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Each board was hanging off about 4 inches on each side, which didn't matter because it didn't fall off.
Next, I measured how wide I wanted the boards and make sure this width was consistent on both ends. I marked the spot with a pencil once each end was parallel.
Then, I cut 2 end pieces of melamine a bit higher than the melamine plus sinker cypress. I attached it to the bottom melamine piece with brad nails.
Next, I verified the table was level with my leveler. Then, I secured the sinker cypress to the melamine with scrap pieces of plywood and a combination of F-clamps and bar clamps.
Mixture and Ratio
I mixed 36 ounces of epoxy resin (24 ounces of A glue and 12 ounces of B glue)
Next, I used a stir stick until the epoxy resin turned cloudy white. It is important to stir the mixture and scrape the sides of the mixing cup. Do NOT whip while stirring because it causes LOTS of bubbles.
Two Times Epoxy Resin Pour
To start, I slowly poured the epoxy resin on the surface of the melamine
Next, I removed the bubbles and worked the material with a heat gun. I completely forgot to wipe the table with a tack cloth before pouring the material; therefore, the heat gun blew material in the epoxy resin.
I decided to use my micro butane torch to remove the remaining bubbles.
After 24 hours, I mixed another 24 ounces of epoxy resin and 2 ounces of glow powder for the second pour.
This is the same mixture as the first pour and the same process; however, I didn't use the heat gun this time.
I am comfortable mixing 24 ounces of material in a single mixture due to the size of my container and mixing stick.
Sanding
Normally, I perform sanding at the end of my project. However, I ran out of resin, which is the reason why I sanded at this point in the project.The sandpaper grits I used was 80 grit, 120 grit, and 220 grit.
Third Times Epoxy Resin Pour
If you set UV light inside river table, you should do third times
Embed Fire Glass
I used fire glass on this table because it will be placed in the same room as the previous LED Epoxy Resin River Table I built a few months back.The fire glass is rather dusty out of the bag, so I cleaned the glass with water in a bucket.Next, I put the fire glass in a towel over night to dry.I poured the fire glass in the epoxy resin river table and spread it evenly across.Then, I used a carpenter square to make sure the fire glass sat below the surface.
The fourth epoxy resin pour was the same as the first 3 pours with two minor differences:
I didn't put any glow powder in this mixture.
I mixed 2 36 ounce batches instead of one.
It was my intention for the glow to shine through the fire glass to create a unique light pattern and look.
The glow powder causes the epoxy resin to be cloudy. Therefore, there was no point in using it in the last 72 ounces of epoxy resin.I mixed 36 ounce batches in seperate containers.Next, I poured the first 36 ounces and removed the bubbles with my mini butane torch. Then, I immediately poured the last 36ounces and made sure I got the epoxy resin level with the top of each piece of wood. I removed the bubbles in the same manner as the first 36 ounces.
Attach UV Black Light
The UV black lights are meant to be attached with the lights facing down.However, I need the lights to face up (towards the table) in order to charge the glow powder for the epoxy resin river table.First, I used CA glue to attach the UV black lights to the underside of the river. The epoxy resin is cloudy, so the marks the CA glue made were not visible.I had enough length in the string to make 3 wraps. One wrap on the outside, back on the other side, and last one in the middle.
Table Top Epoxy Resin Top Coat
I mixed 3 ounces of epoxy resin, spread it carefully with a paint chip brush. I made sure to remove the loose bristles from the paint brush before I spread the material.I used my micro butane torch to remove bubbles.
