2 Pro Tips That will Help You To Have Perfect Epoxy Projects!!!
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- In this video we go over 2 very important tips that everyone who uses epoxy needs to know!!! once you learn these awesome tips you will be one step closer to having success using epoxy resin for your woodworking projects!!!
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Stone Coat Countertop epoxy: www.stonecoatcountertops.com/...
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Awesome piece ! One of the nicest I've seen !
Thank you for the tips.
Liked and saved! Can’t wait to try this out! 👍🏽
Great tips. WIll be starting my 1st pour. Thanks for sharing.
Wow sooo cool thanks for your advice!!!!
Brilliant tips. Thank you
Good stuff.... also thanks for replying about the food grade epoxy.
A great video once again!!! I wish I could show you this picture of my first epoxy table. It's beautiful!!!
This has been very helpful thanks
Great advice, I work with epoxy very often and I've been needing to do more prep work to get a better result, thanks for this
Thank you man. That wood sealing is something they skip so often and you explain it really well and with a good mood :D
Thanks man, exactly what us rookies need advice on
i watched your 4 part video of this making and i am so ready to make a table for myself!
Go for it!!
Awesome video. You’ve answered questions that wished others would address. Thank you
Thank you!
Thanks for the info
Thanks for tips!
Great info, Thank you! Love your shop!
I appreciate that Rick
Good to know! Thanks for the tips! 😊
Thank you !
Thank you!!
Thanks you explain things great
Great tips . Subscribed.
Brilliant video, I made a vlog myself about making a river table from start to finish and that included sealing the live edged slab.
That’s awesome!
Nathan, thank you for your very useful tips 😊
Of course!
Thanks for this saved me a lot of trouble later down the line :-) just starting to get into this form of art and your vid has been a great help :-)
Thank you from holland
Stone Coats quick seal is what I see used all over CZcams. It seems to work very well. I smashed the like button, very good video.
I appreciate that David!!
Great viveo and not just this one, but all of them 👍
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot man..
Great advice to save us beginners a lot of grief!
You just seem like a really good dude. Appreciate the tips and tricks. Thanks.
Thanks Tom! I appreciate that.
Great video!
Thank you 🙏
Well explained, makes sense 👏 Thanks for that .
😲 the table you sealed is absolutely amazing you are extremely talented. Great video 👍
Thank you very much Tamara!!!
I’ll tell you what, I smashed the like button so hard I cracked a smile 😀
What does that even mean??
Thanks buddy 👍👏👏
My first river table l didn't know anything about sealing the wood,it bubbled through 3 pours..Lol l wish l had someone at that time to let me know what was happening,great video!
thanks alot for great tips
You’re welcome 😊
Awesome thx
Great video 💯 thanks
Thanks bro!
Your that man this is awesome
Thanks Tj!
This is first time watching you. Youre frickin awesome!!!
Thank you!!
Did I mention how proud I am of you for using good American made tools!!!!!!!! Rigid tools; proudly made in America!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Top tips. Love the table in the video
Is that green and black metallic paint and added?
Nice job
AWESOME BRO!!! These were some great tips... fully submerge paddle to reduce air bubbles was my fav.... now why didnt i think of that?
😂🤣
Smashed!!!!
Super👍
Thanks for the video. Good tips. Did you video the making of this beautiful table?
Yes! I have several videos on making tables like this
Cheers mate. Im just starting and ill make sure to keep these things in mind. :)
Do not seal the edges its a failure down the road.
You are correct!
Looks great. If you haven't come across the book yet, " Gougeon Brothers On Boat Construction" is the seminal work. Well worth getting a copy.
www.westsystem.com/wp-content/uploads/GougeonBook-061205-1.pdf
nice vid
Always keep an eye on your Lezine tablework. I think it's cool. So I made one, and I was wondering if you could ask me if I could paint the resin with the varnish as a finishing touch. I'd appreciate your answer.~^^
Thanks for the tips and tricks looking forward to watching and learning more on how to do this.what would you recommend for moist % in the wood
12% or less! Thank you for watching!
Awesome video I am going to start my waterfall table soon
Sweet!
Hey have you used different brand casting resins. Which do you like the best or best quality etc.
Here is my bit, do not seal the edges of a river or live edge pours! Use a slow curing epoxy or deep epoxy to allow to air to escape. If you seal coat you will stop some of the air bubble but the bond between the wood and epoxy is weakened. If you are hardwired to seal coat, then make sure the seal coat is not fully cured before you make your final pour.
Thanks for responding but if you have watched any of my more recent videos then you will see that I say this exact thing all the time!! I totally learned the hard way on this!!
Then you should remove this video and stop giving bad advice
You are doing great bro ...
Thank you!!
Can you guide me ..I just want to start my own business .
to the point without extra babblimg. thanx Bro good video.
Thanks Tony!
Good tips. Great to see that you wore glove and a respirator in a well ventilated area. Always care about your health first before you start worrying about the resin. The resin doesn't care about your survival.
By the way, i always stir the resin in a low wide cup by hand. That is another method to keep the bubbles away.
Man, That's a beautiful top
Thanks Greg
When applying thin coats for sealing do you sand the next layer flat, do you have to sand out any runs created by the squeezy
Great question! No you do not seed to sand between seal coats unless they’re fully cured. If you wait until they’re tacky you can just re-apply. 3 seal coats is best. Then let those fully cure. Sand with 220 and apply a flood coat.
Which epoxy would you reccomend for people in uk
@GoodViewWoodworks - What color green is that in the river table you're sealing? Super nice color!
Hey man, first time watching one of your vids, great job!! I’ve been working with resin for a while now and really want to try my fist river table, and i’d like to use stone coat because i know it’s a great product. My question is, how deep can you pour their casting epoxy? I don’t want to mess up a few hundred bucks in resin by pouring too deep! Thanks again yall! ✌🏻
Thanks so much! They say that you can pour up to 2” thick. I also really like incredible solutions deep pour epoxy. amzn.to/2ZtDqnP
The first tip was something I pondered about, but how do you keep it from leaking underneath the table?
Consider button smashed.
You da man Will!!!
ok i'll continue to make mistakes so you can make more videos on how not to make my mistakes BAHAHAHA, just kiddin' man, awesome tips, keep them coming!
I have 4 bubles that came though the knots. I could not torch them out.
What would you reccomend to get them out of my beautiful top
Thanks Ted
Thank you for the tips. That table was absolutely gorgeous. How did you get that green/black swirl design? Thank you
*new subscriber
You da man.
Appreciate that!
I want to make a general outdoor table using 2 by 4's and plywood for work space , nothing fancy, what's a good way to give the table some protection. Beginner to epoxy.
Michael Blast the best way would be to use a marine varnish. Total boat has a good one.
thanks hoss
Hi
New to your videos 👍
Do you have any videos on how to do casts/boxes
Many thanks
Legend
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When sealing the edges, do you need to match the color you will be using for the main pour?
No, clear will be fine.
Thanks for posting. Very helpful. I’m using west systems epoxy. I not that when I have sanded the epoxy after it cures that it is very easy to mark or scratch. Does putting that top coat over the epoxy and timber as shown in your presentation stop this?
John Hasty it all depends on what brand Epoxy you use. The Stonecoat Countertop Epoxy that I use is scratch resistant. Thanks for watching!
I think the best thing to do is use your technique and try it out on my test piece. All the best. Great work on you presentation. Some great tips
How deep was your river pour - it was all done in one pass or did you have to perform several small flood pours? Also did you use the stone coat epoxy for it?
I did a single pour, it was done in one pass. I used stone coat casting Epoxy.
Thanks for your tips, just getting into epoxy now with my wood work, some handy advice! Cheers 🍻 from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Lisa!!!
Done subscribed ... I hope i can make one of those arts
Thank you! You should be able to as long as you watch my videos!!
also for cutting boards, serving trays and tables what epoxi do you recommend
I recommend Stone coat countertops epoxy
No I haven’t, I’ll have to check them out
did use a deep pour epoxy for the green river table in the video? if you used a deep pour, how did you get the swirls to stay and not fall out as the epoxy cured?
Thanks. QUESTION: what color of tint is that? It seems black greenish but not sure. I really like it though
I’m trying to make thin channels/rivers 1/4 or 1/2 inch on guitar cabinets primary birch with epoxy, how would you go about creating the channels and filling them? Should I thin coat the channels in order not to get bubbles? Currently I have a Dremmel I was thinking I could use to create the channel/river lines. Also, should I paint or stain the cabinet before creating the epoxy rivers? Thanks in advance with any advice!
I think tracing the channels out first then dremeling them will work well. Then fill them with Epoxy and use a heat gun to rid the bubbles. Hope this helps
Awesome, first attempt so I thought I’d ask a pro. I appreciate ya, keep those great vids coming 👍🏽!
that blue color you add, when showing not to bring the paddle out of the epoxy, is gorgeous!! what is the name of that color?
Thank you, great advice. What if I poured one flour coat and have bubbles now. Sand with 220-320 and pour another coat? And how many onces per foot should I use? 3? Or can it go farther because its covered already.
Sand with 220, wipe the dust and apply 5oz per square foot for the flood coat. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the tips! Just subscribed. How do you clean your paddle after use???
alexa nixon great question! I usually just let it drip into my used mixing cup and let it dry. So I don’t really clean it. I haven’t had to replace it yet either and I have used that one for almost 2 years
@@GoodViewWoodworks Great, I'll give that a try. Thanks for the response!
@@GoodViewWoodworks So the resin dries hard and the color from one project to another does not "bleed" through, on to the next project?
That’s correct.
Awesome stuff. One question though, when doing a deep pour do you pour all in one go or do you have multiple ones? If multiple do you have to wait for the previous pour to just become tacky?
I pour all in one. But make sure you have a deep pour epoxy before pouring all in one.
GoodView Woodworks thanks. Love your work and informative videos. I’ve subscribed to all. Take care.
@@GoodViewWoodworks what happens if you don't use deep pour epoxy?
Hey do you let it set all the way before you do your river pour , cause I thought I've heard that your supposed to let it get tacky and then do the river pour
If you seal the edges you let it get tacky then pour the river
Hey Nathan, I have seen a video where the guy seals the underside by doing a 1mm pour in the form, then placing and securing the slabs and leaving overnight till its tacky, then he does the main pour. I haven't seen you do that in any of your videos, just the sides. Any advice for sealing the underside?
Madi Matei you can totally do that. I usually seal the underside after it comes out of the form.
if you were to get more bubbles than you want can you put it under vacuum before you pore it
Yes you could.
seal coat... does the temperature of the wood effect how the cells of the wood absorb the seal coats??
Great question. The only time I have noticed that the wood temp matters is when I use a heat gun to pop bubbles and I stay in one place for too long. It causes the moisture to rise out of the wood and creates more bubbles.
I'm making a vanity mirror frame which includes 14 holes for the light bulbs to go into. I never used epoxy, but I wanted to try to add a glass like finish to the frame to make it look more professional to my customer. Would you recommend using epoxy? I was thinking a thin layer if any. There isn't any videos on adding epoxy to something like that 😅
Yes epoxy would be a good choice for that.
Hey man. Great video. Question about the humidity and temperatures in the shop when you pour epoxy. My shop is my garage, no insulation. Thanks
My shop is an old barn and also no insulation. I haven’t really had any issues with the epoxy. The warmer it is the faster the epoxy will cure. Be careful, if it cures too quickly it can get bubbles and crack
What kind of paddle bit do you use to mix your epoxy and where would I find it
This is what I use amzn.to/3f6jIEH
what kind of brush do you use ? is it a foam pad on a plastic tube you have ?
Yes that was just a cheap foam brush.
Is it ok to use table top epoxy for sealing the edges before pouring casting resin into the river part of the table? Great video, by the way. Thanks!
Hey Anthony, when sealing the edges you need to use a very thin epoxy. Not tabletop epoxy. You can either use the casing epoxy or this :
amzn.to/3MKMI9u
@@GoodViewWoodworks Thanks for the quick reply, Nathan. I will follow your advice. I am just about to get going on my river table. Everthing done except the resin work. Cheers!
What do you use for a border that the epoxy wont stick to? Thank you.
I use 3/4” plywood with house wrap tape or tyvek tape
which resin do you recommend for deep pours I want to do three inches
I recommend incredible solutions pourable plastic. You can find it in the description of this video of mine: czcams.com/video/tSokSrBgVIE/video.html
What do you use as your bench to do these projects on? So it doesn't stick.