20-Color Bundle of Epoxy Resin Dyes

A challenge but success!

This was my first attempt at an epoxy table. I chose an oak cookie that had been curing for over a year. Mistake 1 - No moisture meter. The cookie had to high of moisture content which almost killed the project. Major cupping, warping, re-planning and such. Pentacryl helped but should have been applied months prior. Because of this, the table ended up up about 1.25: thick instead of 2" Mistake 2 - using blue painters tape and metal duct tape to create the dam a the large gap. The epoxy softened the tapes adhesive leading to a mad scramble to save the pour. I was able to staple shims against the tape cams which saved the day Mistake 3 - Did not realize how much liquid pigment was needed to make a solid color. All good though...I decided to show off the river rock instead of hiding them mistake 4 - not placing plastic under the pour area. Never will do that again! Almost ruined the table and my workbench. Lol Inspite of all the mistakes and challenges, I am very pleased with how this turned out! Notes: 1 - use pentacryl to seal cookies - (all end grain) 2 - sealcoated all with bar top epoxy - I placed the epoxy in hot water to warm it up prior to mixing. That worked well 3 - used deep poor epoxy to fill the large gaps 4- river rocks - great fillers as they do no not have pours. Very little bubbling from them 5- liquid pigment - used probably 20 drops each of black, teal, and blue 6 - finish - sanded to 220 grit and applied Odies Oil - Love the finish! 7 - legs - black walnut fastened with 6 threaded inserts and 1/4 20 bolts. 8- remove all bark! 9 - bowties - Not a fan of traditional bowties so I came up with "fang like" black walnut ones. By the time I finished flattening the cupped tops...only 1/8" was left! They were 3/4" when I started 10- not shown, but I inlayed a large rectangle piece of 1/2" oak under the large cracks on the bottom of the table. This not only helped stabilize the gaps, but also created a "floor" which held the epoxy well.

Great selection of new colors to try!

Fantastic Pigments!