Anyone out there have any experience in using inlace in filling cracks or holes in turned bowls? What do you mix it with? Is it hard on tools? Want to give it a try but it’s so darn expensive I don’t want to have to experiment too much with it. Any advice is appreciated.
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Hello Bodgerman, I have used inlace but not for bowls. I used it for inlay in the tops of some boxes that I made and also for fill in some voids in some burl that I was using. Here is what I can tell you, if the cracks are very small the inlace will not work very well, it is not smooth like epoxy, it has a grit to it almost like a very fine sand and just can not be worked in to fine cracks, the solid colors might not be that way. I was using the beek and turquois. For larger cracks and holes it works very well, but it did take two coats on some areas because of tiny air bubbles that formed and then got sanded through. It was a very nice effect, not cheap like you said.
I am not sure where you are looking to buy it from, depending on the color that you are looking for Hartville tool has it on clearence try this url http://www.hartvilletool.com/product/10930
I purchased mine from Turtle Feathers, they had the entire selection of colors, dyes, etc. http://www.turtlefeathers.com/text/inlace/inlace-main.html
Good luck
Mike
Thank you Mike. How do you apply it? Do you mix it in a super glue and apply, or what?
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It is a catalyzed (sp) material, it comes with everythingthat you need. I don't recall of the top of my head but it only takes about 20 drops per oz of the catalysts. It comes with the 8oz can of inlace, about 1/2 oz of catalysts (more than enough) paper cups for mixing and measuring and popcycle sticks for stiring. We are the people our parents warned us about. J. Buffett
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