Members Waiting Posted February 1, 2015 Members Report Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Brewer's pitch: http://jas-townsend.com/brewers-pitch-p-373.html Edited February 1, 2015 by Waiting Quote
Members Brushpopper Posted February 1, 2015 Author Members Report Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks! Quote
Members OdinUK Posted February 2, 2015 Members Report Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks. I like this method of forming because it ensures the sides are flat. Quote Lord Of Leather
Members Frederiek Posted February 3, 2015 Members Report Posted February 3, 2015 What I like is that the 'back' is flatter, to me this seems like a much more likely production method than the filling and stamping. Very nice What about bees wax for sealing? Quote My website My Etsy store
Members Brushpopper Posted February 3, 2015 Author Members Report Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Thanks. The distended front and flatter back of the original flacket from the Mary Rose could only have been made this way, with wooden formers. Beeswax is fine though it's better if resin is in there too. Edited February 3, 2015 by Brushpopper Quote
Members builderofstuff Posted February 3, 2015 Members Report Posted February 3, 2015 very cool! Chris Quote Just a man, a shop, and a long list of unfinished projects..... My Website My Etsy Shop
electrathon Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 I spent a lot of time talking to the chemist associated with the max clr epoxy resin today. His answer is their product does meet the food safe definition for cold liquids if all of the rules are followed exactly. The mixing has to be done very well, then transferred to another cup and mixed again. It will take at least two coats, less than 3 hours apart. As it is curing you need to be constantly rotating the canteen to be sure of proper consistency. You have to wait for the product to fully cure (many, many days). So there are a lot of rules to follow and if you do it wrong it will not be food safe. But if you do it correct, you will be able to safely be able to use the product. This is an improvement from what I found a couple years ago when I was basically finding that most people were claiming food safe as long as you did not really want the answers tot he questions. Quote
Members Frederiek Posted February 5, 2015 Members Report Posted February 5, 2015 The sealing itself, you pour in molten resin? I've hotwaxed things before and I always ended up submerging the whole item because of all the blotches. Quote My website My Etsy store
electrathon Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 The resin is 2 part epoxy. You mix it and pour it inside, rotate and turn to coat all places. Pour out the excess, keep turning till it cures. Quote
Members TRHLeather Posted February 5, 2015 Members Report Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) I love the flat back. I had done some research into making one but this is the first one I have seen with a flat side. Very nice! Electrathon, is that a specific product that MAx CLR advises use on a project or there whole product line in general? Edited February 5, 2015 by TRHLeather Quote Thanks, Tom Hodder TRH Leather www.facebook.com/TRHLeather
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