I’ve been turning wood for some time now and often find pieces of wood that I would like to use but for one reason or another (rot/splits etc.) it’s just not good or safe enough to turn. I’m seeing more and more people use resin when turning pieces of wood that would otherwise be firewood. They make pieces of junk wood into beautiful pieces anyone would be proud to display.
1) Where do you get the resin products and color/glitter additives. Also I assume anything you use to measure or mix the liquids together are trash?
2) I’ve seen some guys complain that after putting the mix/wood under pressure for 24 hours that they still have bubbles or a void the resin didn’t fill. Has anyone tried using a vacuum instead of pressure to fill the remove the bubbles and voids.
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Cactus Juice makes a nice product. It's heat activated, so it's not like a 2 part epoxy. It won't harden unless you put it in an oven. They have containers to use a vacuum pump for infusing, not pressure.
I use a hair dryer on its lowest setting to eliminate bubbles. A few passes back & forth works for me.
Mikaol
I use 2 parts époxy left clear or with pigments such as this gold powder pigment. I rough turn the pieces and air dry them in shavings for one year. I use Modeling Clay to create a dam around the Hole or roten area and pour époxy using à heat gun to evacuate air bubbles. Then I finish turn.
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