Snail Scott on tue 3 nov 09
On Nov 2, 2009, at 9:26 PM, Lee Love wrote:
> East Valley Epoxy is a versatile material. Because it handles just
> like potter's clay and can be easily colored with our COLOR-KIT, it
> can be used in many applications with diverse materials such as metal,
> wood, brick, stone, pottery, concrete, plastic, and tile...
The above is, I believe, East Valley's promo blurb.
It is indeed handy stuff, but the above is also true of
most putty epoxies. One big plus for East Valley is
that it's pure white, and thus a better base for adding
color to than most other putty epoxies. (They also make
a tan version, but why? A little iron oxide will turn the
white one tan easily enough.)
The color kit that they sell with it appears to me to be
like mason stains or similar pigment powders. Since I
seldom need every possible color, I don't want to buy
a whole set of pigments. In fact, most of the colors I
need are already in the studio in the form of oxides
and stains, and all work fine as epoxy colorants.
As for the hardware store putty epoxies, most are
good, and I pick based on color and set time. Avoid
Oatey's version, though. It's been on the market longer
than almost any other, sold in the plumbing aisle, but
they've recently begun marketing is as a general-use
product at the front of the store. It is fine for plumbing,
and it's the cheapest on the market, but the quality
control is poor (inconsistent, with lumps) and of lower
strength than most after it's set.
-Snail
Lee Love on tue 3 nov 09
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Fredrick Paget wrote:
>> Someone pointed us to this ceramic epoxy a while ago:
http://www.evsupply.com/
> Epoxy resins are a very versatile group of resins.
> There are dozens of base resins made with different viscosities and
> or charcteristics. Also hundreds of different hardeners and diluents.
> The stuff you =3DA0buy in stores is brewed up from that pallete. Be
> carefull- =3DA0wear gloves.
Interesting Fred! The epoxy above is formulated for ceramics
and you can buy color kits to go with it.
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
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land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
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