What resin make decorations from. The world of homemade - crafts from epoxy. Proper preparation

Epoxy for jewelry is a modern chemical material that has greater popularity among masters creating jewelry handmade. From the plastic mass you can make products that completely imitate the glass. Extremely attractive look natural materials (cones, dry flowers, leaves and others), filled with transparent gloss.

People who are not indifferent to beautiful decorations And the fond of creating all sorts of crafts with their own hands, we propose to learn how to find an epoxy resin jewelry, which there are rules and subtlety to work with it. Within the framework of the article, we will conduct a small master class on the manufacture of the coulon.

The word "resin" is usually called the Association with natural origin Substances. But in this case we are talking About the chemical product. Externally, the glaze is a transparent liquid, which includes two components: resin and a hardener.

When the substance is compounded, the chemical reaction is entered, polymerizing each other. As a result, there is a complete rejection of the resin. Prior to the start of polymerization in the glaze, solid fillers can be added, which can change the properties of the obtained plastic in the desired side.

Varieties of modified plastic

Made with your own hands based on known glue brands domestic production - ECF and EDP. You can buy them in stores selling shopping accessories. A small package at 280 g costs about 70-80 rubles.

The ratio of the modified resin and the hardener should be in the range of 8: 1 - 10: 1. The chemical process of polymerization occurs when room temperature And lasts a few hours. For complete frost, it will take at least 12 hours. Hardener for epoxy resin It affects the polymerization rate: what is more in the composition, the faster the form of the product is fixed. The ratio of components must be measured very precisely - this directly affects the final result.

Another product of the domestic chemical industry - Epoxy resin ED-20. It is very convenient to work with it at home, and the price looks more attractive (twice as cheaper ECF and EDP). A significant disadvantage is a large packaging: 6 kg of resin and 1 kg - hardener.

On sale you can also find two-component compositions of foreign production. On their basis, excellent products from epoxy resin are obtained. In addition to the main raw materials, in the package you can find protective gloves, plastic measuring cups, wooden sticks for mixing. Such sets are much more expensive than domestic analogues. The ratio of kneading in them may be the most different: 2: 1, 1: 1 or other. It is possible that the proportions will have to be calculated by a special formula. In any case, you need to adhere to the manufacturer's recommendations.

Observe caution in work

Epoxy resin has widespread use in construction, finishing worksas well as in printing production. Raw materials for technical purposes has a pronounced chemical smell, and evaporations annoyingly affect respiratory system. When working with industrial material, use protective agents.

Epoxy for jewelry and decorative work of proven manufacturers does not harm health. Although the safety regulations still do not neglect. Usually there are detailed information on factory packaging, but it will be worth mentioning it now. So, precautions when working with chemical glaze:

Withstand the temperature mode

The polymerization process is accompanied by heat release. As a result of the chemical reaction, the resin may heat up to 60 degrees. This feature must be taken into account when choosing the fill forms, it is desirable that they are heat-resistant.

Preheating of the initial components accelerates the polymerization process. When the temperature is raised, the resin fluidity increases and its viscosity is reduced. The fill with epoxy resin small parts will occur faster and better if the solution is pre-heat up to 25-30 per C. Then the filler is entered into it and only after this hardener.

A decrease in air temperature and excess moisture negatively affect the polymerization. Under such conditions, the process may be too delayed or at all do not reach the end.

We achieve the desired consistency

While the epoxy resin for jewelry has not joined the polymerization stage, it retains the properties of a viscous fluid. If you enter a dry filler into the solution, it may drop down (cement, gypsum) or climb to the surface (wooden crumbs, cork). This feature of the material must be taken into account by choosing and distributing the composition according to it.

Application of aids

The main difficulty with which will have to face in the process of operation - air bubbles. If you give a mixture a little strapping or cut it slightly, they will pop up upstairs. To get rid of bubbles sticking to the form, you can use the usual toothpick. In order for the epoxy resin with his own hands, it turned out perfect consistency, make a fill with a thin flowing through a small straight.

In working with icing it is convenient to use one-time dishes for the preparation of a separate portion of the mixture. Plastic jars from dairy products (yogurts, cottwords) are well suitable for these purposes. Stir the mixture is convenient wooden chopsticks from ice cream.

To make an accurate dosage of components, you can use medical syringes of various containers. Note that in this case the fill with epoxy resin should be carried out in a container from above. And the hardener is recruited in the syringe in the usual way.

Molding for fill is desirable to lubricate with a protective solution. It can replace ordinary petroleum or parquet mastic. Apply a thin layer and remove excessably with a cotton wand. If the forms are made of silicone, polyethylene or plexiglass, then the preliminary lubricant is not required.

Let's talk about fillers

Solid and liquid additives affect what the epoxy decorations are as a result. Most often for these purposes apply alabaster, cement, chalk, wooden crumb or glitter (sparkles). Content additive B. common volume Mixtures - no more than 50%.

Dry fillers provide solid, but fragile plastic. Liquid plasticizers are used to neutralize unwanted quality and improve plasticity material. Castor oil can become the most simple and affordable additive. Usually one or two drops is quite enough.

Choose the composition for making a coil

Create decoration will help us with a special transparent epoxy resin for jewelry. As an example, you can take the two-component composition of Gedeo production of the French PEBEO company with a capacity of 150 ml.

The material perfectly imitates the glass and is applied not only in the manufacture of jewelry, but also for multilayer coatings, decorating surfaces, restoration of cracks. The basis for applying can serve as glass, metal, faience, silicone, plastic, painted wood. The glaze is distinguished by exceptional transparency, lack of smell, it is easy to cook. The finished product is characterized by increased strength and does not shine on time.

Step-by-step action

If you do not want to wait long, you can speed up the process of drying, slightly heated the shape in the oven. Try to prevent overheating, otherwise bubbles may form on the surface.

The hole for the lace can be done with the help of a wooden stick, while the product is in a soft condition. If you were late with this - it does not matter, you can safely drill a hole in the frozen pendant.

Follow the surface where the form is absolutely smooth. It will not allow the mass to roll in one direction.

After driving a ready-made decoration from the form, skill it with non-grip sandpaper to level the edges. Count to the hole of the lace and wear a pendant to health.

Transparent epoxy resin - universal Materialallowing to do original table, jewelry, 3D floors. Look, how to create it with your own hands.

Transparent resin: types and their characteristics

Epoxy is most often used for domestic creativity. But in addition to the manufacture of jewelry, souvenir products from it, this material is used to create polymer floors with a fashionable 3D effect. Whereby, bottom part The premises resembles the ocean with its underwater inhabitants, blooming fields and everything that can be wished.

The bulk floor is multi-level, one of the layers is a special canvas that the drawing is applied in color printing technique. What plot there is captured, so will be on bulk polits. Their surface consists of transparent resinSo the image on the canvas is clearly seen.

Products made of epoxy resin are distinguished by strength, resistance to water, the sun. One of the most popular epoxy resins of Magic Crystal-3D. It is used to create jewelry, decorative Products, for pouring 3D and glossy coatings.

Also, Epoxy CR 100 epoxy resin is used to create polymer floors, which is characterized by antistatic, wear resistance, good chemical resistance.

Epoxy resin is sold together with solvent. Typically, these two substances are mixed in a 2: 1 ratio immediately before use.

The second type of resin is acrylic. It is also used to create a bulk sex, souvenirs. Acrylic resin is used for the manufacture of baths, waterfalls and artificial reservoirs, Forms for casting products. From this material make fake diamond, including artificial marble.

Perhaps you heard about transparent designer sinks, baths. For them, this kind of resin is used.

Also, a transparent polyester resin is used to create plumbing products. But this type of polymers is most often used in industrial production, not in your home. The transparent polymer resin is used in the automotive industry, the shipbuilding industry, in auto-tuning. Almost all fiberglass produced from polymer resins.

The most popular for homemade creativity is epoxy resin, as it is cheaper than acrylic. But for production small objects Jewelry is better to take acrylic, which does not gain air bubbles as epoxy. However, there are subtleties that will help prevent this trouble when working with a cheaper material. You will soon learn about them.

How to make a countertop from epoxy resin?

If you need to upgrade the old one, then take it up an interesting idea. For her incarnation, you will need:

• coins;
• epoxy resin with thickener;
• pliers;
• ticks;
• varnish on water based;
• autogen;
• wooden rails;
• glue.

If you decorate wooden surfaceWash it away, let's dry, scribble and paint. If you have old table top Coated, you need to remove it, then cover it with paint.

The most difficult thing is to flexing coins, cut them. You will be helped by ticks and pliers, as well as men's power. But if something out of this is not, do not do side ends On the tabletop, position the coins only at the top, it will still work beautifully.

Coins will need to wash. For this there are several ways:

1. Pour the stake in the saucepan, lower the coins, put on fire. The solution will boil and clean your money. You can just pour the coins with this drink, do not heat, and leave for the night. By morning they will be clean.
2. Put a saucepan with coins and water on fire. When the liquid boils, add some vinegar and soda. The solution will foam, so pour water so much so that it filled out the pan is nothing more than half.
3. Use special tool For cleansing, which is called Tarn. It is bred in water according to the instructions, not in the food dishes, they lower the coins there. Capacity needs to be carefully twisted over the sink to evenly moisten the money and thus launder them.

After applying any of these methods, it is necessary to rinse coins well in running water and put them dry on towels. But you can buy new coins in the bank.

1. That's how to make the tabletop itself. Spread the coin on its surface, after which they need to pour them with a mixture of epoxy resin with a thickener. But before this it is necessary to prepare.
2. If you do not want to mess around for a long time, beds under the treated surface of the cellophan, and you can pour a resin. But after mixing with the thickener, it is necessary to leave a lot for a while so that it hardly hardened, was not too liquid.
3. In any case, it will flock down a little, so in order to save the solution, it is necessary to periodically collect these drops with a spatula, to apply where few resin. But even if this is not done, the loss of resin will be on cellophane, which, at the end of the work, you just need to throw out.
4. You can first make from wooden Reques Or brucks edging for table tops, then place coins, pour epoxy resin.
5. Do not disappoint if you see the air bubbles on the surface created surface. They are expelled by the flame of autogen.
6. Now you need to give a product to dry completely, it will take a couple of days. At this time, the main thing that nobody touched the surface does not settle dust, animal hair.
7. After complete drying of the resin, cover the surface with varnish on a water basis, after drying it, the new product is ready for operation.

If you are interested this process And there is a whole piggy bank of coins, and there may be a metal money of the old nominal, then make a bulk sex, for example, in a bathroom or in the kitchen.

Epoxy ornaments: Bracelet and Brooch

See how to make a stylish bracelet from this material.

For him, take:

• a set consisting of epoxy resin with a thickener;
• silicone mold for the bracelet;
• plastic cup;
• toothpick;
• wand (from ice cream);
• scissors;
• drunks;
• disposable syringes.

Pour into a glass of 2 parts of the resin and one thickener.

To measure the exact amount of thickener and epoxy resin, use disposable syringes. To form as few air bubbles, mix these compositions slowly.

If air bubbles still stayed, let's stand the mixture to stand a little so that they disappear. But do not bring it to a strong thickening.

Fill the bracelet shape of the bracelet. In addition, put the drywheels cut by scissors, helping the toothpick. They can also punch air bubbles so that it goes out.

Leave the bracelet to harden for a day, then carefully get it out of the form and try on a new fashion accessory.

Instead of dried flowers, you can decorate the bracelet buttons of beautiful color.

If you wish to make a brooch in the shape of a butterfly, then look at the next master class.

For her you will need:

• dry butterfly purchased in the store;
• scissors;
• epoxy resin with solvent;
• two toothpicks;
• gloves;
• aqua varnish;
• mechanism for brooches.

Manufacturing instructions:

1. Cut the butterfly on 5 parts: separating the wings and body. Cover these parts of aqua lacquer first on the reverse side.
2. Put the blanks on the shining film surface. For this suitable tileon which the package will come and secured.
3. Lubricate the lacquer and the face of the butterfly. While he dries out, spread the epoxy resin with the solvent, slowly stirring.
4. Put the container into a warm place so that the solution thicker slightly and when the pouring does not glare with blanks. Cover them with a small layer, smear it on the surface of the toothpick.
5. We are waiting until the parts are dried, then cover them with an epoxy mixture on the reverse side. We are also waiting for the drying of this layer, after which we divor into the third portion of the solution, we assign it to the side so that it thus thickens, but was plastic. So it will be easy to glue the body of the wings that you will do. In this case, give the wings the right position.
6. The remaining solution is attached to the back of the brooches metal mechanism. Remove the decoration, covering it from dust so that the solution is completely dry.

That's how you have a beautiful new brooch.

How to make a pendant: 2 master class

See what other remarkable resin ornaments can be made it with your own hands.

You will need:

• epoxy resin with hardener;
• metal shape;
• disposable cups and spoons;
• small scissors;
• mandarin;
• stained in paint;
• varnish for fixing Fimo Vernis Brillante;
• stained in paint;
• sandpaper;
• mount for brooches;
• silicone compound Alcor.

Clean Mandarin. Take the most beautiful lolk, carefully, clinging the skin with scissors, remove it on the one hand. On the other hand, the pin will be attached, not to the slicing, but to the workpiece from it.

Tracing 2 slices, put them in the form. Check the silicone compound, pour it into the prepared container. Give silicone to frozen.

Now you can remove the slices from the tank, throw them away, and rinse the form itself in cold water itself. If the edges of the recesses are uneven, cut them with scissors.

After a day, silicone will completely freeze, then you can pour into the form prepared epoxy solution. When the workpiece is driving, slightly polish its shallow emery paper or engraver. Attach K. back side Blets clasp for brooches, paint the mandaring orange stained glass paint. First apply 1 layer, then the second. After their drying, go through the surface with varnish.

These are the wonderful decorations from epoxy resin in the form of mandaring can be done if you show zeal.

If you want to know how to make a pendant round shape, then read another master class. For him you will need:

• drunks;
• molda for pouring round shape;
• epoxy resin;
• thickener;
• disposable plastic cups;
• tweezers;
• scissors;
• sandpaper;
• polishing paste;
• felt nozzle;
• accessories for the coast.

If you do not have a round molding, then take a plastic ball. It is necessary to cut in pressure, lubricate inside with a vaseline. After pouring the resin, we pin the cut plasticine so that it does not flow.

For the absence of purchased dried flowers, make them yourself from a presented bouquet. Volumetric flowers, such as roses, dry, tied for stems, lowering down buds. If you want to put separate petals, then put them between pages old book. Fragile bulk flowers are dried in a container in which the semolina is poured.

It is important to dry well these billets, since if the process is performed not qualitatively, the flower or part of it will eventually be installed, being in a pendant. To the plant as long as possible retained its color, take the epoxy resin that protects against ultraviolet.

Collect a mini-bouquet, bonding flowers, petals, leafs with a mixed with a thickener of epoxy resin.

When it freezes, carefully put this small bouquet in the moldes of a round shape or half a plastic ball. Freshly prepared solution of epoxy mixture must be left for 2-3 minutes, so that the air is released, and its bubbles did not spoil the appearance of the product. Now you can pour the resin into the form, wait until it thirsty.

While it turns out such a ball, it will not be quite smooth. To fix it, first walk on the surface of the skin with a large grain, then with small. It is better to do it in water so that there is no dust, and the process was faster.

The next stage is polishing. For this, the plastic polyrolol is well suited or for headlights purchased in the store for motorists. Apply it on the felt nozzle, go from all sides by the workpiece.

That's how to make a pendant further. To attach a chain to the ball, take a hat and pin.

On the cap, put on PIN, with the help of the roundheads roll it with a loop. Stick this workpiece to the pendant epoxy resin.

It will be left to attach a chain and we are glad to wear such an unusual pendant.

And now we suggest you convenient to get in the chair, see the cognitive plot on how to make a ring of wood and epoxy resin.

These two material are the main characters of the next video. From it you will learn how to make a table in a similar technique.

Many are familiar with epoxy resin - an excellent material for the puzzles, almost versatile glue, an excellent binder for all kinds of putty.
But not everything is obviously known, epoxy resin is also a wonderful diverse material.
But before a few words about the resin itself. It happens different marks: ED-5, ED-6, EDP, etc.

The resin consists of two components: the resin itself and the hardener, which immediately stirred carefully before work in the ratio of the instructions to this glue.
Resin curing time - from four to twelve hours, depending on the temperature, concentration of the hardener and the volume of the mixture. In large volumes due to the heating of the mixture during the polymerization of the resin, it hardens very quickly, and sometimes even, as they say, "burns" - strongly heats up, it is foaming and frozen in the form of a dirty foam, becoming unsuitable for work. Therefore, if you want to pour a resin large volume, then you need to put a vessel in cold water, snow, ice.

As in amber
Lovers entomologists can be advised to maintain caught rare insects not in the box in with glazed riding, but poured into epoxy resin, then they can be viewed from all sides - on top, from the bottom side.
Pouring insect resin is made in collapsible shape Four sidewalls fastened with plasticine bonded with plasticine, bottom and lid.
In the form of about half of its height, resin poured, and carefully painted insect is carefully laid at its surface. Trace. So that there are no air bubbles under it.

After the first layer almost hardens, the final fill is performed. The resin must be pouring to the very top, before the formation of a convex meniscus on its surface. After that, the form is gently covered with a lid (but forget about air bubbles!) And it is left alone until a complete curing. The next day, disassemble the form: Epoxy resin is completely not adhesive with plexiglass, so the form will easily figure it out, and in your hands there will remain glittering the color of the bright honey of the lump with the insects closed in it.

Portrait-souvenir
Fans of photography can be advised. The method of finishing portraits with epoxy resin.
The contour of the head is cut from the picture and is glued with the same resin on a pre-powered solitary powder. Then the entire surface along with the photo is covered with a layer of zpoxide resin and is withstanding 20-30 minutes so that the resin is partially absorbed, and if necessary is coated with a resin, secondary. Next, the surface is covered with a plate of plexiglas, tightly pressed to remove air bubbles with a sheet of thick plywood on which a heavy load is placed - iron, dumbbells, etc.

After the hardening of the resin, the plexiglass is separated from the surface.
The final stage of the work is the portrait of a portrait of a predetermined contour and finishing of the ends: Okrewing and coating them with varnish or paint suitable color.

Epoxy Necklace
Lovers of jewelry work can be invited to make several elegant baubles from the "amber", whose role will be successfully performing the same epoxy resin.
For the manufacture of bracelet. or necklace You will need, in addition to epoxy resin and plexiglass, several pieces of brass and brass or copper wire.
Carefully heating a sheet of plexiglas over a gas or tiled, bend it about the form of a gutter (better incorrect form). Shutter ends chop plasticine and pour into the gap resin.

To obtain an amber imitation to the surface of the resin in different places Put a few drops of water, a few drops of nitrocracy of red, brown and yellow flowers And two three movements with a match carefully stir them in the resin. From the water, the bodies of milk color are obtained, and from nitroquras - each of its shade. A good effect also gives the pouring pieces of a pre-harvested resin, tinted with one of the above methods. In this case, the pieces of the tinted resin are crushed with a hammer, laid in the chute shape and poured a resin.
After polymerization, the casting is removed from the form and cuts into segments. The ends of the segments are polished, and they are drilled with the help of the simplest conductor in two holes in each.

The segments are collected in the bracelet or necklace with the help of silk or caprony thread, and the castle of Ie polished leaf brass is attached to the extreme segments. Decoration is ready.

Light "Autumn"
Another homemade, about which I want to tell, will surely have to do with many readers.
Saw "Autumn". It is better to do, using autumn leaves.
For the face panel of the base, a sheet of plywood 5-8 mm thick is taken. A layer of epoxy resin is applied to the phaneer and a large maple leaf is superimposed. The sheet must be dried predetermined, putting it for several days in a book or stamp hot iron.
A layer of resin is also applied to the sheet on top, and this "sandwich" is covered with a sheet of plexiglass. (Make sure that between the plexiglass and maple leaf Not left air bubbles.) From above, the sheet of plywood is superimposed and the cargo is put.
After 10-12 hours, the cargo is removed, and the plexiglass is easily separated. It remains to cut the sheet by its contour using a jigsaw - and the front base panel is ready.

Actually, the base of the score is made of plywood sheet with a thickness of 13-15 mm. The contour of the front panel is transferred to its surface and pecksted with a jigsaw. In addition, there are two holes at the base - under the switch and the suspension bracket. At the top of the panel, a hole is drilled equal to the diameter of your tube available (10-12 mm).
After gluing, the base ends are cleaned and covered with black varnish or paint.
Plafond for WHO can be made from canning glass cans Suitable size and shape. For this, the bank removes the bottom. This is done as follows. On the line of the alleged trim, the risk is scratched with a supfyl or file. The bank is put in the sink and poured boiling water. Usually the bottom in this case is separated precisely at risk. Then the edge of the chip is polished with a fine-grained bar. It is better to carry out this operation under the jet of water. The end grinding will take you at least an hour: do not rush, not at best you will break the plafof, and at worst it can end the cuts.

Then, on the jar, the leaves are pasted with the same epoxy resin. This part of the work is conducted in two stages. Half the banks are lubricated by the resin layer, in the desired "disorder" the leaves are superimposed on it, which, in turn, are also lubricated by the resin. Then leaves pressed to the bank polyethylene film So, as shown in the figure.
After the resin is screwed down the second half of the banks in the same way.
Plafth holder can be made of tin cover. It rises on the neck of the jar with the help of a home canning machine, then the hole for the lamp cartridge is cut in it and the decorative ring of the crown is sticking out of duralumin. All this is painted with black varnish.

Build a sconce. An opening is drilled in the front panel, and the switch button is installed in it. Opposite the top hole to the base with two screws, a plate of 1-1.5 mm thick with a hole in the form of a keyhole is mounted for hanging on the wall.

The tube is inserted into the top hole - the plaffone fastening bracket. Electric wiring is assembled. Wood ready.
In this small article, I, of course, could not tell us about the hundredth of what can be done using epoxy resin. I believe that readers, showing a well-known share of fiction and ingenuity, will be able to find the use of such a truly "magic" material, which is "epoxy".
I. Evstratov.

Epoxy resin is synthetic, it is used in different industries. From such a material you can independently make a variety of products.

How to make a resin for the manufacture of products?

To make the epoxy composition yourself, it is necessary to prepare a resin and hardener. If you make a large number of Resins, it will be based on a significant heat that is created as a result of polymerization. Some species of resin can instantly stick when adding a hardener. With no compliance with special rules, the composition can boil, during this allocated smoke, and the resin is spoiled, sometimes it can even light up. In such cases, it will not be possible to make a quality product.

When acquiring a resin, it is necessary to study all of it technical propertiesand for which it is intended. After the reaction, a transparent product is obtained in solid form.

Production of resin at home is performed using heating, this is done before adding a hardener. Thus, products can be produced in bulk sizes, while the viscosity of the composition decreases. Heating is performed on a water bath, then immersed resin into the prepared container with water, and cooled to 50 degrees.

This method of heating helps extend the time of frozen resin. During boiling on the surface of the composition, foam is formed, the color of which is gradually becoming muddy. Such a resin cannot be used for the manufacture of products, first it is necessary to reduce the viscosity by adding a solvent. But when adding such materials, the quality of the composition is reduced, the products become less durable.

In the manufacture of the composition, there should be no water in the resin itself and hardener. Otherwise, the composition will be muddy and poor-quality. A plasticizer is added to the resin when gradually heating the mixture. For thorough mixing of components, a mixer is used building type or drill s special nozzle. The plasticizer is added to the resin in an amount of from 5 to 10 percent.

After the plasticizer was added, the hardener is beginning to enter, at this resin time should have a temperature of 30 degrees, that is, the composition should not be subjected to boiling. To resin, it is highly frozen, it is well stirred, the hardener is added to 10 percent. In order for the composition to be homogeneous, the hardener needs to be added slowly and gradually. If the amount of hardener exceeds the norm, then the resin will boil, and it will become unsuitable for the manufacture of products. To prepare a significant amount of resin, the components are stirred with a drill. After adding a hardener to the composition, the resin gradually freezing, and becomes solid.

How to independently perform products from epoxy resin?

In order to pour a large resin product, it is necessary to adhere to a certain technology, the subject must have transparency, without the formation of bubbles in the inside. The resin should be stuck evenly, in the inner and outer part. If the product has a thickness of more than 2 millimeters, then the resin is applied in layers. Each subsequent layer is applied over the previously frozen previous one.

Resin can be poured into special forms that are first lubricated with vaseline in order to finished goods Easy taken out.

To give the product the desired color, use a special powder dye. After the forms are filled, you need to withstand about three hours a certain temperature for full polymerization. Full polymerization takes place for about a week in order for this process to be faster, the product is placed in a special frying cabinet.

After the frozen, the product is removed from the form, cut, polished and polished. For the manufacture of products from the resin, it is necessary to choose a composition with high polymerization, otherwise it will be bored unevenly.

Features Acrylic epoxy resin

Epoxy resin is synthetic materialIt is used in various industries. But the resin becomes solid, adding a hardener. In the manufacture of products, you can combine with a resin and other materials, such as a tree or appliqués for decorations. Epoxy resin is characterized by such advantages:

1. The material is resistant to acidic medium, chemicals, alkalis;
2. Epoxy resin also has high resistance to humidity and ultraviolet;
3. After the frozen resin gives a minor shrinkage, harmful substances are not distinguished;
4. Epoxy resin products have high wear and abrasion resistance.

The epoxy composition is stirred with a hardener, the number of components is indicated on the packages. After that, the polymerization reaction occurs, and then the mixture is frozen, and can be solid or soft, as rubber. Phenols are used as hardeners, these substances result in polymerization. After the frozen, the epoxy resin cannot be brought into a liquid state.

If you add an incorrect amount of hardener into the resin, then the resulting product will be poorly, it will not freeze or further on its surface drops of the substance will be released, it can stick. To determine the number of hardener, it is necessary to be guided by the instruction for epoxy resin.

If you add a lot of hardener, in order for the process to occur faster, you can spoil the product, as it will take for some time to frost. So that the polymerization reaction passed faster, it is necessary to increase the temperature by heating to the required temperature. When raising the temperature by 10 units, the reaction occurs up to three times faster. Some varieties of resin can harden in a cold form, but with increasing temperature, the process is faster.

Products made of epoxy resin have high strength, minor moisture absorption, good resistance to wear and mechanical damage.

Features of using epoxy resin for filling products

In order for the epoxy resin to frozen, you can work with the material at a temperature of up to 180 degrees, in a hardener ratio. Resins can be cold and hot frost. The material of the first type is used at home or when there is no possibility of increasing the temperature. So that the products have high strength, good resistance to temperature change, and chemical kind substances, it is necessary to perform work with a resin hot frost.

Epoxy resin can be used in various fields:

1. Epoxy resin is used to impregnate fiberglass or threads that are used in different industries Industry.
2. The material can perform the function of waterproofing, they are treated with the rooms of the basement, pools, floor surfaces and walls.
3. With the help of an epoxy resin, coatings can be performed that will differ resistant to chemicals. Epoxy resin can enter paints and varnishesused for internal and exterior decoration. Also, epoxy material may be part of materials that are used for wood processing, concrete, and metal.
4. Epoxy resin is used for manufacture large productsthat are used in the interior and household.
5. From such a material you can make of various types Decorations that are distinguished by high strength, souvenirs, and other products.
6. Epoxy resin is capable of performing the function of the adhesive composition. With it, you can glue materials with different surfaces.

Some types of hardeners who have cold polymerization are not in operation, as compliance with special proportions is optional. Based on the epoxy resin, special glue can be made, which is characterized by reliability and durability, is used in various industries.

To prepare a product of a transparent look, a hardener must add to the resin, and stir thoroughly. And then proceed to the fill of the prepared and lubricated forms, after full pouring, the product is ready.

How to prepare an epoxy composition of the painted species for the manufacture of products?

To prepare the epoxy composition of the painted species, special dyes are added, which should be evenly distributed throughout the material. Otherwise, the products are painted in places, dyes should be high quality to eliminate the cloudiness of the composition.

To paint the resin, dyes of various types are used: oil, typographical, acrylic and stained glass. The dye should not be more than 5 percent, it is added gradually, one drop, noticing the result. If dye oil viewthen it can be pre-put on paper so that it absorbs excess oil. With the help of stained steel, it turns out a transparent type. But also special dyes for epoxy resin. Such staining components are added to the composition before the hardener.

It is impossible to make humidity in epoxy resin, therefore water-based dyes do not apply. Water can be used if it is necessary to perform turbidity or divorces, thus mimic amber. At the same time, only two drops of water are added.

Epoxy resin can be mixed with polyester composition, but these two components are not used without hardeners.

Before the fill of the composition, the shapes are lubricated with technical fat so that the product is well removed in the future. When frozen, the viscosity of the resin gradually changes, at the beginning it is liquid, at this time the material is poured into special forms of simple and complex view. The resin begins to be thick, while you can make a small convexity of a rounded or oblong type. By this composition manually or with a template, you can perform a drawing. Gradually, the resin becomes curd, and the execution of sophisticated patterns on the surface becomes impossible, but the composition in this form can be used as glue.

After that resin, it becomes similar to rubber, no stickiness, but the product can be bent into the necessary form. At the same time, the product can be given original view By deforming the form, in the future it will freeze and will be solid. At the final stage of the resin is completely solid, and the product is considered ready.

After full pouring, all defects and edges are stamped with emery paperAt the same time the gloss product is lost. To resume it, the final coating of epoxy resin is performed on top, and the final drying.

In the manufacture of decorations, the holes are performed using a thin drill. Also when pouring the material in the form, silicone sticks are inserted into the composition, which are not adhered to epoxy resin, as a result, ready-made holes are obtained.

From epoxy resin, you can make various beads, pendants, earrings, rings, souvenirs, as well as large products.

Security Rules when working with epoxy resin

Epoxy resin in liquid form has increased toxicity, so in the manufacture of products, it is necessary to comply with all the rules of safe operation:

1. For composition, it is impossible to use the container, which is later used in the power supply.
2. If the composition is hit on the skin, you can get burns, so it is recommended to work in protective clothing, gloves, glasses. It is also necessary to wear a respirator so that the couples do not fall into the respiratory organs.
3. If the composition fell on the skin, it urgently needs to be washed with soapy water.
4. If the room for performing work closed typethen it is necessary to provide qualitative ventilation. When grinding products, all the dust is collected by a vacuum cleaner. The resin can be stored only a year, after that it is not suitable for use.

The epoxy composition is made of resin and hardener. They are mixed with each other in equal proportions. Then it is heated to a temperature of 30 degrees. In the process of heating, a chemical reaction occurs, after which the composition acquires a transparent, polymeric look. For the first time, epoxy resin was invented in France at the beginning of the 20th century and used in the construction of roads.

With the help of epoxy resin, you can make perfectly exclusive, unique decorations. The design of such jewelry will not be able to repeat no other other than you. You can combine different techniques in the manufacture of decorations, for example, to make.

How to make decorations from epoxy resin

At the beginning you need to make the basis (shape) of the decoration in it and resin will be poured. As the basis, take a wire with a thickness of about 1.5 mm, but such that it is durable and could be easily stuffed. After all, the quality and durability of your decoration depends on it.

Bend the wire in the shape of the ring or other form that you like most. Flex so that there is a distance between the ends of the form. Make several forms at once, it's more convenient to make a lot of jewelry at a time.

Next, lay out your forms to the surface. The surface must be smooth and when you figure out the epoxy resin so that it does not spread and stick it. It is best for the cover of a glossy magazine or cross the scotch.

Inside the form, put some flat items, the main thing that they approached the form diameter. In this way, professionals make decorations from plants. And you can make a decoration from the fluff from the dandelion. Before pouring epoxy resin, it is recommended to dry the plant well. They can be dried in a couple of days or stroke the iron. If we put into the form of live plants, because of the small amount of moisture inside the resin, the rotation process can begin than it will be unpleasant to observe such "decorations".

When the form and objects were prepared, poured epoxy resin. Pulling should be in several layers. After the fill there should be no bubbles if you want to get a distinct picture. Get rid of them, you can stick with a needle. Or if you want to get an unusual image, with an unusual texture, then bubbles should be left. Color picture can be obtained by adding to the resin stained glass colorsand get frosted glass - Lubricate the shape before pouring petroleum.