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OCtoolguy

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I don't think epoxy is going to work very well in this application. Epoxy runs like water and will find its way thru the smallest of holes or cracks.

If you want some color to fill in, I have used this stuff, easy to work with and lots of colors.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000CGB68/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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As far as colorant goes......mica powder gives you the " river " look with the streaks in it. Regular colorant is semi transparent and can be used in the fashion of stained glass where sun shines through. I have some alcohol ink but have never used but others use it making coasters and it gives you an abstract sort of look. Amazon has it all relatively cheap. I use the " let's resin "brand, but have used the cheapest stuff with good results. 

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I'm curious about something. I was just PM'd by a new member going by TJ Brown. He has tried to post some pictures of what he has done using resin in his cuttings but can't seem to get "approval" from the Admin who is in control. Have any of you folks heard of that problem in the past? TJ has done some very nice pieces and his resin is beautiful. He wants to add to this thread and tell us how he has done this in the past. Can somebody get in touch with Travis and see what is going on?

 

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13 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said:

I'm curious about something. I was just PM'd by a new member going by TJ Brown. He has tried to post some pictures of what he has done using resin in his cuttings but can't seem to get "approval" from the Admin who is in control. Have any of you folks heard of that problem in the past? TJ has done some very nice pieces and his resin is beautiful. He wants to add to this thread and tell us how he has done this in the past. Can somebody get in touch with Travis and see what is going on?

 

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20 hours ago, OCtoolguy said:

I'm curious about something. I was just PM'd by a new member going by TJ Brown. He has tried to post some pictures of what he has done using resin in his cuttings but can't seem to get "approval" from the Admin who is in control. Have any of you folks heard of that problem in the past? TJ has done some very nice pieces and his resin is beautiful. He wants to add to this thread and tell us how he has done this in the past. Can somebody get in touch with Travis and see what is going on?

 

I've been away for the last few days.  I was able to talk to TJ and got him all squared away.

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17 hours ago, Tj Brown said:

Here’s my process. 

Thanks TJ @tjbrown.  Very nice explanation.  I have one question.

I tried this previously and had a problem.  I used blue painters tape on the back to hold the epoxy in the cutouts.  But the epoxy seemed to dissolve the adhesive of the tape and the epoxy leaked badly. I have not tried again due to the leakage problem.  

My question is: does the adhesive of the packing tape hold up or does it tend to dissolve from the epoxy?..

Another member posted a video of Fiona Kingdon pouring epoxy and she clamped her project piece to a backer to prevent leakage.  And I see that you used a backer along with the packing tape.  Did you also clamp you piece to the backer?  

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No, I don't clamp it. When I tried a single layer years ago the same thing happened to me as it did to you. I found that leaving around an inch of wood on the outside of design to stick the tape to and using a double layer overlapping 1/4 or so solved the problem. My sure the tape is flat with no creases/tunnels for the resin to run out.

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4 hours ago, TAIrving said:

Thanks TJ @tjbrown.  Very nice explanation.  I have one question.

I tried this previously and had a problem.  I used blue painters tape on the back to hold the epoxy in the cutouts.  But the epoxy seemed to dissolve the adhesive of the tape and the epoxy leaked badly. I have not tried again due to the leakage problem.  

My question is: does the adhesive of the packing tape hold up or does it tend to dissolve from the epoxy?..

Another member posted a video of Fiona Kingdon pouring epoxy and she clamped her project piece to a backer to prevent leakage.  And I see that you used a backer along with the packing tape.  Did you also clamp you piece to the backer?  

If I recall, Fiona used paper that had a coating of beeswax on it.

 

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Guys, common packing tape works fine. The trick is to leave an inch or so around the outside of the design to have a place for the tape to get a firm attachment. Then use a double layer of tape overlapping the piece next to it by a 1/4 to a 1/3. The most important thing is to make sure that the tape is flat. If you have creases they act like tunnels and it will let the resin leak. I’ve been doing the color fills for years. 

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7 hours ago, Tj Brown said:

Guys, common packing tape works fine. The trick is to leave an inch or so around the outside of the design to have a place for the tape to get a firm attachment. Then use a double layer of tape overlapping the piece next to it by a 1/4 to a 1/3. The most important thing is to make sure that the tape is flat. If you have creases they act like tunnels and it will let the resin leak. I’ve been doing the color fills for years. 

Thanks TJ, I will give another go at it.  

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