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Those turned out amazing Jake, great job!! I totally hear ya on getting nervous at the end of the working time. It can be nerve wracking, especially first time trying a new product out

Excellent Jake, you’re a real pro at this stuff, thanks mate and hope you’re keeping well 👍😄

Those are legit! Awesome work, Jake!

.........Whoa...... you have a knack for this sir. Excellent work!

Nice colours - like an English Autumn - good work, Jake 🌲🦊🌲🤗

Those turned out amazing. Nice job Jake.

Great work, Jake! Thank you!

So, Jake "The Resin Master" strikes again. Those blanks look really cool.

thanks for the video! i learned several things here. thanks again!

Those patterns are off the chain very amazing pattern

They turned out reaally cool man .

Awesome job Brother! Those are beautiful!

Nice video. Awesome blanks!!

Great looking blanks Jake! 👍🤘👍

very nice Again thank you for sharing

Great video my friend, learning so much from your videos. Stay well, my friend.

Thank you for posting this, and definetly the 20% off code!

Great video liked the video have to try it one day

They turned out real nice buddy. 👊👊👊

Great video- thanks

I love the Packers behind you.. Cheesehead all the way here from Wisconsin!

Great trick with the card scraper! I'd never have thought of that. I work with resin quite a bit. Not the kind you have to check the temp on, that having been said ... Wood off-gasses. Best way to keep the bubbles out of resin without a pressure pot is to seal the wood first so air doesn't get out. Can use a couple of coats of shellac, or UV resin (just a thin, painted on coat) that you can put outside on a sunny day and it will be ready for pouring in about 10 minutes. Maybe an hour in cloudy conditions. Once the wood is sealed, any bubbles will come from the resin. (UV coating may be sticky even when fully cured, so you can wipe with alcohol if you're concerned about it). One way to get the bubbles out (again, I don't use stuff you have to check the temp on), put the mixed resin (before coloring) in a water bath on the stove and heat to 125 F and let it sit at that temp until all of the bubbles are gone. If you're mixing in small amounts (or using a resin with sufficient working time), you can actually heat it on an electric coffee cup warmer until the bubbles are gone. Then you can mix in your colorant very gently so as to not introduce more bubbles than necessary (and I recommend a plastic or silicone stir stick because the tongue depressors sent with most all kits are WOOD with trapped air), pop what comes up with a torch, and voila!. If you take the time (and I'm as impatient as they come), you won't ever have a bubble problem with hybrid blanks.

Looks like the whole world has gone epoxy mad, nice result!!!

Those turned out GREAT. I think your idea to leave in the original container longer would be a good idea. I use liquid diamonds, thank to Zac’s recommendation. I do not turn but it works for me for the most part. There are still some bubbles when the resin is translucent but not too bad if you watch it with a lighter or heat gun like what you did. Thanks for sharing.

Great tip with the rice Thanks

I made a pressure pot from a HF paint sprayer but need to practice with it more. I was using the incorrect type of resin and it wasn't working well for me. This was before I even started turning anything on a lathe lol. I think I'll look into getting some of this resin, just for the fact that it seems easy to work with, and no pressure needed. Thanks for another great video, and GO PACK GO

Can’t wait to get one

cool blanks jake! the closer views on instagram are awesome!

Hi Jake, great blanks Dude. I have only just got started with resin and my pressure pot, first try was good but the container wasn't big enough so the gap in between the wood wasn't as good as I wanted but hey early days n we learn. TFS "thanks for sharing" G :)

Amazing !!!

I have been working with some Liquid Diamonds with the GISI style molds I really love how it works. Little pricey for my taste but the outcome is worth it. My understanding is that you mix it in one container for a little while then pour it into another container and mix again. Thanks for more info

Thanks for the great video! I'm going to start with resins using the Liquid Diamonds. BTW, you must be in the Panhandle of Texas because I saw a Toot N Totem cup on your bench!

👍 the rice to see how much resin will be needed as as not wasting materials thanks for the tips

Wow thanks for all your work very helpfull! one thing i do with liquud diamonds which is all i use is put it in a vacuum chamber in the cups.to suck all air out before i pour! Also speeds up reaction time. i usually get °120 in 40 min. And pretty bubble free. Jaybird custom cues

OMG so helpful about the rice

great stuff Jake

Great video man. I use Wise Bond epoxy because it also has a long working time. It's got a three to four hour working time. The one thing I like about the long working time of weisbond, is you don't have to worry about popping air bubbles. After sitting on your bench for 4 hours, the air bubbles have already risen to the surface and popped themselves. I once poured a 6 inch block of clear resin and had no air bubbles. And I never use a pressure pot when I use Wisebond. Their stuff isn't cheap, but I love it. You should give it a look sometime

Jake Thompson The wood is beautiful

So beautiful work. Cheers Jake

Nice pen blanks

Jake, at 2.55 point, you placed molds into oven for preheating. Thus, a few questions. 1) how long do you typically bake the molds? 2) what temperature are you setting the oven? Given that you used HDPE type molds (I'm new to casting), is there a difference in using silicone molds? Also, I really liked your use of a card scraper. I'll have to give that a whirl! Thanks for your instructive lesson.

Cool

Great turn out man!! 👍🏻👍🏻

I just started using liquid diamonds. I got it because I don't have a pressure pot. made several pen blanks now and no problems.

Rice to figure out volume. Brilliant!

Хорошая работа!!! Лайк и подписка.

New pen turner and new subscriber. Thanks for the videos. The do you leave the end of the blanks square?

Nice video, very informative. Just started using resin and casting my own blanks, great fun. PS.. love the Spurs flag.

nice product, but yes there will be bubbles unless you pressure pot, esp in clear castings. the mica pigments hide much of what you'd see in clear thanks for the vid!

Does the proper temp to add color change based on the resin you’re using? I think here it was 120 degrees. Is it different for Alumlite or Total Boat? Thanks! Great vids!

Great work! One question, do you stabilize wood first?

Jake great video thanks for showing the results..I have a DIY vacuum chamber could I use that instead of letting it sit out to help the bubbles come out. also on the link there is the liquid diamonds epoxy and clear epoxi resin for clear high gloss finish general use. Could I use that for pen blanks as well or just better to use the LD Epoxy thanks

Could the ambient temp in the shop be so cold that he resin wouldn’t reach the optimal temp or would it always reach it ? Would it just be more time?

ever thought about using corn meal or sand for volume measurements? They would probably give you a more accurate volume without stucking to stuff

Nice video. My big question is how would the diamond resin do with no pressure pot and with some wood. I don't have a pressure pot and have started casting with Castin' craft. It works but I hear it doesn't work well with hybrid wood blanks.

IAM looking at building a wood and resin table , top ,legs , and side braces , will also be doing 4 chairs , is there a way to mold the legs round to start with or would I be able to use 3" pvs with a release agent I want the legs to be pine cones and resin unless there's a better type of wood that could be used for contrast, what are your thoughts on this?

What polishing wheel is that , I have the same lathe.

Where do you get the molds? Are they custom made or can they be purchased and what is the material. Also do you have a link for the pressure pot you are using?

Purchasing liquid sand price and many more product details

Jake, what do you use for adding white to your cast.

Jake - very cool blanks! Where do you buy the plastic (?) molds to cast in?

Hey Jake does the alcohol dyes work with resin, and what is your favorite resin to use. Thanks for the videos

Hey where do you get the pen blank molds and other molds from?

Question.....If I'm only doing one color do I need to wait for 114 degrees or can I pour it and put it in the pressure pot?

Hi Jake. Great video. I wanted to start turning resin blanks and didn't want to invest in a pressure pot just yet. I wanted to see if I liked it first. Can you tell me how long you kept the resin in the mold before you popped it out? (the one without the pot)

Hi. Would it be a good idea to fill up those blanks with sand instead of rice? Maybe you could get a more accurate volume of the liquids you'll need. Cheers!

Those are pretty blanks.

I don’t think it lost air pressure. It’s the air it pulled out of your resin that drops the pressure.

How thick is you mold wall? looks like half inch thickness?

Jake what is the best way to contact you? I an in Hereford, and need a little CNC done as well as interested in some of your blanks.

One thing you didn't address, Jake, is how the Liquid Diamonds turns. Having turned nearly all the different synthetics, I find that LD and Alumilite turn the best. They aren't as brittle as polyester resin and are more resilient. More importantly, they are less likely to have chip out unless you get really aggressive... from my experience. Did you find this to be true for you? The blanks turned out great, BTW! Billy

Ciao bravo un saluto dall Italia 🇮🇹...puoi dirmi che resina devo usare per la stabilizzazione grazie e buon lavoro?

Now what exactly What is this kind of resin (thats giving the shiny effect) is that callled???? Im so sold on that!!! Im now a fan of it!

I feel pretty dumb asking this (newbie here) and I can't seem to find the answer anywhere else. What do you mean by the card scraper will find your love spots? Is the card scraper the same thing as a diamond sharpening plate or are they different? Thank you in advance. :)

Jake, so compare this resign to Alumilite. I know they are both different, which one you like?

how did you make the buffing wheel?

*Jake holds up polished blank* Me:...purdy Jake: Ooh, that's purdy! Me: get outta my head, sir.

Jake, with the resin you used in this video do you think you could make a hybrid pen blank WITHOUT a pressure pot?

Go Pack go

Did you make those molds yourself mate and if so what material did you use please?

Can we make stair ?

What do you use those things for?

Do you have a store you sell in?

Jake do you sell the blank's if you do where ????

Thats what she said..... Its a lil bit smaller than I wanted...

I thought pot was supposed to reduce pressure.

Tanto equipamento pra fazer umas coisas estranhas dessas. Desperdício

Jake great videos but please get a new camera half your stuff is out of focus especially the close ups drives me nuts.

But it's not transparent

Great video ~ but please work on getting your focus right. I had to stop watching despite wanting to know how they turned out.