I Tested Viral Epoxy Rocks Table

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I test building the epoxy rocks table done by The Donkey on TikTok !
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@maybebored3283 10 місяців тому

I love that the point of the rocks is to use the waste products, and then they make waste specifically for the table, and then the whole table becomes waste

@hotshot7000 10 місяців тому

Yeah... I wish they could've found a way to at least dispose of all that responsibly, rather than just dumping liquid pouring resin into the dumpster

@ganjalfcreamcorn8438 10 місяців тому

@@hotshot7000 itll cure and flake off over time. no different then throwing it away dry really. doesn't hurt the dumpster's feelings so who cares. although i would have happily taken it home to use the wood for a table lol.

@KariIzumi1 10 місяців тому

It’s the circle of life 😂

@crowdemon_archives 10 місяців тому

"An attempt was made" 😅

@SatumainenOlento 10 місяців тому

The irony the irony is strong with this one!!!

@colinblin1723 11 місяців тому

Great video. I love when the mistakes are shown. It's unfortunate you couldn't track down exactly what happened.

@MEATLOAFr 11 місяців тому

Almost looks like one of the buckets of resin wasn’t mixed or bottles mislabeled when shipped

@sahie 10 місяців тому

It definitely felt like the hardener was missing, that’s for sure! 😬

@scoutsatan6206 11 місяців тому

If you did the silver and blue "rocks" only you could do a frozen river with chunks of ice floating throughout.i think that's be a pretty cool table

@Slide100 11 місяців тому

Sorry about the bad pour. I had this kind of thing happen once, smaller amounts though. In the post-mortem, I realized that I had used more resin, instead of hardener, when I mixed it. 1:1 resin, guess I grabbed the wrong bottle. 🤷

@lukedorey 11 місяців тому

Yeah I think the exact same thing happened to me. One of the layers is still a bit gummy almost a decade later

@meeprific 10 місяців тому

I feel like you need to call Evan and Katelyn for any and all resin questions. 😂

@TheRealCartman1 11 місяців тому

To help prevent air bubbles I've put resin along the live edge, let it get to the gummy stage then done the main pour, seems to help keep any air bubbles coming through from the wood.

@BMSculptures 11 місяців тому

Great now I cant stop thinking about doing this rock technique and carving something out of it. Fantastic idea.

@CurioussXe 11 місяців тому

My two cents: besides your two ideas (expired resin and/or a bad ratio), the uneven cure could have been the degassing. I only work with 3 minute resin, so it may not directly compare, but if I try to degas, it foams and cures in about 15 seconds. The inside of the pot gets fairly warm, and that might have kickstarted your cure too soon. The finished table looks great though!

@WiiNESticles 11 місяців тому

IDK what you're talking about, I degass all the time and never have an issue, typically 60-80 oz degassed at a time single pours for me, never had a curing issue.

@maddieadams75 11 місяців тому

Wow table turned out great. Resin can be used years after expiration date, you’ll see yellowing to part A, this can be rectified by adding small amounts of blue if you need a clear pour, or add any color to mask the yellowing. I have a bottle of resin that I purchased in 2017 used it last week, colored it dark blue arguably my piece was smaller, the pour turned out fine. Resin that doesn’t set is 98% operator error ❤

@darthroach9057 11 місяців тому

Thanks for the tip. I have some that I put in a cabinet and forgot about but I still want to use.

@niccilefevre 10 місяців тому

This is why I think they should have added a touch of blue, total boat tends to yellow a lot over time and that would've helped it age a tad better.

@maddieadams75 10 місяців тому

@@niccilefevre actually I’ve been adding a mini drop of blue or green, I tried a micro drop of white and it clouded the clear resin, I’m still experimenting with colors, in all my clear pours to reduce the possibility of yellowing.

@franklinhuenergardt3831 9 місяців тому

It might be worth it to put the time in to making a rock mold for the epoxy.

@Aisaaax 11 місяців тому

I BTW really like the result, the soft pastel colors and the fact they are semi-transparent. This is so far my most favorite river effect that I saw. Others look great too, but this one is just amazing. Does it lose structural integrity because it didn't harden at the same time?

@JeffieWeffie23 11 місяців тому

I've got a crazy idea inspired by this video. Do a small end table to see how it turns out. Try smaller/non transparent pieces of epoxy and see if u can mimic a geo rock. As far as crushed epoxy. Maybe a rock crusher or something then screen out 1/2" 1/4" and 1/8th in and use what best fits the project.

@johnnyb95678 11 місяців тому

Another great video showing the good, the bad, and the ugly about builds! Thank you for sharing!

@darrylbuckett5380 11 місяців тому

I've been thinking of something similar, but using lumps of coloured glass, looks great. Cheers

@dvperr 11 місяців тому

I appreciate you leaving the mistakes in. We all make them, even experienced fabricators, but not all of us share our fails. A mistake is a learning experience, share it.

@somebodyandthem 11 місяців тому

I don’t, it makes the video longer

@Geoff1787 11 місяців тому

Thoughts on tumbling the resin rocks so they are smooth? Might be a cool evolution.

@H3xx1st 9 місяців тому

Good idea! Suggestion: Wouldn't it make more sense to mould the "rocks" smooth first then tumble to have less waste? (Yeah, I know this kinda defeats the "use the waste resin idea")

@jimblack6733 11 місяців тому

Another wonderful Malecki lesson! Thanks John, keep ‘‘em coming!!!

@CordsElectronicShow 11 місяців тому

Great video John! This is what we like to see. Keep the builds comin!

@adetokunbohakingba267 11 місяців тому

I love the courage and creativity that went into this. I love the finished product 🎉

@shibarmyburnz1978 11 місяців тому

hahahah the courage to make it for content and the creativity to copy an idea. bravo

@markjohns4651 11 місяців тому

That table turned out so much better looking than I thought it would. At the start of the video I thought there was no way this was going to look good, granted I never saw the one you got the idea from. Keep up the great videos.

@michaelross8794 11 місяців тому

Solid colors on the "rocks"...I was thinking the same thing the whole way through. In fact, when you pulled out the gold I figured you were going to with black and then drizzle the gold and maybe some white over it to make it look like marble.

@donovanleeds4012 9 місяців тому

Love the idea of the leftover resin for use as fillers - I can see creating something using marbles to the same effect.

@christopher5855 11 місяців тому

I actually really like the opalescent look and would actually prefer it to show more. Also maybe have more contrast between the light and dark color rocks. it seems to be a great way to use up excess epoxy in a variety of builds large and small scale like pen blanks, knife scales and all the way up to tables.

@tedspens 11 місяців тому

The table looks awesome! Now I'd like to see one with solid black resin, same clear stones, glass finish.

@chriscalon8913 11 місяців тому

That turned out much nicer than I was thinking. Great job!

@CathrinSK 10 місяців тому

I can't get over how nice it ended up looking! So pretty.

@MCsCreations 11 місяців тому

It really turned out beautiful, John! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@telefrag93551 11 місяців тому

Really cool result! I love when your videos build things. The test ones are cool but the build vids are better. This was a great combination of both!

@laurastrause3293 10 місяців тому

Turned out great. I might watch a few more of these to try my hand at one. !!! Great inspiration.

@MaryAGray-jj9tp Місяць тому

Wow, that was really fun to watch!! Love the final table…just beautiful!!

@camerongrimes715 10 місяців тому

Love the way this one turned out, great job!

@brendanrobertson5966 11 місяців тому

The opalescent result looks good. If you can find some storage space for the 'failed pour' tables, it could be a 'limited stock' item when you fill a storage bin.

@paulcurley3164 11 місяців тому

work with resin for composite boat building. only time i have ever seen that issue is ratio issues with the resin to hardener.

@Spain42 6 місяців тому

I love that you still posted this video. We all make mistakes.. it’s nice to share them. We can all learn from them. Love you guys

@timothysebo-glenn864 11 місяців тому

I’d love to see it with solid earthy coloured rocks like charcoals and what not. Keep up the amazing work !

@why6212 11 місяців тому

Or natural gem colors like turquoise

@pokeypso 11 місяців тому

My husband and I love watching your videos together! Thanks for all you do!

@kpp_3 11 місяців тому

It's not from degassing too long. I worked as an engineer at a wind turbine manufacturing facility and we could leave resin in a degassing tank for 24 hours, conservatively. I feel your pain tho. 😢

@John_Malecki 11 місяців тому

Thank you, i still have no clue how i messed it up so bad

@bearded_firemedic 11 місяців тому

What type of resin was it that you used and are you positive that you kept under vacuum for 24 hours and not in a pressure pot? The reason I ask is that this type of resin will start to boil under vacuum very rapidly once the majority of the air bubbles are evacuated..

@kpp_3 11 місяців тому

@@bearded_firemedic polyester and epoxy resins and yes under vacuum. Not sure how industrial resin is different from this in the video. Good point

@thefrankperspective4247 11 місяців тому

Question for the engineer - Is it at all possible that the epoxy rocks and shards, under heat, partially reactivated or reacted, throwing off the ratio?

@kpp_3 11 місяців тому

@@thefrankperspective4247 if they're cured its fine. When we did any kind of repairs on blades, we used resin again (like filling holes or reinforcements) on cured resin with no issues.

@symbionictitan4074 10 місяців тому

I like this channel because it is transparent and realistic, and shows the failures and struggles of creating. Also, takes both with a positive attitude.

@ronsimpson143 11 місяців тому

You should do what Blacktail Studio does and paint the wood with fast set epoxy first. It keeps the bubbles from coming out of the wood into the resin.

@5THRTB 11 місяців тому

Great project! Not sure of my favorite denim but wondering what a corduroy table would look like lol

@user-vq1zz3bc3y 10 місяців тому

Whenever you mix the epoxy it must be poured into the second bucket and mixed again, only in this way both components are guaranteed to connect

@helimech0 11 місяців тому

The flattening bit in the cnc looks a lot like the wagner safety planer. I used one when I use to build guitars.

@RJSDZNS 11 місяців тому

That turned out stupid awesome!! I love your stuff John! Love your channel!!

@californiacritic9779 11 місяців тому

Malecki should make a mold to get the rock shape he wants. It's kind of like an ice tray just for the rock shapes.

@Allogenes 11 місяців тому

GI 1000 silicone is amazing for such things.

@GoldmansGarage 9 місяців тому

Love screaming donkey. His stuff is amazing

@hesswoodwork 11 місяців тому

My guess is that the epoxy ratio was not correct or it was not mixed throughly. The temperature and degassing would not have made some of it cure and some of it still be liquid. I also do not think shelf life would affect it that much. I've used TotalBoat epoxy that was years old with no problems.

@GinaMacArt 10 місяців тому

I love your wood and resin combinations. I could have imagined a yellow resin, giving the appearance of topaz. The sculpture is brilliant, by the way. 😊❤️🙏🇦🇺

@kimma3455 11 місяців тому

❤ love the work you do. It's good to see you show the good and the bad. Not just the finished work.

@JSFurst 11 місяців тому

Just a suggestion for cleaning the "rocks" before your pour... Put them in a strainer and wash them, like lettuce.

@josiecapps2555 8 днів тому

Excellent at the end…great!

@shawnolson8222 11 місяців тому

That is one of the coolest look tables you have made... Great Great job....

@perry1559 11 місяців тому

Where I was working before I retire, I used a couple different 2 part epoxies. The tech support rep told me that the catalyst has a such shorter shelf life than the enamel.

@user-un8vr4ip3d 8 місяців тому

I had a bad mix once. It was the final coat on a large butcher block countertop. I ended up stripping off 2 gallons of mostly cured epoxy with a large large grinder. It was not fun but in the end the counter turned out great

@vegasmaniac7745 9 місяців тому

This was an entertaining watch, thanks! Too bad about the wrecked pour but shift happens. You take it in stride n move forward.

@SchysCraftCo. 11 місяців тому

Sometimes it goes bad. We live to learn and learn to live. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friends. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God bless.

@garyf.9953 9 місяців тому

BM sculpture had a similar problem when he left the epoxy in the vacuum chamber too long and water condensated inside and mixed in the epoxy. I dont know if that is happened here but it seems similar.

@UnholiestJedi 11 місяців тому

Live & learn. all of us must and you do it in such an entertaining way. Great vid!

@blandon9748 6 місяців тому

I have learned so much from your mistakes, thank you! I have been doing epoxy tables for more than two years, and have avoided many major mistakes by watching your videos. Unfortunately, I have been able to invent some monumental blunders all on my own. The real talent in making epoxy mistakes is the ability to fix that which you have screwed up. And you have helped immeasurably with that process. Again, Thank you!

@logichound9179 11 місяців тому

UKposts recommended me your channel and despite the fact im not a wood worker and know nothing about it i now enjoy your content, you sir got a new sub keep up the great content and work

@davidnelson9775 11 місяців тому

Interesting concept. Best part was using the bandsaw to flatten the top.

@x710Beast 11 місяців тому

Glad to see you using black diamond pigments. You have to try out the 2 tones. My favourite is dragon breath.

@ElectricRose9001 5 місяців тому

It's like clear terrazzo, or opal. Very neat~

@CaptainSpock1701 11 місяців тому

9:04 - Love that *"Yes!"* for the sledge hammers!

@APOKreations_with_Kristin 10 місяців тому

I think anyone that works with resin has had a “bad pour” at least once. The table came out awesome! I can’t wait to try one. I have some huge planks drying in my garage

@89ccullen 11 місяців тому

I really love how the table turned out :)

@richardservatius5405 2 місяці тому

This couple bought a brand new UTV and went riding. They rode for about a half mile and it caught fire. They bailed off it without getting burned. Totaled of course. The aluminum wheels melted and formed puddles that looked like bright, shiny streams. Very pretty. I can imagine pouring molten aluminum down a new, flat aluminum plate while tilting it to form a crooked stream and then inlaying the stream into wood.

@severalbees5115 11 місяців тому

my guesses on what caused the pour failure are either that it wasn't mixed properly (I've seen those streaks form in that case,) the wrong ratio was used, or that there was moisture that got trapped in it. moisture in the wood or mold, or even in the epoxy itself would probably vaporize from the heat and form those big pockets. I don't know if epoxy resins can trap moisture, but I work with 3D printers a little, and I know that whenever you use certain plastics like Nylon, for example, you have to dry them out before use.

@esaedvik 11 місяців тому

The end result looks magical!

@romansdzalbs 11 місяців тому

Looks amazing

@markdull362 2 місяці тому

That looks awesome. Might be interesting to embed some ARGB LED light strips underneath rocks for lighting effect.

@meepcaster 11 місяців тому

Is it possible for deep pour resin to get hot enough to decure finished resin? And if so what if those were different resin types with different ratios and cure times? It's a stretch but this looked like what happens when your hardener ratio is off.

@magerkyle 7 місяців тому

As someone getting into trying to do this for a living, I am very jealous of your bandsaw lol

@VicLaraJr 11 місяців тому

Oh! I would really like to see you build your best version of this

@gregoryjasongranado5248 11 місяців тому

I'm glad I'm not the only one who screws up. You give me the confidence to keep trying.

@JeremyMcconnell 11 місяців тому

That table is super cool. I need one of those in my office!

@aktaion_aim4398 11 місяців тому

Awesome project 👍, maybe something like putting your faux rock in a tumbler to smooth off sharp edges or a cement mixer to knock around. 🤔

@ItsSaferUnderTheBlanket 6 місяців тому

To me, this feels filmed and structured like a 2000's TV show in the best way possible.

@Hanna.226 10 місяців тому

Saw the Steelers logo and noticed your from around Pittsburgh!! How dope

@spiritof1977 11 місяців тому

I'm actually pretty impressed with the strength of that epoxy

@shawnnelson8627 8 місяців тому

I would recommend putting a date on your epoxy bottles when you receive them so you know how long they've been on the shelf

@pacificdune 9 місяців тому

The same resin issue happened to me, but on a smaller project. I’m working with liquid glass we determined it was due to expired resin. I noticed you have a fairly large shelf full of resin. I’ve gone to buying only what a I need when I need it.

@cherylblair2344 11 місяців тому

I enjoyed your personality. Informative and fun.

@bestfamily4489 11 місяців тому

Turn one of these slabs into a wall mounted marble run. Copper tubing with slats for wood section and clear acrylic tubing for epoxy sections.

@Maudddje 11 місяців тому

thanks for the awesome big furniture build video!!! i missed those :D

@jacobkamphus205 9 місяців тому

I want to see version two. Take the first table, slice it up, throw it in a new mold, and pour resin over it. 10/10

@marytucker1806 11 місяців тому

Did you check the moisture in the woods immediately before the project?

@Ivyrose4 10 місяців тому

I have had these bubbles before, and they usually come from under an object when you use very thick layers and air bubbles get trapped between the hardening surface and the object.

@arthenry498 10 місяців тому

Looks great to me. Agree, need heavier color in rocks but still really nice.

@philblakely 11 місяців тому

Y'all are a bunch of children with dangerous power tools... an I LOVE it!

@DonnyRP 11 місяців тому

It’s amazing how good you are at this stuff. But then how bad you are at the same time 😂😂😂😂. Great work.

@Buju3000 11 місяців тому

Great video John! Keep em coming!

@christopherbmw5 7 місяців тому

Crazy question but what is the name of song at the end of video? Love the look of this table. Also the wood chose is amazing. I miss wood working

@napsolo3453 11 місяців тому

As Portuguese the final product kinda looked like Portuguese pavement, give it a look, it consists in dark blue and white rocks cut to shape by hand, doing something like it in Epoxy could look really nice.