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My neighbor who I hired to paint two wooden storm windows which I made did not follow instructions and A. Did not put on a coat of oil-based primer before the acrylic topcoat and b. Did not paint over the glaze onto the window. My questions are 1. Will the fact that acrylic is right on glaze...

A lot of good ideas here. The West website (http://www.westsystem.com/ss/table-top-applications/) advocates warming up the two parts of the epoxy prior to mixing to about 80-90 degrees. I just stick the containers in the oven on warm for about 10 minutes prior to mixing. This gets the epoxy to...

I have been messing around with epoxy finishes a bit and I've done some pours on small plaque-like objects. One thing definitely I have figured out is you can't do a thick covering all at once. 1/16-1/8" thickness is good. or do the pour twice if you want a thicker, glassier look. I am going to...

What gave me away?

The instructions state: "Before using all models of dial torque wrenches, it is strongly suggested to cycle/operate them 3 times at full scale in the torque direction in which they will be used." The torque wrench comes with a certificate from the factory where they test the calibration. There...