{"id":36281,"date":"2020-06-04T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=36281"},"modified":"2020-06-01T13:40:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:40:36","slug":"five-ways-to-remove-bubbles-from-epoxy-resin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/five-ways-to-remove-bubbles-from-epoxy-resin\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways to Remove Bubbles from Epoxy Resin"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the latest issue of\u00a0HackSpace (#31)<\/a>, I have a piece on \u201cMaker Math\u201d (page 78), with formulae, calculation short-cuts, ways of estimating jobs and project costs, and more. Free PDF.<\/p>\n

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\nTell me an inspiring\u00a0shop tale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Five Ways to Remove Bubbles from Epoxy Resin<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bubble,

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble.<\/p><\/div>\n

In\u00a0this video<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0BuzzingFish<\/em>, they run through five ways to remove those pesky air bubbles out of epoxy resin used in casting. Spoliers: 1) Wait for them to work themselves out (but before the resin sets), 2) use hot water, 3) use a heated coaster, 4) use a lighter or heat gun, or 5) use a vacuum pump.<\/p>\n

Workshop Planning Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Easy-to-use

Easy-to-use shop layout tool<\/p><\/div>\n

In\u00a0my piece<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Better Humans<\/em>, about setting up a home \u201cmakerspace,\u201d I recommended Grizzly\u2019s\u00a0workshop planning app<\/a>. I still haven\u2019t found an easier shop layout planning tool. If you have,\u00a0tell me\u00a0<\/a>about it.<\/p>\n

3D-Printed Hex Bit Organizer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"I

I need this in my life.<\/p><\/div>\n

I love this 3D printed\u00a0organizer for hex bits<\/a>, available on Thingiverse. Spotted by\u00a0Eric Kaplan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Spaghetti Lighters?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Gotta

Gotta light? [Image via AcmeTools.com]<\/p><\/div>
\nI\u2019d forgotten about this little trick. You may have, too. If you need to light a pilot, candle, or a grill where a regular match won\u2019t reach, fire up a piece of dry spaghetti. Works like a charm. [Via AcmeTools\u2019\u00a0Instagram page<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Adam Savage Brings His EDC to His FOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Getting

Getting up close and person with your most oft-needed tools.<\/p><\/div>\n

Since we\u2019ve been talking about \u201cmaker sartorial\u201d here in the newsletter, I thought I\u2019d include\u00a0this Adam Savage video<\/a>\u00a0(by way of\u00a0Donald Bell\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Maker Update<\/a>). In my book,\u00a0Tips and Tales from the Workshop<\/a>, I talked about Adam\u2019s concept of \u201cfirst order retrievability\u201d (FOR), which is basically the idea of having a fluid, mobile workspace (casters, lots of casters) which allows the tools you need most to be closest to you during a project. In this video, Adam talks about an old apron he\u2019s been wearing again to bring his every day carry (EDC) onto his actual person. If these are the tools you need most often (pencils, calipers, rulers, markers, cutters, etc.), then why not get them as close to the work as possible\u2013wear them!<\/p>\n

Wall-Mounted Thread Checker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"One-handed

One-handed thread-checking with this wall-mounted reference.<\/p><\/div>\n

In this latest\u00a0Cool Tools\u00a0<\/em>video<\/a>, Sean Ragan looks at the\u00a0wall-mounted version<\/a>\u00a0of the highly-recommended thread checker. Jordan Bunker had previously recommended the\u00a0cable-mounted thread checker<\/a>\u00a0in a previous CT video.<\/p>\n

Shop Talk<\/strong>
\nOn the\u00a0Cool Tools<\/em>\u00a0website, reader\u00a0KokoTheTalkingApe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0shared this reaction to my inclusion of Bolt Depot\u2019s PDF reference charts in\u00a0issue 46<\/a>:
\n
\nI\u2019m kind of surprised, but some of the Bolt Depot\u2019s chart is wrong, at least where it talks about \u201cstripping\u201d and \u201ccam-out.\u201d It says Phillips and slot-head are prone to \u201ccam-out (stripping),\u201d implying the two are the same. Then it says the hex socket are also \u201cprone to cam-out.\u201d<\/em>
\n
\nCam-out and stripping are not the same. \u201cCam-out\u201d is where the bit is driven out of the fastener head, because the hole, bit, or both, are slightly wedge-shaped. \u201cStripping\u201d is where the bit damages the head to the point that the fastener is difficult or impossible to remove.<\/em>
\n
\nSo yes, Phillips and slot head are prone to cam-out, and sometimes that can cause stripping (though not always.) Hex sockets are easy to strip, but they aren\u2019t prone to cam-out. Both the bit and the hole extend vertically into the fastener head, so there is no force pushing the bit out.<\/em>
\n
\nOtherwise, that chart looks handy.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"workshopsyringe\"<\/p>\n

In response to the item on precision oilers in\u00a0the last issue<\/a>, my friend, artist\u00a0Dave Mordini<\/strong>, sent me this image. It\u2019s a good reminder that syringes are great to have around the shop for applying all sorts of glues, lubricants, and other thin liquids into tight or hard to reach places.\u00a0These are the syringes<\/a>\u00a0that Dave uses.<\/p>\n

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