Repairing Micarta

im sure i've been called worse

no problem. it's been factory repaired. On the clock

 

Yeah boyeeeee

 

Nice tutorial... you can also get the particulates down by sanding under running water at the sink... but with the minimal at gas and particulate produced a respirator and a spot where air circulates well is fine


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well...
i could have typed it all out. im a visual learner and this was more fun.:thumbup:

 

Phillip that was an incredible walk through. Thanks so much for the photos!

 

:applause:

:thumbup: Thanks!

 

thank you

 

...what he said. i can't see the pics here at work. i'll check it all out later. good show. :thumbup:

 

Above and beyond, VANCE. Above and beyond.

~ P.

 

That was a great tutorial! Thanks so much for doing that!!

 

You guys never cease to amaze me. What amazing customer service, Phillip!

 

thanks errybody.


honestly,
it was easier for me to do this than to write it all out. getting my thoughts onto paper in the correct order is sometimes a struggle for me. you may or may not have noticed that most of my responses to posts are short and sweet and that's why.

my wife says im a terrible story teller too.

 

Thanks for taking the time to show us this process. A novice would think, hey it's only sanding-- but I'd be so wrong.

Could you maybe capture the epoxy mixing process next. Do you put part A into Part B, or is it Part B into Part A, do you color it before you mix or after, do you measure by volume or by weight, or by a semi-calibrated eye ball measurement. Do you adjust for temperature and humidity? Mix counter-clockwise or clockwise, or do you just gently shake it. Do you let the pot kick off before use or do you just start right away, brush or squeegee application? What type of wet film thickness do you shoot for? Just writing all this out shows me why people screw it up all the time on Forged in Fire.

Really, thanks for taking the time to show this and I'm sorry about my creative writing exercise, I just spent the last two hours editing a specification for flushing a water system, so I needed a little mind shift.


Thanks!

BTW- Epoxy mixing and camera's don't mix well in the end.

 

The epoxy.


The dye



We carefully mix them by volume based on Kyle & Cody's best guesstimate. "A" & "B" at the same time


The dye is added after the epoxy & hardener has been thoroughly mixed.

We use the gloop & spread method using a Popsicle stick. A toothpick is also essential. It is used to swirl epoxy into the holes that have been drilled out.


The pins & Bullseye are also coated w/ epoxy.




here is the application thickness you are looking for

 

This has turned into a very informative post; thanks for sharing

 

You win, Phillip, you win!

 

haha

took me flipping through 140 pages in the BTS folder on Fotki.........You Win

 

A counter-clockwise swirl?




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after the clockwise on a 24hr clock of course

 

Seeing you have already sanded and refinished, I'm too late.

An easy way to fix MINOR dents and scrapes is to take a piece of wax paper and dam the area and take over it to form a temporary holding area behind the scratch.

Mix some 2 part 5 minute epoxy and fill the area in front of the wax paper. Wait to dry completely. Remove dam materials. Sand to smooth again. I like to use fingerboards from my wife's nail kit. They come from course (220) to ultra fine (720) and even polishing (3000). They work well on steel as well.

For future reference.

Larry
Tinkerer