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I have done a lot of them. The only tricks I can really recommend, make sure your platform is perfectly level. Remember this is a liquid and takes a long time to cure. If you scales are tilted to one...

I use a bench grinder to knock them down and then finish it with a dremmil and sanding drum.

6 coats of polyurethane. You could paint the epoxy on but the urethane seals the wood.

Well, pinned my first set of resin scales and they look absolutely awsome IMHO.:nj

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I wipe out the measuring cup and reuse it. It is important to make sure the scales are level so the finish lays even across them. I use a cheap throw away paint brush to lay a base coat. I mix the...

That is what I used. After a few years the resin started to crystallize which is bad so I tossed the last few ounces. But it has held up on my kitchen table nicely over the past few years. It should...

I have been under the weather for a couple of weeks, just can shake this bug. So I have not done much else. I have been trying to polish some blades to put in some scales with mixed results. A metal...

Just don’t use a Styrofoam cup or paper. I did not put much thought into my mixing vessel the first time I used epoxy so I just used a Styrofoam cup. Epoxy creates heat as it cures, and in sufficient...

Dust is the scourge of every high gloss finish and you do need to take the appropriate steps to prevent dust. I will often put the final coat on in the house instead of the garage just because of the...

There are some fumes as with anything that contains solvent, but it is not very bad.

Here is photo of my high tech pouring station, complete with surplus medicine measurer and high tech cut in half coke can mixing container.

Tell me if there are not some super cool looking scales.

My camera batteries went dead so I will have to take a photo tomorrow.

I ground off the drip nubs on the back of the blood and purple heart wood tonight. My resin is old, a couple of years, and...

A clean cotton towel. If you get the pour right, nothing needs buffed. The finish dries smooth and high gloss. You could put a little carnauba wax on them if you wanted, but that may make them a bit...

I go to bed and look what happens. Some quick replies…


Yes I can but it will have to wait until later today when I get home.




It is harder than wood alone, but not like drilling...

Thanks, those are my first 5 sets. They should get better from there. There is a hunk of zebra wood, olive wood and walnut burl waiting in the wings. I cut them on the band saw, belt sand them to...

I have seen references to a lot of wood finishes for custom scales but I have not seen any discussion of epoxy resin finishes, so I thought I would start one. Resin is super hard and very easy to...