I've used this method with good results, After the acetone dries(15 min) I put it on parchment paper and place in a 200 degree oven for 20 min. The epoxy needs to heat up to above 175 degrees depending on epoxy( I use e3000 look for activation temp on info sheet) to activate the hardener. Comes out rock hard
Great videos ..... Thanks for posting! On your original video, what size epoxy did you use? How many ounces? Just holding up the tube and saying "One of these guys" does not help, when there are more than one size on the market. J-B Weld makes a 0.47 FL. OZ. size (14 mL), and an 0.85 FL. OZ. size (25 mL). Which one should be used with the 2 cups of Acetone? Also, I noticed that after you pulled stabilized stone from the solution, the color of the solution had changed. Wouldn't reusing that "colorized" solution change the color of other new stones you put in it?
The color of the solution does change, I'm not sure if it's a bit of rock dust that's on the stone or not. The purpurite is a very dusty rock, so I would assume that made a big difference. I haven't noticed it effecting the stabilized stone though. It gets darker and more vibrant, as does any wet rock. Cactus juice and opticon has the same effect, and will also change color of the solution with dusty rocks. Here is a link to what I use. www.walmart.com/ip/J-B-Weld-50112-ClearWeld-Epoxy-Adhesive-Clear/23848096?athbdg=L1600
@@LukiLapidary the link says .85 fl oz, but in the video u used .47 FL oz. I bought the .85 fl oz one from link. Could I just use 1/2 tube and be ok?🤷♀️🤷♀️ thanks✌️
I've used this method with good results, After the acetone dries(15 min) I put it on parchment paper and place in a 200 degree oven for 20 min. The epoxy needs to heat up to above 175 degrees depending on epoxy( I use e3000 look for activation temp on info sheet) to activate the hardener. Comes out rock hard
Great tip!
The use of a vacuum chamber would help the resin/acetone get deeper into the stone.
Great videos ..... Thanks for posting!
On your original video, what size epoxy did you use? How many ounces? Just holding up the tube and saying "One of these guys" does not help, when there are more than one size on the market. J-B Weld makes a 0.47 FL. OZ. size (14 mL), and an 0.85 FL. OZ. size (25 mL). Which one should be used with the 2 cups of Acetone?
Also, I noticed that after you pulled stabilized stone from the solution, the color of the solution had changed. Wouldn't reusing that "colorized" solution change the color of other new stones you put in it?
The color of the solution does change, I'm not sure if it's a bit of rock dust that's on the stone or not. The purpurite is a very dusty rock, so I would assume that made a big difference. I haven't noticed it effecting the stabilized stone though. It gets darker and more vibrant, as does any wet rock. Cactus juice and opticon has the same effect, and will also change color of the solution with dusty rocks.
Here is a link to what I use.
www.walmart.com/ip/J-B-Weld-50112-ClearWeld-Epoxy-Adhesive-Clear/23848096?athbdg=L1600
@@LukiLapidary the link says .85 fl oz, but in the video u used .47 FL oz. I bought the .85 fl oz one from link. Could I just use 1/2 tube and be ok?🤷♀️🤷♀️ thanks✌️
Using the whole thing should be fine. As I just estimated myself.
Can this work also on opals? Particularly ethiopian opals??