Thank you for the video. I'm new to turning and want to make my own blanks. Question, I don't have a pressure pot, is it 100% necessary? I have some experience working with resin, I pour slowly and use a heat gun to pop bubbles.
I'm an amateur resin girl. Wish I could have seen the results. I don't use social media (other than watching TH-cam videos for resin,, etc.. Anyways, I enjoyed learning about all the tools, such as, your buffer, bandsaw, using a timer, a pressure cooker....and the thermometer is a great idea too! Thank you! I love your shop! Right now, I just have a foldout table with all my glitter & pigments, in a spare room. 🤣🤣🤣
The rice suggestion is very helpful! I have a future project of some Sycamore limbs to put into resin for a bowl blank. They are mostly about 1 1/2” diameter with big knots from my daughter and son in law’s yard. Those trees are very messy! Anyway, if I can I am going to turn a bowl with them as a gift. I am an extreme beginner with turning, have turned one practice spindle, and have never mixed any resin. So I had been trying to figure out how to best estimate how much to mix up. Obviously I will do some more simple projects before I attack the bowl.😸
My husband and I made countertops for the kitchen in our cabin using epoxy resin. It was so scary at first but man the results were ever so worth it! The process is very similar, yet different for the pen blanks but at least now it's not scary after watching your video. Thanks for sharing!
Jake thank you so much for the shout out really appreciate it loving your channel and really cant wait to meet you at makers. Your blanks are amazing love them. keep up the great work :-)
Good helpful vid, thanks! I would like to ask - when and why to use a pressure pot VS a vacuum chamber? I want to stabilize some wood and then cast it in Alumalite, but it sounds like I need to stabilize with vacuum and cast with pressure. Can you help me understand why ? Thanks!
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.. The Alumilite clear slow resin only has a 12 minute working time, it’s not enough time to use vacuum to remove the bubbles. You can use epoxyresins that have a 45 minute working time, then you can use vacuum if that’s your preference.
I've recently started casting resin for knife handles. My first attempt I left the blanks in the pressure pot for 3 days. They were soft when I took them out and hardened over a week. My next two attempts were both epic failures. I had them under pressure overnight and again they came out soft. I measured by weight correctly but don't understand why its not working out. Were the blocks rock hard after two or three hours and finished them off in the same day? Thanks
I use alumilite clear slow and have lots of videos on how to use it.. i cast the blanks and 2 hours later I can take them out and demold them.. We use alumilite clear slow on our live show we do every Saturday on this channel..
Great video, great demonstration, great production. I like how you keep it entertaining and moving. Can you use a vacuum pump instead of a pressure pot? What pressure for the pot? The cactus piece "cholla" is pronounced "choya", the two Ls sound like a Y. One of the best demonstrations on TH-cam. Thanks!
Capt_Beefheart Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed!! 👍 if you have resin with a long pot life you can use vacuum, but I’m using a resin with a pot life of 12 minutes, so I use pressure to get rid of the air bubbles. 👍
Jake- I’ve watched this video a few times and I want to say thanks . It’s very helpful. One question- is 12 min open time the main criteria or 95 degrees before putting in the pp? In other words if it’s still not up to temp is it mission critical to get it in the pot by 12 minutes ?
12 minutes is a guideline.. the temp in your shop will make your working time shorter or longer.. the 95-105f degrees is the right temps for color separation.. sometimes it may take 14 minutes to get up to temp.
Thank you Jake, step by step procedure for casting very nice blanks. Always good to know information with all of the needed materials. How is your shop build going or have I missed the videos?
Ed Allen Thank you Ed.. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. I haven’t started the build yet.. I have one more resin project and then the build. I was in England the last couple weeks, I put a video out on that!! 👍👊
Your content is amazing,really enjoying all that you share...I'm new to turning and wanting to try resin casting,would it be possible to do 2x2x6 inch blanks with alumalite slow for making pepper mills without the resin over heating?
Thank you so much.. I’m glad you enjoy the videos.. I have poured 4,000 grams of Alumilite clear slow without overheating.. You will be just fine pouring those.. 👍👍👊
Awesome video. Can you reuse the measuring cup again? How do you get all the epoxy out EDIT: should’ve kept watching haha. But how do you clean them. Just in the sink? How do you keep the epoxy from hardening in the pipes
Always Bolt the Bird lol! I just put acetone on a paper towel and wipe them out. I just recently started buying cups in bulk from amazon. I still will reuse them but it’s lots cheaper when you buy 100 at a time.
Eric Richardson I left it in there for about 10 minutes and let air dry, then used air compressor to dry it.. if I do it again I think I will use a small wire brush to rough up each hole on the honeycomb.
Have you used the plastic cups like the red ones used for parties? I’m thinking would melt I saw mixing cup at my Lowe’s like yours they start at qt size and go up from there on the sizes not to pricey but when you use as many as you 💰goes up like to find some can reuse
Like you said Jake can buy some of the sheet material and make bunch for same price as 2-2 other wise you need to have someone make them I have Granger close buy so I buy mine sheets save cost of shipping can make more molds Thanks a Jake for the post
Sean Murphy A pressure pot makes air bubbles invisible. The resin I was using requires a pressure pot to eliminate bubbles.. There are some resins that do better at casting without a pressure pot.. I will put a link to my liquid diamonds pen blanks video HERE: th-cam.com/video/vn9AikVmlBk/w-d-xo.html
ok so I have watched to many to count videos on making pen blanks using resin etc your video is the first Ive seen talk about the temperature issue is this with all resins?
gulfmedic1 Yes. If you want the different colors to stay different colors you need to wait until a certain temperature to pour the different colors together. If you just pour them in together at a lower temperature they will just make a different color.. yellow and blue make green, red and white make pink, and so on.. for the resin I use in this video let the temp get to 98f. On longer pot life resins let the temp get to 120f. I hope this helps. I learned this from Pam Harris at Highland Boxes.
@@JakeThompson just to be clear if i wanted to mix red and blue but i wanted the colors to stay original i would mix two batches of a and b then mix the batches together correct
gulfmedic1 You can do it that way. I usually will mix A and B together and get them fully mixed, then divide that amount in half into 2 different cups, then add the red to one cup and blue to the other cup. Then wait until they reach temperature and pour them together.
Hi JT How much air pressure do you put in the chamber? Time under pressure? Is the time good for a full chamber as opposed to just a few items in the chamber? Thanks for your time JT
Johnny Sauseda Very welcome. You need at least 45psi in the chamber. It needs to be under pressure for at least 2 hours.. and it doesn’t matter if it’s full or only a few items. 👍👍👍
The solid colored ones turned out really cool! For me, the red and green was too dark for the ones with the other components and kinda hid all that cool stuff 😢 Maybe next round try a lighter or more translucent color to show off all those cool ingredients in your....popsicle 🤷🏻♂️😉
Dimensionswoodworks I’m going to try all different colors.. I’m going to wait until these are turned into pens before I decide to do some changes.. I can’t wait until Laura turns a few of these.. 👍👍
@@mikel4510 you know how to troll on TH-cam but you didn’t know that everyone that has a TH-cam account with a video posted on it has a channel.. seriously
@@JakeThompson Typical - attack the speaker and ignore the issue. YOU asked for suggestions. I offered a sensible one. If that's trolling, I'm proud to wear the appellation, moron.
Jake Thompson ok. Just a suggestion, love your work. A way to fix this i would use is to overdub in post with separately shot pics or video for the bits that aren’t quite right rather than a reshoot. Background audio doesn’t need to change.
Hello, everyone! I hope you enjoyed the video, Check out my Pen Blanks HERE www.northsidecustomcrafts.com/new-products
Thank you for the video. I'm new to turning and want to make my own blanks. Question, I don't have a pressure pot, is it 100% necessary? I have some experience working with resin, I pour slowly and use a heat gun to pop bubbles.
what kind of pressure pot do you recommend ?
Jake, Great job on explaining the complete process all the way thru to the finish blank. Looking forward to your future posts.
Thank you for watching Roger.. plenty more to come!👍👍
Thank you for info I will be starting to do pen blanks for first time
@@VickiFollansbee Awesome.. Have fun
I'm an amateur resin girl. Wish I could have seen the results. I don't use social media (other than watching TH-cam videos for resin,, etc.. Anyways, I enjoyed learning about all the tools, such as, your buffer, bandsaw, using a timer, a pressure cooker....and the thermometer is a great idea too! Thank you! I love your shop! Right now, I just have a foldout table with all my glitter & pigments, in a spare room. 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for watching Tiffany.. I’m glad you enjoyed.. We all start from somewhere.. you got this 👍👍
@@JakeThompson Thank you for your encouragement & enthusiasm! 😁
The rice suggestion is very helpful! I have a future project of some Sycamore limbs to put into resin for a bowl blank. They are mostly about 1 1/2” diameter with big knots from my daughter and son in law’s yard. Those trees are very messy! Anyway, if I can I am going to turn a bowl with them as a gift. I am an extreme beginner with turning, have turned one practice spindle, and have never mixed any resin. So I had been trying to figure out how to best estimate how much to mix up. Obviously I will do some more simple projects before I attack the bowl.😸
Awesome.. Have fun 😀
Really like your videos. Really straightforward, informative and a great sense of humor.
Awesome!!! I’m happy that you enjoy them.
Casting pen blanks are a ton of fun! The hybrids are my favorite because the possibilities are endless!
Cross Cut Creations Yeah man.. tons of fun!! 👍👍👍
My husband and I made countertops for the kitchen in our cabin using epoxy resin. It was so scary at first but man the results were ever so worth it! The process is very similar, yet different for the pen blanks but at least now it's not scary after watching your video. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome Tammy, I’m glad I could help you out.. made my day! 👍👍
Awesome, love the rice measurement and use of glue gun!
Thank you 👍👍
That rice measuring technique is a brilliant idea! Cheers
heffatheanimal Thank yiu very much!!👍👍💪🏻
Great video. Instead of messing with the rice you can just calculate LxWxH in CM. Your answer will be in CM3 (cubed). Which is the same as ML.
@@Tim.Traveler Thank you.. 🙏
Jake thank you so much for the shout out really appreciate it loving your channel and really cant wait to meet you at makers. Your blanks are amazing love them. keep up the great work :-)
Highlandboxes Totality can’t wait to take the trip!! Thank you for the lessons in your videos, we are going to have an awesome time!!! 👍👍👊😄
Great video. I'm considering making my own blanks so this is a big help. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Bruce
Cool Jake! Great video. Love the way those pen blanks came out.👍👍👍
Downeast Thunder Creations Thank you.. I’m pretty happy with them.. glad you like them. 👍👍
Amazingly beautiful results.
Think I'll add casting to my list of things to do this year now that you de-mystified it. Thanks !
Mulligan Farms I always try to make things simple, so I can understand it.. lol😂😂 Thanks Jake!!
How soon can you turn those blanks after coming out of the pressure pot?
Man, I love your stuff. I need more info on making different designs in epoxy blanks. I'm new to working with epoxy for blanks.
Thank you for watching.. there’s lots of videos on my channel about this very subject and plenty more to come 👍👍
Great video! I love the honeycomb blank!
Twisted Woodshop Thanks Man.. I’m pretty happy with them.. 👍👍👊
Good helpful vid, thanks!
I would like to ask - when and why to use a pressure pot VS a vacuum chamber? I want to stabilize some wood and then cast it in Alumalite, but it sounds like I need to stabilize with vacuum and cast with pressure. Can you help me understand why ? Thanks!
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.. The Alumilite clear slow resin only has a 12 minute working time, it’s not enough time to use vacuum to remove the bubbles. You can use epoxyresins that have a 45 minute working time, then you can use vacuum if that’s your preference.
I've recently started casting resin for knife handles. My first attempt I left the blanks in the pressure pot for 3 days. They were soft when I took them out and hardened over a week. My next two attempts were both epic failures. I had them under pressure overnight and again they came out soft. I measured by weight correctly but don't understand why its not working out. Were the blocks rock hard after two or three hours and finished them off in the same day? Thanks
I use alumilite clear slow and have lots of videos on how to use it.. i cast the blanks and 2 hours later I can take them out and demold them.. We use alumilite clear slow on our live show we do every Saturday on this channel..
Very nice 👍 going have to try that someday. You make it look easier than it probably is.
David Burch Thanks David!! Little bit a practice and it’s all good!!
Jake my man those blanks are amazing makes me wish I had a lathe excellent color I like the red green and aluminium one
BIGBOY'S DIY Thanks Buddy.. there’s lots of them that I wanted to keep.. but had to be fair about it.. lol
Great video, great demonstration, great production. I like how you keep it entertaining and moving. Can you use a vacuum pump instead of a pressure pot? What pressure for the pot? The cactus piece "cholla" is pronounced "choya", the two Ls sound like a Y. One of the best demonstrations on TH-cam. Thanks!
Capt_Beefheart Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed!! 👍 if you have resin with a long pot life you can use vacuum, but I’m using a resin with a pot life of 12 minutes, so I use pressure to get rid of the air bubbles. 👍
@@JakeThompson What pressure?
Capt_Beefheart Sir Pressure in the pressure pot.
@@JakeThompson Sorry 😁! What is the pressure you use to get the bubbles out?
Capt_Beefheart th-cam.com/video/5jOttgLQvpA/w-d-xo.html
nice idea with the rice
Thank you.. it will get you close but probably 10% short
Jake- I’ve watched this video a few times and I want to say thanks . It’s very helpful. One question- is 12 min open time the main criteria or 95 degrees before putting in the pp? In other words if it’s still not up to temp is it mission critical to get it in the pot by 12 minutes ?
12 minutes is a guideline.. the temp in your shop will make your working time shorter or longer.. the 95-105f degrees is the right temps for color separation.. sometimes it may take 14 minutes to get up to temp.
@@JakeThompson thank you sir!
Great video! Where are you picking up the honeycomb?
amzn.to/3JdtLZe Here’s you a link to some. 🎉🎉
Awesome! Great video! Learned a lot! Thanks!
Laddavan Spencer Very welcome.. Thank you for watching!
Did I hear the length of time in the pressure pot correct at 2 hours? Or did you just check it at that time and leave overnight?
With Alumilite you can take it out of the pressure pot in 2-4 hours, but I won’t hurt it to stay in the pressure pot overnight
Thank you Jake, step by step procedure for casting very nice blanks. Always good to know information with all of the needed materials. How is your shop build going or have I missed the videos?
Ed Allen Thank you Ed.. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. I haven’t started the build yet.. I have one more resin project and then the build. I was in England the last couple weeks, I put a video out on that!! 👍👊
Would the same process work for making blanks for turning duck calls?
Absolutely.. just a different size mold .
Your content is amazing,really enjoying all that you share...I'm new to turning and wanting to try resin casting,would it be possible to do 2x2x6 inch blanks with alumalite slow for making pepper mills without the resin over heating?
Thank you so much.. I’m glad you enjoy the videos.. I have poured 4,000 grams of Alumilite clear slow without overheating.. You will be just fine pouring those.. 👍👍👊
Peter lake Lakewood Workshop in the UK - Hi can you use a cheap silicone to make pen moulds
Peter Lake One of my next videos I will be making silicone molds for pens.. but the answer is yes.. lol
Awesome video. Can you reuse the measuring cup again? How do you get all the epoxy out EDIT: should’ve kept watching haha. But how do you clean them. Just in the sink? How do you keep the epoxy from hardening in the pipes
Always Bolt the Bird lol! I just put acetone on a paper towel and wipe them out. I just recently started buying cups in bulk from amazon. I still will reuse them but it’s lots cheaper when you buy 100 at a time.
Looks so good
paladin games Thank you very much!!
can you tell me what and how "stabilizing" works? thanks
th-cam.com/video/s7EoPC1Nlb4/w-d-xo.html
@@JakeThompson thanks Jake
How long did you leave the honeycomb in the acetone? How did you clean after taking the honeycomb out of the acetone?
Eric Richardson I left it in there for about 10 minutes and let air dry, then used air compressor to dry it.. if I do it again I think I will use a small wire brush to rough up each hole on the honeycomb.
Those turned out sweet dude! 😍 That t-shirt though 😁👊
Heath Knuckles Green is my color!! It’s just how it is!!😂😂
Have you used the plastic cups like the red ones used for parties? I’m thinking would melt
I saw mixing cup at my Lowe’s like yours they start at qt size and go up from there on the sizes not to pricey but when you use as many as you 💰goes up like to find some can reuse
Turkey Creek Knives I use clear plastic slo cups to mix colors on smaller pours... I buy the mixing cups in 100 packs off amazon.. saves a ton.
What was the name of the place you got the molds from @ 2:30?
Gyre Brillig Lizard blanks
Like you said Jake can buy some of the sheet material and make bunch for same price as 2-2 other wise you need to have someone make them I have Granger close buy so I buy mine sheets save cost of shipping can make more molds
Thanks a Jake for the post
VERY VERY new to this. will actually be turning my first pen this weekend. is a pressure pot needed? if it's not, what's the benefit of it?
Sean Murphy A pressure pot makes air bubbles invisible. The resin I was using requires a pressure pot to eliminate bubbles.. There are some resins that do better at casting without a pressure pot.. I will put a link to my liquid diamonds pen blanks video HERE: th-cam.com/video/vn9AikVmlBk/w-d-xo.html
How long do you leave the blanks under pressure in the pot??
Peter Dew With alumilite that I used in this video I left them in for 3 hours.
Is there any way to complete this without a pressure pot?
Noah Cruz Here ya go.. th-cam.com/video/vn9AikVmlBk/w-d-xo.html
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
B Squared Woodshop Thank you for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Very cool blanks mate :) seems them editing tips are paying off eh :) i see what ya did.... nice one
jp woodwork I’m sure greatfull for all the editing and turning tips, so nice of you!! 👍👍👍
@@JakeThompson any time! you dont have time to sit and research the software, ill do it for both of us :)
what do you clean your measuring cups with
gulfmedic1 Acetone will get them clean.. after a couple uses they become brittle.. so I buy cups in bulk off of amazon.
Do you have to use a cooker?
With Alumilite a pressure pot is necessary
What do you use to clean your mixing cups and spatula?
Carolyn Street I clean my cups with acetone.. I also buy my cups in bulk off amazon.
Thank you! We're enjoying your videos.
Carolyn Street Awesome!! Makes me happy!! 😄
What do you use to clean up after
Russell Karwedsky I use acetone to clean the cups and surfaces that get resin on them.
subscribed, easy to follow video
Take care
Rob
Woodslee Summercraft Sorry I missed your comment.. it doesn’t happen often.. Thanks for dropping by!
What do you mean by “I stabilized the wood first”?
Here ya go th-cam.com/video/s7EoPC1Nlb4/w-d-xo.html
los trabajos de pam son exelentes y me alegro que te lleguen a vos para trabajarlos
Art CNR Claudio Rodriguez Gracias!! Thank you!! 👍👍👊👊
Nice Work!
Thank you for your very prompt reply.
ok so I have watched to many to count videos on making pen blanks using resin etc your video is the first Ive seen talk about the temperature issue is this with all resins?
gulfmedic1 Yes. If you want the different colors to stay different colors you need to wait until a certain temperature to pour the different colors together. If you just pour them in together at a lower temperature they will just make a different color.. yellow and blue make green, red and white make pink, and so on.. for the resin I use in this video let the temp get to 98f. On longer pot life resins let the temp get to 120f. I hope this helps. I learned this from Pam Harris at Highland Boxes.
@@JakeThompson just to be clear if i wanted to mix red and blue but i wanted the colors to stay original i would mix two batches of a and b then mix the batches together correct
gulfmedic1 You can do it that way. I usually will mix A and B together and get them fully mixed, then divide that amount in half into 2 different cups, then add the red to one cup and blue to the other cup. Then wait until they reach temperature and pour them together.
gulfmedic1 th-cam.com/video/vn9AikVmlBk/w-d-xo.html
Ooooooooo I want that board
TheMonkiekitty 😄😄😄
Thanks much! 👊 🇺🇸
Gary Henry Very welcome!!
Hi JT
How much air pressure do you put in the chamber?
Time under pressure? Is the time good for a full chamber as opposed to just a few items in the chamber?
Thanks for your time JT
Johnny Sauseda Very welcome. You need at least 45psi in the chamber. It needs to be under pressure for at least 2 hours.. and it doesn’t matter if it’s full or only a few items. 👍👍👍
👍 great Jake, thanks for sharing. Have you guys got your suit case packed yet ?
😄
Gary Thomson Joinery I’m sure I will be scrambling around at the last minute no matter how prepared I think I am.. haha.😂😂
🙏 thank you sir!
TheTowelGuy Very Welcome Emmett !!👍👍👊👊😄
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Anna B Workshop 😄😄😄👍👊
The solid colored ones turned out really cool! For me, the red and green was too dark for the ones with the other components and kinda hid all that cool stuff 😢 Maybe next round try a lighter or more translucent color to show off all those cool ingredients in your....popsicle 🤷🏻♂️😉
Dimensionswoodworks I’m going to try all different colors.. I’m going to wait until these are turned into pens before I decide to do some changes.. I can’t wait until Laura turns a few of these.. 👍👍
Jake Thompson looking forward to it!
Your discount code was not accepted at the Resin Store.
Do Jake10 instead.. they took 10% because I had my safety glasses off for 2 seconds .
Just saw where you said you clean up your mixing cups sorry should have read the whole post
Cholla- pronounced choy-ya. The 2 ll's are a y sound. Nice video.
👍👍👍
Hey you have the same camera as me....no focus button lol
Carl Jacobson That button works awesome!!!! Every time!! 😂😄😄
Doesn’t your scale tare out? I would put the cup on and zero it out (tare) then add the part one, zero out the scale (tare), then add part 2.
My scale will do that.. you are exactly right. 👍👍
Honeycomb doesn't go all the way thru the blank width wise.
Dingle Berry These blanks are longer than regular blanks. Some will be cut off.
You had your safety glasses off for nearly two seconds there. Are you crazy!?!
I’m outa control lol
You have used the oven in the shop, more than you use the one in the house.
55chevy327 Lots more!!! 😂😂
How to focus - use a camera operator.
Awesome advise.. I love your channel .. great video
@@JakeThompson I didn't know I had a channel! Seriously! 😜🤣
@@mikel4510 you know how to troll on TH-cam but you didn’t know that everyone that has a TH-cam account with a video posted on it has a channel.. seriously
@@JakeThompson Typical - attack the speaker and ignore the issue. YOU asked for suggestions. I offered a sensible one. If that's trolling, I'm proud to wear the appellation, moron.
@@mikel4510 Mr. Moron if we are name calling.
Will help you to check video before uploading. You had repeated issues with focus which would have been clear if checked before uploading.
Max Quinn I checked it.. I know there’s some things out of focus sometimes.. I appreciate the input.
Jake Thompson ok. Just a suggestion, love your work. A way to fix this i would use is to overdub in post with separately shot pics or video for the bits that aren’t quite right rather than a reshoot. Background audio doesn’t need to change.
Max Quinn That’s a great suggestion.. I will try that.. 👍👍
What do you use to clean up resin
Denatured alcohol