What's it called and where can I get it done?

[Count Steer]

I've seen IG stuff where they make 'river tables' by pouring stuff into gaps between slices of tree. Single or multiplepour. They don't seem to have bubble problems. 2 part epoxy, low exotherm. This is listed as 'deep pour epoxy river table resin' but the company does lots of stuff, some sorts are on Amazon.


https://www.clearcastresins.co.uk/deep- ... n-29-p.asp

Watch some long form youtube videos on it, they can have the devil of a time with bubbles, for a casting of a thing in resin I'm guessing the aim is for crystal clear with polished sides.

For tables https://www.youtube.com/@BlacktailStudio and https://www.youtube.com/@John_Malecki
For resin in moulds https://www.youtube.com/@nickzammeti and https://www.youtube.com/@BensWorx

I guess they don't show the degassing on the tables stuff on IG short vids. However, for a clothes peg I'd probably make the mould twice as deep* and use a slow, low viscosity resin, stick it next to something that vibrates for a while. Bubbles rise, slice the top half off, polish. Job jobbed.

Edit. This is probably better, just reduce the amount of catalyst to slow things down.

https://www.clearcastresins.co.uk/polye ... n-55-p.asp

Edit 2. * assuming it will be moulded in the horizontal position.

[Noggin]

"Well over" is underselling it You can get water way higher than 100°C with the right pressure, and indeed even 'normal' power stations run up well into the hundreds and hundreds of celsius.

Well yeah, I didn't want to be too boring

I have a few questions that I used to throw out in interviews to immediately see where someone was at, one of them was "How can I make a cup of water boil at 70c?"
It's a very easy question, but if you don't know then you don't know.

Back onto the subject, there are some brilliant videos on Youtube of people making tables and things using resin and bits of all sorts of things, I particularly like the old wood and resin tables, you can use coloured resin and make some really nice stuff. It's on my list of things to do once I've retired and got time to bugger about.

My old physics teacher used to do an experiment where he could get water boiling at about 38C, pointing out that that this was why tea at altitude tastes rubbish.

And the fact that you rarely get offered anything but UHT milk - and most of that is shockingly awful in tea!!

[Rockburner]

And still nobody has asked the relevance of the peg....

I think none of us have the mental capacity to bear it.

[Taipan]

Many years ago, pegs were used as currency between Gypsies and the settled community. So maybe it has some ancient monetary symbolism attached to it? Has Sadlonelygit ever quoted anyone for a driveway per chance?

[Sadlonelygit]

Many years ago, pegs were used as currency between Gypsies and the settled community. So maybe it has some ancient monetary symbolism attached to it? Has Sadlonelygit ever quoted anyone for a driveway per chance?

No, but I'll fight ya for a paaaaaaand.

The pegs were given to us on honeymoon in NZ by some locals which got us out of the poop.
This is the last one left intact, so as it reminds us of the great time we had away for 3 months, I thought best to preserve it.
She thinks they're all FUBAR, and was quite upset when she broke the 'last' one.
Sentimental old bugger, me!

[Count Steer]

Many years ago, pegs were used as currency between Gypsies and the settled community. So maybe it has some ancient monetary symbolism attached to it? Has Sadlonelygit ever quoted anyone for a driveway per chance?

No, but I'll fight ya for a paaaaaaand.

The pegs were given to us on honeymoon in NZ by some locals which got us out of the poop.
This is the last one left intact, so as it reminds us of the great time we had away for 3 months, I thought best to preserve it.
She thinks they're all FUBAR, and was quite upset when she broke the 'last' one.
Sentimental old bugger, me!

Is it a classic 'dolly peg' type or a new fangled spring loaded one?

(Being NZ I'm guessing hand whittled ).

[Sadlonelygit]

Many years ago, pegs were used as currency between Gypsies and the settled community. So maybe it has some ancient monetary symbolism attached to it? Has Sadlonelygit ever quoted anyone for a driveway per chance?

No, but I'll fight ya for a paaaaaaand.

The pegs were given to us on honeymoon in NZ by some locals which got us out of the poop.
This is the last one left intact, so as it reminds us of the great time we had away for 3 months, I thought best to preserve it.
She thinks they're all FUBAR, and was quite upset when she broke the 'last' one.
Sentimental old bugger, me!

Is it a classic 'dolly peg' type or a new fangled spring loaded one?

(Being NZ I'm guessing hand whittled ).

Classic plastic dolly!

[Scotsrich]

If you go DIY I’d certainly practice a bit first.

Presumably you’ve only got one peg of particular significance so cocking it up might not go down well.

If fact she might hang you out to dry.

[Yorick]

Talking of pegs.

Some bugger nicked a pair of Mrs Y's knickers off our washing line.

Not too bothered about the knickers themselves, but we'd like the 10 clothes pegs returned.

[Sadlonelygit]

If you go DIY I’d certainly practice a bit first.

Presumably you’ve only got one peg of particular significance so cocking it up might not go down well.

If fact she might hang you out to dry.

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[Mr. Dazzle]

The question is...are those bubbles intentional?

[MrLongbeard]

The question is...are those bubbles intentional?

Are they buggery, they'd be coming from the divers if they were

[Horse]

The question is...are those bubbles intentional?

Are they buggery, they'd be coming from the divers if they were

Do fish fart?

[David]

The question is...are those bubbles intentional?

Are they buggery, they'd be coming from the divers if they were

Do fish fart?

No,but deep ocean chasms do . ..

[cheb]

The bubble size doesn't vary much from bottom to top. Allowing the divers are an average size the overall depth of the piece would be about 15m. That's enough to allow for a significant expansion in bubble size, depending on the depth the divers are supposed to be at. They're only wearing single tanks so it likely to be not more then 20 or 30m.

[Mr. Dazzle]

The bubble size doesn't vary much from bottom to top. Allowing the divers are an average size the overall depth of the piece would be about 15m. That's enough to allow for a significant expansion in bubble size, depending on the depth the divers are supposed to be at. They're only wearing single tanks so it likely to be not more then 20 or 30m.

Also, those rock formations appear to be made out of wood.

It's just all wrong!

[cheb]

The bubble size doesn't vary much from bottom to top. Allowing the divers are an average size the overall depth of the piece would be about 15m. That's enough to allow for a significant expansion in bubble size, depending on the depth the divers are supposed to be at. They're only wearing single tanks so it likely to be not more then 20 or 30m.

Also, those rock formations appear to be made out of wood.

It's just all wrong!

I'll allow them some artistic licence.

[Yambo]

Also, those rock formations appear to be made out of wood.

It's just all wrong!

Mmmm, in Yellowstone Park I saw trees that appeared to be made of rock.

Not for me but I know a few people who would love something like that lamp.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I always think they won't last.

I say that 'cause I got reasonable experience in people asking for various bits of BS Carbon Fibre for this that and the other, CFRP is of course nothing more than cast/moulded resin with carbon fibres in it. It's just not very tough in this context! It's plastic after all, so it scratches really easy and is generally quite soft. Also has a tendency to go a bit yellow over time.

I wouldn't expect a big ol' lump of poured resin like that ^ to still look fresh after a few years in use as a table.

Ornaments though, yeah sure. They sit on the shelf out of the way.

[MrLongbeard]

I wouldn't expect a big ol' lump of poured resin like that ^ to still look fresh after a few years in use as a table.

A couple of coats of Nano N3 should help (other ceramic coatings are available)