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I do not see it used here much but thought I would throw it out there just in case someone has used it. What do you mix it with?? Do you use epoxy, CA glue, or resins?? Thanks. Do you know of a good source???
 
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jttheclockman said:
I do not see it used here much but thought I would throw it out there just in case someone has used it. What do you mix it with?? Do you use epoxy, CA glue, or resins?? Thanks. Do you know of a good source???
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I always use 2 part epoxy to glue all my blanks.

Woodturningz is the only retailer that I have dealt with to obtain Inlace.
 
I am going to need it to flow somewhat. The epoxy I use (System3) is somewhat thick and will not flow. Does anyone know of an epoxy that is thinner in consistancy???
 
Inlace sells an inlay material that consists of PR + one or more of their additives. They also sell their additives individually without the resin. They expect you to be mixing their additives with their clear resin (aka PR) if you don't buy one of their kits.

System 3 sells a number of different epoxy formulations. I'm guessing you have their general purpose epoxy. You could look at either their clear coat or surfboard resins. They would each be about half as thick as the general purpose resin. The surfboard resin will have UV protection which may be beneficial. If you have T-88 instead of general purpose, clear coat and surfboard would be much much thinner. Plenty of good information on the system 3 website. Their "Epoxy Book" (available for download on their website) is a good read.

Smooth-on sells a couple different epoxy resins that will be thinner than your system 3. Hard to say whether any of them would be suitable for your application since you didn't provide any information on what your are trying to do. They do have a lot of information about each of their products on their website that may help you decide if it might be suitable for your application.

If you use dyes to color your epoxy resin you probably won't affect the viscosity much. If you start adding "dry" stuff, you will likely find yourself on the way to creating a putty.

Ed
 
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I think the OP and the responses are talking about two different things. I believe, may be wrong, that you mean crushed stone inlace to fill small voids in wood while the responses seem to be about inlace archlester (sp?) pen blanks,

If you are meaning the crushed stone I use thin CA. I will put a little in the void and pack it in w/ a toothpick or skewer depending on size and flood w/ thin CA and add a little more and pack again. I do this until its full.

You can buy it a CSUSA I believe but I just buy stone off ebay and crush it myself.

Here is a pen I used some Crushed Lapis on

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Justturnin said:
I think the OP and the responses are talking about two different things. I believe, may be wrong, that you mean crushed stone inlace to fill small voids in wood while the responses seem to be about inlace archlester (sp?) pen blanks,

If you are meaning the crushed stone I use thin CA. I will put a little in the void and pack it in w/ a toothpick or skewer depending on size and flood w/ thin CA and add a little more and pack again. I do this until its full.

You can buy it a CSUSA I believe but I just buy stone off ebay and crush it myself.
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We are all having to guess what the OP means since he didn't say. For some reason he wants a resin that will flow.

For filling voids, your suggested stone + ca is a great solution. But it won't flow, if "flowing" is a critical feature. Crushed stone is just one of the many additives that inlace sells as part of their "system". Here's a link to their website that shows the range of materials available. You can almost always find the same, equivalent (or better) additives at better prices than Inlace (or their retailers) is going to offer.

InLace

Ed
 
OK I got enough info. No I am not telling you what I am doing because I want to try it first. It will be for a pen though. I have the info to get the metallic dust. I may try using a free flowing epoxy or may give our resins a try. It should be similar to using Mica powders so I am familar with that. The system 3 epoxy I use is the T88. Have been for many many years on numerous wood projects and brought it with me to my pen turning and my segmenting and has worked very well.

Thanks all for the replys. Will post my results at a future date.
 
JT, have you had a chance to finish the inlace pen yet? I am curious as to results. I have used the inlace product to fill voids and to infill lazer cuts in flatwork. I like the results, it is attractive and can be a fun way to handle voids and other figuring in woodworking.

I have thought several times that it could be an interesting addition to segmenting pens, but have yet to put it to use. Your work in this area is likely to be very interesting and informative.
 
I have some one I use just for InLace.

One of the woodworkers sites does sell it but at fairly high prices.

I use Gourd Supplies | Craft Supplies. They have raw materials, kits, clear, colored, resin and Hardener. I like their various base colors plus nuggets, granules, Metallic dust and stone flakes. I have used their products in enhancing boxes, with inlays, router bowls, knife handles, tissue holders abd even a bread box.

Maybe they have something that meets your needs.

I think someone has already given you a link to InLace. Their online supplier is Turtle Feathers
 
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For those that brought this topic back to life. I have not been able to complete the pen I am working on. I have all the materials needed. I spun the blank round and I have yet to add my segmenting to it. My shop time is once again limited. I right now have about 6 or 7 pen blanks started in various stages. Some are quite interesting and I promise I will get to them.

I was talking to Mike the other day about some of his segmented pens and I mentioned I have to go in the shop to complete some wedding pens so I will try to get a couple others completed too. It seems when my day job picks up it always goes overtime and this limits me in shop time. Family comes first. :smile: I do promise I will post when done. I have a few ideas with the inlace idea and it may spark some other people to try some new things.
 
Thanks for taking the time to update. I revived the thread by searching Inlace. I am doing a mini-presentation at work this Saturday and looking for information and inspiration. Your post made me curious as I have had several ideas about combining the Inlace product with pen segmenting, but like you, shop time is very limited right now.
 
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