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Thread: black epoxy?
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6th August 2012, 07:54 PM #1
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black epoxy?
I am useing a veneer sheet of birds eye huon pine, but some of the birds eyes, have fallen out and are now holes.
am wondering the best way to fill these? would a black or brown maybe epoxy be the best?
i have always wanted to know more about epoxy.
educate me...
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6th August 2012, 08:41 PM #2
Some people do epoxy with coffee grounds in it cos it looks more natural than black.
If it is just veneer thickness holes you could prolly do it just with aruldite. Dunno if there are more compatible fillers, cos resin would be a lot harder than Huon to sand and might leave a raised spot. Someone else who knows will prolly be along shortly.
anne-maria.
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6th August 2012, 08:59 PM #3
Tea Lady, have you been on something a bit stronger than coffee this evening?
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6th August 2012, 09:29 PM #4
If it is only in veneer I would give CA (superglue) a go, with the coffee grounds.
Would be easier to sand and put on/in.
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6th August 2012, 09:44 PM #5
I've tried using black tint in epoxy & it didn't set.
Cliff.
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6th August 2012, 09:55 PM #6anne-maria.
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6th August 2012, 09:57 PM #7
Small amounts (1-2-3%) of the Feast Watson dyes work ok in epoxy; so does oxide (the stuff for colouring concrete) and the tinting stuff for polyester resin, too. I think a dark, translucent, sap like colour works best - solid colour always looks a bit plasticy and fake to me.
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6th August 2012, 10:42 PM #8
Can't remember the brand, I'll have a look in the cupboard tomorrow.
It is proof tint, I didn't use much but it buggered the epoxy big time.Cliff.
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7th August 2012, 06:55 PM #9anne-maria.
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7th August 2012, 09:52 PM #10
Just looked, it is Feast Watson Prooftint Woodstain Black.
Cliff.
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9th August 2012, 10:26 PM #11
There are so many different epoxies and resins about now.
Some may be more tolerant of various chemicals than others.
Acrilic resin is known to have problems with carbon such as charcoal, carbon black and graphite..and thus some black cement colourings.
I used some in some acrilic once....it did eventually set.
It will pay to test whetever combination you end up using.
As for the problem at hand.
how big are these eyes that have fallen out.
if they are very small, epoxy or acrilic resin might be the go.
If they are larger, disks of veneer punched out with a wad punch might be the go....or even punching out eyes from some waste would be realy clever.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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10th August 2012, 06:27 AM #12
I've used a little (Laser printer) toner in mine. It's a plastic of some sort and seems to mix and set quite well.
But it is our summertime so things are setting well, cold is not a problem.Dragonfly
No-one suspects the dragonfly!
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10th August 2012, 12:14 PM #13
Sorry mate but I had to chuckle.
My Mrs has just come back from there & the british have an interesting notion of "summer time".
Summer means the milk does not freeze on the doorstep, it is possible to go out side some days without a jumper & varnish flows from the can without being poked with a stick.
Here summer means, if ya leave milk out of the fridge for more than a few hours it goes off, many people consider a shirt optional dany and night and nitro laquer is fully cured within 30 seconds of spraying.
Damn, I'm glad my parents immigrated.
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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11th August 2012, 06:10 AM #14
Soundman, thanks for that, your response gave me a good chuckle as well.
Yes I know what you mean, but it's not quite as bad as you make out, honest.
And I know a little about your side to the world as well, my best friend now lives and works in Canberra and many other ex comrades have moved to join your forces as well, staying afterwards.Dragonfly
No-one suspects the dragonfly!
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