A mistake I made was not wiping away the excess epoxy that squeezed out. This created hours of sanding work when it hardened!
Here's a pic: a picture frame with glass, wax paper, epoxy 330, old bank card, tip flattened chop-stick, cool little clamp (love those things), thin CA.
Did a little work on some scales while it was all out.
I like to mix the bog dust with the resin and hardener before mixing the two part epoxy with a bank card, plenty of experience with a card in such a way! Works great!
Always remove epoxy from tools while wet.
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And for the shaping! Man I gotta say that I really really like those little drum sander bits for the dremel.. That with the flexshaft and your gold! Just don't take too much off.
Finished the sanding with a scratch pad to "dig out" the wood grain and then some fine sand paper. Wish I had some micro-mesh.
Don't forget an eraser with sandpaper, excellent tool.
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