mind.
Cheers Mate. It's handy stuff to have on hand as an option...I hope by 'big project' you don't mean 'my first resin pour will be a 16L river table' 😂😉
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Hi James, I want to use Epoxy resin for 3 years. But I still couldn't use it. Maybe I have too much to do. You reminded me again. Gotta try this Epoxy resin job.
Another great fixit fiver mate. I'm so terrified of having to pay for epoxy i've avoided it so far, but it does interest me and i'll be sure to come back to this video. Cheers mate
To start get a small amount and use it for filling cracks or doing small inlay work until you are confident you won't smeg it up, then the world will open to you. Not gonna lie though, I am still trepidatious every time I lift the lid to see if it has cured properly :P
I have been (mostly) fortunate thus far. My only issues have not been with the resin itself but my treatment of it afterwards. Let's just say trying to stain over resin is not a great idea :P
😁 Nice fiver of tips there James 😁. Its been a while since I did any resin work. I think I need to get "Resin-ing" again 😆. Stay safe and thanks for the video 😁👍
Great job as always! I'd seen the rice trick ages ago, no idea where. I've watched quite a few epoxy videos because even though I have no plans to do anything with epoxy, I *know* there'll be a project at some point where it'll be ideal. Interestingly, this is the first epoxy resin vid I've ever seen to mention how bloody expensive it is! I had no idea! All these folks telling people it's easy and lovely and doing projects that use litres and litres, and no-one says, "To make this giant ugly looking river table, you *will* need to sell a kidney on the darkweb."
It is pretty crazy. Obviously economies of scale come in when buying it by the decalitre but even then your average river table will have a few grand of plastic in it. This 1.5 litre kit has maybe 300mL left, and has done all the projects in this video plus some smaller gap filling and a few others not featured. So for sign and art work you don't burn a lot. Best to treat it like an exotic timber and use it for highlights!
I'm glad I found your video! I was searching for epoxy tips as I'll be doing my first project soon. It's a pastry board with CNC'd text I'm going to fill with black tinted epoxy, so almost the same use case. I really like the tools tips, and rice for measuring the volume! I was worried about how to clean up overfill, but a local lumber dealer has a large wide sander that should do the trick. Thanks for making this! Any other words of wisdom? ☺️
With black fill make sure you do the seal coat on the engraving! Either with a thin layer of clear epoxy painted and left fpr a day to soak in or the sanding sealer like I use. Oh use that belt sander every day of the week, then pick yourself up some Kustom Grit by Scotty for the final polish, that stuff in magic. www.carbatec.com.au/kustom-grit-step-1-and-step-2-170ml-each?aff=4 Good Luck!
@@FixitFingers Thank you so much for taking the time! Automotive products seem to be the norm for polishing, but I certainly don't want to use that on a food prep surface lol. That Kustom Grit looks great. Thanks again!
@@NapKingCole84 Scotty is a great bloke, material scientist in Brisbane. All Aussie made and there is a video of him eating the stuff on a pizza somewhere 😅🍕
Hi James, The really useful tips for me were the rice for volume, and the silicone cups. BTW, if you store epoxy, or any other resin, in a completely dark place, it will last so much longer.
G'day John. Yep that resin lives in a dark cupboard and is 3 years old now... and 12 months past it's best before date ;) But, it still worked perfectly fine last time I used it for the AMG sign. It has yellowed in the bottle so no good for clear work anymore but fine for coloured stuff :)
Yeah mine went yellow after a couple years too...I assume it does this either way, mixed and hardened as your finished piece or unmixed, sealed and sitting in the dark. I could be wrong though, i dont have clear pieces over 2 yrs old to compare with new ones.
I don't think I've ever used just clear resin, I always add pigment of some sort. It is just plastic after all so I think I'd be hesitant to go full clear on a project. Wood changes colour over time, we should expect resin to do so a little too...
Informative as always! I don't think I'm going to use epoxy in the near future (still an expensive product). But it's one of the videos to look back at when the time comes! All the best from Portugal!
Great tips. Thanks.
Thanks Byron, best of luck trying them out :)
Brilliant !! Thanks for the tips, I’m sure I’ll be referring back to this awesome video many times from now on !
That's the intent of the series Annie! Slowly building up the reference library.
Hi James, that was some really good tips right there, I'll make sure to give you a call before I touch any epoxy resin again, just to be sure 😃
I think you've already used more epoxy than I'll ever touch Jesper 😅 Big pours have a whole different set of challenges I hear 😊
Good ideas there James. My fav is the rice trick 👍
It's saved me a small fortune in just one bottle I think ;)
Loads of useful info there James. Have not dabbled with resin yet but have a big project on the go that will be using it so great to get some tips to keep in the the back of the mind.
Cheers Mate. It's handy stuff to have on hand as an option...I hope by 'big project' you don't mean 'my first resin pour will be a 16L river table' 😂😉
Hi James,
I want to use Epoxy resin for 3 years. But I still couldn't use it. Maybe I have too much to do. You reminded me again. Gotta try this Epoxy resin job.
I am sure you will find many small and beautiful ways to incorporate it into your work Mehmet. Start with a small kit and see what you come up with ;)
Another great fixit fiver mate. I'm so terrified of having to pay for epoxy i've avoided it so far, but it does interest me and i'll be sure to come back to this video. Cheers mate
To start get a small amount and use it for filling cracks or doing small inlay work until you are confident you won't smeg it up, then the world will open to you. Not gonna lie though, I am still trepidatious every time I lift the lid to see if it has cured properly :P
Brilliant ideas, My attempt a resin didn't end well but some good tips, cheers
I have been (mostly) fortunate thus far. My only issues have not been with the resin itself but my treatment of it afterwards. Let's just say trying to stain over resin is not a great idea :P
😁 Nice fiver of tips there James 😁. Its been a while since I did any resin work. I think I need to get "Resin-ing" again 😆. Stay safe and thanks for the video 😁👍
While you've got the temperature for it! The garden can wait until winter :P
@@FixitFingers 🤣🤣 I like this plan 🤣🤣👍🏻
Great tip … using rice to find out how much resin you need for each project.
One of my favourite tips that. Saves much guessing when doing inlay work 👍
Good job mate, great vid!
Cheers! These Fivers are quick to film, but take a lot of editing. Pretty happy how this one came out
Very good information mate, I’m going to try it one day but question I have is “ Did you use Brown or White rice “? 🤠😁😮
Brown... Cause we bought it then decided we didn't like it so it got put to better use than dinner 🙃
Great job as always! I'd seen the rice trick ages ago, no idea where. I've watched quite a few epoxy videos because even though I have no plans to do anything with epoxy, I *know* there'll be a project at some point where it'll be ideal.
Interestingly, this is the first epoxy resin vid I've ever seen to mention how bloody expensive it is! I had no idea! All these folks telling people it's easy and lovely and doing projects that use litres and litres, and no-one says, "To make this giant ugly looking river table, you *will* need to sell a kidney on the darkweb."
It is pretty crazy. Obviously economies of scale come in when buying it by the decalitre but even then your average river table will have a few grand of plastic in it. This 1.5 litre kit has maybe 300mL left, and has done all the projects in this video plus some smaller gap filling and a few others not featured. So for sign and art work you don't burn a lot. Best to treat it like an exotic timber and use it for highlights!
I'm glad I found your video! I was searching for epoxy tips as I'll be doing my first project soon. It's a pastry board with CNC'd text I'm going to fill with black tinted epoxy, so almost the same use case. I really like the tools tips, and rice for measuring the volume! I was worried about how to clean up overfill, but a local lumber dealer has a large wide sander that should do the trick. Thanks for making this! Any other words of wisdom? ☺️
With black fill make sure you do the seal coat on the engraving! Either with a thin layer of clear epoxy painted and left fpr a day to soak in or the sanding sealer like I use. Oh use that belt sander every day of the week, then pick yourself up some Kustom Grit by Scotty for the final polish, that stuff in magic. www.carbatec.com.au/kustom-grit-step-1-and-step-2-170ml-each?aff=4 Good Luck!
@@FixitFingers Thank you so much for taking the time! Automotive products seem to be the norm for polishing, but I certainly don't want to use that on a food prep surface lol. That Kustom Grit looks great. Thanks again!
@@NapKingCole84 Scotty is a great bloke, material scientist in Brisbane. All Aussie made and there is a video of him eating the stuff on a pizza somewhere 😅🍕
Hi James,
The really useful tips for me were the rice for volume, and the silicone cups.
BTW, if you store epoxy, or any other resin, in a completely dark place, it will last so much longer.
G'day John. Yep that resin lives in a dark cupboard and is 3 years old now... and 12 months past it's best before date ;) But, it still worked perfectly fine last time I used it for the AMG sign. It has yellowed in the bottle so no good for clear work anymore but fine for coloured stuff :)
Yeah mine went yellow after a couple years too...I assume it does this either way, mixed and hardened as your finished piece or unmixed, sealed and sitting in the dark. I could be wrong though, i dont have clear pieces over 2 yrs old to compare with new ones.
I don't think I've ever used just clear resin, I always add pigment of some sort. It is just plastic after all so I think I'd be hesitant to go full clear on a project. Wood changes colour over time, we should expect resin to do so a little too...
@@FixitFingers thats funny man, I almost always use clear resin. I do it to protect the wood...then sand polish and coat with scratch proofing
Informative as always! I don't think I'm going to use epoxy in the near future (still an expensive product). But it's one of the videos to look back at when the time comes! All the best from Portugal!
If I could paint signs as well as you Gerrit I wouldn't need to use it either 😊 Much cheaper that way!