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Tried my hands at casting resin. Bottle stopper from carpenter ant eaten maple and alumalite resin. Wood stabilized with cactus juice. Turned.
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You do know that without a picture it didn't happen......

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Resized! New Samsung 8 takes really large photos!!!
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ChrisNeilan wrote:Resized! New Samsung 8 takes really large photos!!!
OK it happened. Interesting look to say the least, that could be a real conversation piece.

Just how big is "really large photos!!!"? I'm stuck back 3 versions but then mine was free from my son so I can't really complain.

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Looks really nice.
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The original photo was 24.7 MB! I have not adjusted the camera settings yet.
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Very cool! Did you make the brass stopper part as well? How did you cast the resin in/around the wood?
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The stopper came from Ruth Niles (http://nilesbottlestoppers.com/). The resin is Alumalite 2 part Casting resin (turntex.com). I placed the piece of wood into a mold and poured the resin over it. It then is placed in a pressure po=t under 55 pounds of pressure to eliminate any bubbles. Wait a few hours and crack it open! Drill a hole and mount it on a mandrel and then turn it.
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That is very nice looking! Er...what's "cactus juice"?
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Tequila. :D
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