This is a river table tutorial that covers everything from selecting your slab of wood to how to get a flawless epoxy finish.
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Some of the products used in making this table:
Stone Coat Countertops Stone Coat Epoxy we used (heat and yellowing resistant) for the seal coats and top final flood coat can be found using this link: [ Ссылка ]
Stone Coat Countertops Super Cast Epoxy (designed to be poured over 3/4" and up to 2" in a single pour) used on the river can be found using this link: [ Ссылка ]
This is the epoxy typically used to seal the edges of the boards before pouring the river as well as to fill holes and voids (Stone Coat Countertops). [ Ссылка ]
Metallic powder additive used with the super cast epoxy [ Ссылка ]
Router bit used for planing the slab [ Ссылка ]
Quality brush used to chop out the epoxy flood coat [ Ссылка ]
or if you are planning on doing a couple epoxy projects or working with bark on, I suggest this bulk pack of 12 (you save over $1 per brush) [ Ссылка ]
Burn in wax sticks used to fill stubborn pinholes between seal coats of epoxy [ Ссылка ] and [ Ссылка ]
You can keep reusing your trowel by simply letting the epoxy drain off the square notches. This 1/8 x 1/8 x 1/8 square notch trowel is the size you need for the flood coat [ Ссылка ]
In this video I use this 2-1/4 hp Dewalt Router with a fixed base - this link is to kit I bought (it includes the same router with the fixed base and an additional plunging base - which has many applications) [ Ссылка ]
When using a 1:1 ratio epoxy, measuring your amounts is extremely important. Here is the brand of mixing cup I trust and has never let me down [ Ссылка ]
I use Diablo 5" random orbital sanding discs (I use different grits, working my way up to 220 - there is no need to go beyond 220 grit when using epoxy) [ Ссылка ]
With the exception of a little hand sanding, I use this Dewalt Random Orbital Sander [ Ссылка ]
This is an epoxy cleaner which I use before delivering any epoxy product to a client. It also contains an epoxy polish to help maintain your finish. [ Ссылка ]
These are the metal sanding disks I use on my 4 1/2 grinder with the grinder conversion attachment. I use 50 grit. [ Ссылка ]
To remove router lines, excess epoxy, and/or hardened epoxy drips, I use this conversion grinder attachment on my 4 1/2 grinder and attach low grit metal sanding disks. [ Ссылка ]
Use this self igniting propane torch to pop air bubbles. [ Ссылка ]
Alumilite Dye
This is the dye I use to color epoxy when metallic flakes aren't enough or not wanted. [ Ссылка ]
