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its not pointless

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its not pointless

Postby sunnybob » 07 May 2022, 10:38

... its pointillism :lol:

This is a crossover collaboration. I cut the shapes from 9 mm ply, 'er indoors covers them with patterned dots (sometimes paint pour),and then I coat them in self levelling liquid glass.

I think we've started a trend, I've made about 200 shapes now, most going to craft and art shops.
The seahorse is A3 sized, the others are A4.

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Postby droogs » 07 May 2022, 10:55

Love the chitchat Bob. Always love watching them when I get to go on holiday to nice sunny places
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Postby SamQ aka Ah! Q! » 07 May 2022, 11:11

Crackin' job Mate. Know they ain't timber, but purty all the same.
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Postby sunnybob » 07 May 2022, 14:16

They are PLYwood :o :lol:

Just realised how much reflection there is on those pics, dont do the finished work justice. I'll take a couple of good ones tomorrow (cant stop now, going out for pizza tonight :eusa-dance: :eusa-dance: )

They're a good earner though, this last 2 months my hobby has been free :eusa-clap:
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Postby Lurker » 07 May 2022, 15:23

I’d never heard of liquid glass.
Can you recommend a particular brand
I can see lots on Amazon.
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Postby sunnybob » 07 May 2022, 15:43

Not really, bear in mind I'm in Cyprus. :shock:

Follow the instructions to the letter. The one I use needs to be carefully measured at a 60/40 ratio by weight and then mixed slowly for 3 minutes. My first efforts were disasters until I got a timer and mixed to the second. I use a thin flat offcut of wood (12" x 12" x 1/16") in a battery drill on slow speed. that way you dont introduce many bubbles.

its a 2 part epoxy that dries crystal clear and is self levelling (takes 2 days to be hard enough to handle safely, another couple if you want to drill). Take care where you pour it, I have ruined my workbench top with overspill since doing these. But my bench top is only 1" planks laid over a solid base, so I can just rip the top layer off and resurface .I should have used that very thin painters plastic dust sheet to catch the run off.
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Postby droogs » 08 May 2022, 08:52

go to easy composites website, I use them for nearly all my resin based stuff
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Postby sunnybob » 08 May 2022, 10:19

a couple of (slightly) better pictures :eusa-whistle:

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