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Old 04-24-2012, 05:07 PM
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http://s1147.photobucket.com/albums/...nife%20Handle/
Heres the Photobucket link. Sorry for the crappy pics, hte lighting on my leather bench isn't great so it doesn't do the knives justice
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Old 04-24-2012, 05:08 PM
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and yes its 2 complete knives and a blade I'm working on
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Old 04-24-2012, 09:23 PM
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MAN MADE BURL!!!!! Man that stuff looks great!
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Old 04-24-2012, 09:56 PM
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I think its pretty cool, its not all that hard to do, you just gotta do it fast because everytime I've done it the weathers been different so work times ranged from 8 minutes to 25. (North Texas weather gotta love it)
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Old 04-24-2012, 10:11 PM
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I use a polyester resin for vacuum bag moulds and its got over an hour work time and its a really nice amber color.
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Old 04-24-2012, 10:15 PM
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Whats the price? A quart of Bondos $17.96. (Found a better supply, but I had to buy an 8 gallon flat at $90+ whatever increase)
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Old 06-03-2012, 11:35 PM
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I use the short strand fiberglass bondo with the liquid hardener, NOT the cream junk.

One real easy simple tip I can tell is use zip lock bags! once you slap all that glue on the material put it in the bag and just fold the top over, do not seal it. Then clamp it and your gold. Many of the video's I have seen they use to little pressure. I have never had air bubbles at all.

This is with the cream hardener junk.


And this is redone with the good stuff.

Note there is a top and a bottom to fabric, here I wanted to show both sides.

As for respirators goes home depot,lowes, etc. has them, I get the P100 filters as it does fumes, lead, asbestos, mold, etc.. Since fiberglass is mechanical any of them should work but if your dealing with chemicals well that's a whole new ball game. I just go with the P100 filters (listed as mold on the package) I use it for every step in the process and during cleanup afterwards. Be sure to do extra cleaning when dealing with this stuff as any problems you will likely run into is stuff you don't clean up.

When it comes to respirators think OCD, rather be safe than sorry. My dad had COPD and it killed him, he was 60.

As for the 8 gallon, get the volume size that would be used QUIICKLY, I have had this stuff harden fairly fast, in the can unused.


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Old 06-04-2012, 06:11 PM
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You actually use filler to make your micarta? Seems odd lol
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Old 06-08-2012, 10:42 AM
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I haven't used the cream hardener just the hardener in the blasted little tube. And what do you mean by filler?
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Old 06-08-2012, 09:16 PM
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The creme stuff seems to make it lumpy and it shows up as those brown gobs. I have no idea what they were saying about filler, It is just denim, glue, denim, glue, denim glue, ..... denim, glue.


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Old 06-09-2012, 10:05 AM
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"I use the short strand fiberglass bondo with the liquid hardener, NOT the cream junk."

That's what I was talking about. Short strand fiberglass bondo is a body filler not a resin.
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Old 06-09-2012, 03:50 PM
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Quote:
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"I use the short strand fiberglass bondo with the liquid hardener, NOT the cream junk."

That's what I was talking about. Short strand fiberglass bondo is a body filler not a resin.
Bondo? Home Solutions? All Purpose Fiberglass Resin, 20122, 1 Quart (US)




Quote:
Ingredient % by Wt
POLYESTER POLYMER 40 - 70
SILICA 0.5 - 1.5
STYRENE MONOMER 30 - 60
We may be referencing different products.

I have also use various other products as well.

For example loctite E-120HP




There is a very diverse range of adhesives


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Old 06-10-2012, 03:00 AM
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Lol I'm confused now because a couple posts ago you said you used the short strand bondo
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Old 08-13-2012, 04:34 PM
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Exclamation super glue

I read somewhere or saw on utube about superglue to seal the fabric strands. After fine sanding and with gloves on pour thin superglue (quickly) onto micarta let dry and sand again at a high grit. Be careful, the stuff heats up.http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/im...lies/flame.gif
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Old 08-25-2012, 08:58 PM
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My latest denim micarta twist handle, i finally got around to taking some pics with an actual camera. I use bondo fiberglass resin, its a lot cheaper than some of the other alternatives out there. The only problems i have had with it revolve around hardening too fast on a hot day.



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