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Damn, what a bad day. (I don't feel bad though)
First, I burn a table with a trouble light. I was using it to heat my knives after Militec, left it on for a few hours. When I finally went to go check on them, I could smell something starting to burn, lifted up the box and nothing. I then noticed some black stuff around the light, so I lifted that up. Needless to say, I found a huge chared spot in the middle of my table. Not only that but my knives were too hot to handle...
Then 3rd attempt on the homemade micarta, switched from those 2 vial epoxies (from the 2nd and successful attempt), to the Fiberglass resin. I think I put too much hardener, and made too much at one time. Also I almost forgot to put the wax. So when I got to the 3rd or 4th layer, I noticed that the resin was jello-ie. I tried mixing it to soften or break it up, but I broke my stiring stick. The cup got really hot (could see steam) and melted a plastic coating on the outside of the cup I was keeping it in.
So I got a burnt my work bench, then I made a 5" by 6", 4 layer sheet of micarta. What a day.
First, I burn a table with a trouble light. I was using it to heat my knives after Militec, left it on for a few hours. When I finally went to go check on them, I could smell something starting to burn, lifted up the box and nothing. I then noticed some black stuff around the light, so I lifted that up. Needless to say, I found a huge chared spot in the middle of my table. Not only that but my knives were too hot to handle...
Then 3rd attempt on the homemade micarta, switched from those 2 vial epoxies (from the 2nd and successful attempt), to the Fiberglass resin. I think I put too much hardener, and made too much at one time. Also I almost forgot to put the wax. So when I got to the 3rd or 4th layer, I noticed that the resin was jello-ie. I tried mixing it to soften or break it up, but I broke my stiring stick. The cup got really hot (could see steam) and melted a plastic coating on the outside of the cup I was keeping it in.
So I got a burnt my work bench, then I made a 5" by 6", 4 layer sheet of micarta. What a day.