Epoxy ring

Dear visitors of the site from the author's master class, you will learn the technology of manufacturing rings of epoxy resin with a filler in the form of wood chips.

Today, fashionable rings made of epoxy are quite popular, they have a various shape, as well as various additives and fillers, as well as any color can be given to the resin. You can put shavings, sparkles in the blank, or fill in some kind of insect; everything is very beautiful and interesting, and most importantly unique, which in our difficult time is in the first place.

Despite the apparent complexity, the whole technology is quite simple and understandable, you just need to get a little deeper into the process and you yourself can make a dozen rings of different sizes)))

The base is epoxy resin and hardener in a ratio of 10/1, glitter and wood chips are added. First, the required amount of resin is poured into the container, then sparkles are added to it and everything is thoroughly mixed, then the chips and again mixed. Epoxy resin is painted with color, you should add a little bit at the tip of the toothpick, stirring to catch the desired color. The hardener is added last of all in a ratio of 1/10 of the total resin fraction, that is, for example 10 grams of resin and 1 gram of hardener, everything is mixed very carefully.

So, let's look at what exactly is needed to make an epoxy ring?

Materials

1. epoxy resin
2. hardener
3. sequins
4. wood shavings
5. color

Instruments

1. capacity for solution preparation (plastic cups)
2. silicone mold
3. emery
4. pliers
5. drill
6. round file
7. waterproof sandpaper with grain 600/1200/2500 grid
8. mini grinder
9. vernier caliper

Step-by-step instructions for making an epoxy ring do it yourself.

First of all, you should prepare all the components so that everything is at hand during the work, you also need to wear latex or mica gloves, because the resin is very sticky and the hardener is aggressive if you get on exposed skin, you can get burned, so safety before Total. A respirator is also a mandatory safety measure against tar and hardener vapors, in small quantities it is certainly not so scary, but still ..

It’s best to use a silicone mold to fill in the workpieces, because it’s very easy to remove the flooded figures later and there’s nothing to stick to, the shape can also be made of paper and glued with adhesive tape inside, which is also a good option for starting work)
It is advisable to spread mica or a simple package on the table so that drops of resin, color and hardener do not stain the surface of the table.

After that, the author pours epoxy into the container, adds sparkles and brings to a homogeneous mass, then wood chips, color adds a little bit on the tip of the toothpick, so as not to sort out with contrast. In this case, the author used 3 dyes: black, blue and green. Everything is very thoroughly mixed.Attention is an important point! Hardener 1/10 part of the total share of epoxy is added to the finished solution, mixed and poured from glass to glass several times so that the hardener and resin are mixed properly, if this is not done, the solution will not solidify completely and the workpiece will be sticky. Mix everything thoroughly!

Further important! It is necessary to expel air bubbles from the solution, and this the author does with the help of a home-made vacuum installation. That is, a glass of resin is placed in a jar and air is pumped out within 10 minutes. Additionally, the resin can be heated in a water bath up to 50-60^aboutFROM
thus it will become even more elastic and air bubbles will come out much faster.The author pours the finished mixture into a silicone mold. The master removes the bubbles that have come to the surface with a lighter.An epoxy resin with an added hardener hardens after 24 hours, from the silicone form, the frozen workpieces come out quite easily.Next, the cubes are bored by emery and given the shape of a circle, a hole is drilled in the center.These are the blanks for making rings. The work is very dusty, so we change into work clothes, protective equipment: a respirator, glasses, gloves.Next, we bore the inner hole with a round file, but we are not carried away, because there will still be a series of grinding work.Then we begin to grind the ring from the inside, sandpaper was used with grain 2500/1600/600. Mandatory from the inside, because the degree of polishing of the product will be determined from the inside.The outer part of the ring is sanded with waterproof sandpaper.Starting with coarse grain and gradually decreasing to 600.It polishes the ring with a boron polishing machine. The author bought it in a car shop.In general, in the end it turns out here is such a beauty.The author made all these rings to order, and sent them by mail to customers in all regions of our vast country. As you know, handmade products are always in demand, and in our time especially, the payment for designer rings is decent. So what can be taken as a basis for a small home business, the set of tools is minimal, the materials are freely available and sold, so we take and do it. Go for it friends!

This concludes the article. Thank you all for your attention!
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