DIY Question

[Sister Sledge]

[MCN]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

Plasticine in the letters to get the shape.
Trace shape onto coloured 4-6mm coloured plastic
Cut and file / send to smooth edges
Hot glue in place.
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[Easy-X]

[Hawkeye1250FA]

It depends how confident he is with epoxy resin and how long he wants to spend on it.

This way would take under an hour and someone with almost zero experience can do it, Ive done almost this exact process with 10 and 11 year olds flawlessly.

Absolutely if happy using epoxy and you have it to hand - go that route.


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[colink98]

[Islander]

You can copper leaf under epoxy. Just saying...

[Easy-X]

I only mention it as my daughter went "have you got any epoxy?" yes love, how much do you need? "maybe a litre"

Apparently there's a fad for making jewellery and stuff from it.
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[mentalboy]

* Eagerly awaits stories of lung damage caused by exotherming epoxy...
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[Islander]

You can get water based epoxy resins these days, designed for deep pour and bubble free.

[stinkwheel]

Epoxy resin: Expensive option. A mixture or resin and hardener. Needs to be accurately mixed in the correct proportions. Very little by way of fumes. Tends to warm up them slowly thicken as it cures. More temperature sensitive. Can form an alkene blush on the surface under certain circumstances.

Polyester resin: Cheap option. A resin with a catalyst added. More catalyst = quicker setting. Gives off offensive fumes. Starts to gel then abruptly cures in a chain reaction which can be quite strongly exothermic. More tolerant of temperature variants due to the ability to control the reaction by varying the amount of catalyst added.

Both can cause progressively worse allergic reactions in skin contact so PVC or nitrile gloves.

Working with small batches is best, the smaller the batch you mix up, the longer you have to work with it.

If you want something to be a good job rather than a cheap job. West Systems epoxy resisns are hard to beat.
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[Riejufixing]

I'm surprised at all this stuff. It's just a box. It's a modern box made of whitewood by the look with "TOYS" routed into it in huge fairly unsightly letters. Hopefully in 20 years it will look a lot better for wear and tear and knocks and dings and polishing and achieve a more classic look. Bung some colourful paint in it, which will age with the rest of it (hopefully) instead of standing out like a sore thumb. Examples from elsewhere:

[stinkwheel]

[MCN]

[Islander]

It's a good excuse to get the tools out and have some fun experimenting with finishes and effects.

[Riejufixing]

[Polarbear]

[MCN]

[colink98]