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finishing wood/resin tables

11/18/18       
scott

I was wondering what people are using for finishing resin and wood tables. I was asked if I wanted to build one, building one seems fairly straight forward. I do have concerns with spraying it though. Is there any challenges that a person should be concerned with?

11/18/18       #2: finishing wood/resin tables ...
rich c.

Yup, pretty straightforward. Except for the high cost of the resin, judging and then applying correct depth of pours for proper setting, air bubbles, wood moisture and resin incompatibility, sanding two different hardness of materials and keeping it flat, polishing the resin and not polishing the wood so it doesn't look different when you apply the clear, different coefficients of expansion in the materials, and seasonal wood movement. And that doesn't even touch the trouble with finish. Piece of cake!

11/19/18       #3: finishing wood/resin tables ...
Jeff

Rich,
I enjoy reading your posts, you are a knowledgeable guy, but you tend to be a cup 1/2 empty guy sometimes
The tables are not that difficult to build, just like any other process in woodworking there are a few tricks. Usually a table top that is 1 1/2 thick would be three pours, there is math to figure out volume needed for your pours. Rich is right about cost, some resins are very costly if you require a lot. The process is quite slow as you need quite a bit of time for the resin to set up. The resins are similar to wood finishes, in the fact some will give you more grief than others. People use a torch or heat gun to remove bubbles, but some materials flow out and set nicely. I wouldn’t worry about moisture content, just like any other wood table, your wood needs to be dry with the proper moisture content. Ideally if you have a wide belt sander that is a huge bonus, after top is all set up, run it through the sander, then fill any imperfections, scrape them or chisel them and then RO sand the top, you will have to go a little finer than you normally would with a wood top as the resin shows the scratches more. When the piece is sanded just spray with 2 part poly just like a wood table.
Do some small projects to get a feel for it and an idea of the time and material costs.

11/19/18       #4: finishing wood/resin tables ...
rich c.

Sorry Jeff, I do loose patience with folks who don't see much difficulty with a new process they have never tried. It seems disrespectful to the artisans who do it right. I agree with all you other comments except the moisture. Urethane resins (Alumilite is one) do not tolerate any moisture at all. When you do knife scales, wood pen blanks, or turning blanks, the wood has to be heated in an oven to bone dry. Attached is a video talking about moisture and resin, obviously not me, he's too friendly! LOL

https://youtu.be/UHAmnedbp0A

11/19/18       #5: finishing wood/resin tables ...
Scott

Rich and Jeff,
I appreciate your comments, both of you helped me realize that I would likely turn it into a disaster.
Stick with what I know. (Not much)
Thank you.

11/19/18       #6: finishing wood/resin tables ...
rich c.

You'll get there Scott. I've been working wood for 45 years, still learning.

11/20/18       #7: finishing wood/resin tables ...
JeffM

The epoxy resin in not cheap. There are a handful of good informative videos on youtube about applying the epoxy. I've got plans to do one and it doesn't look that difficult if you have any experience with finishes. You don't spray it as it is very thick.


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