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The walls almost done.

Postby benzu » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:30 am

Well with a lot of newbie mistakes my walls are almost done, I have two more coats of epoxy to do on the one wall and the other wall has a total of four coats. I'll probably put another coat on after everything is put together just to clean up any more inperfections. I do have a lot of ripples in the epoxy and some bubbles, but my wife and I are chalking that up being newbies.

"It gives it texture" she says. She's just trying to make me feel better.


Insulation put in.

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Using everything I have for weights

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First coat of Epoxy. :x Bubbles!!!

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Four coats of Epoxy still have some bubbles and ripples

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Ripples :x

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Still plan on putting two coats of Automotive clear after the epoxy. So that may take away some of the imperfections. Should be done with the epoxy by Sunday.



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Postby bobhenry » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:49 am

Just tell those crass enough to mention it " Its a rock formation ain't it , I was going for authentisity.

Seriously pick up a rock and study it the ripples and divits are natural.

I like your screw up OOP's I mean the texturing :lol:
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Postby benzu » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:51 am

Just tell those crass enough to mention it " Its a rock formation ain't it , I was going for authentisity.

Seriously pick up a rock and study it the ripples and divits are natural.

I like your screw up OOP's I mean the texturing


That's what I tell my wife, she seems to agree, it is a rock formation and in a way it does look like it belongs. :roll:

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Postby s4son » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:20 pm

That is really cool. How do you guys do that with the two types of wood?

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Postby Steve Frederick » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:39 pm

That looks really cool!
Nice job! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Postby benzu » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:46 pm

That is really cool. How do you guys do that with the two types of wood?


Well that's a secret and if I tell you I'd have to kill you. :twisted:

No, just kidding. I work at a sign company here in Denver, and I have access to two cnc routers and my job here is to layout out stuff to rout everyday. So 3/4s of my tear has come off the computer and the router.
The pieces went together like a puzzle, even with the router I had some problems and have small gaps in between the peices, that was human error though.

If you purchase Steve Fredricks cd he explains how to do it manually.

Hope that helps,


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Postby benzu » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:47 pm

That looks really cool!
Nice job!


Thanks Steve. :D
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Postby Mary K » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:57 pm

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :applause: :thumbsup:
SweeeeeeeT! :D :D That is going to be so cool!!

So, how'd ya get the bubbles and ripples? Sounds like you were drinking champagne.... :tipsy:

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Postby benzu » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:08 pm

So, how'd ya get the bubbles and ripples? Sounds like you were drinking champagne


Well I was on my second case of beer and I quess I spilled some.:R :R :oops:

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Postby demtears » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:47 pm

Looks Great! Sure is going to be nice when your done, keep up the nice work. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Postby Hector » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:20 pm

Great job Mike that look to cool.
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Postby Rarin2go » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:23 pm

That is a super design. Is it a scene that you have had the pleasure to view? Once again, very nice. Will both sides be the same?
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Postby benzu » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:35 am

That is a super design. Is it a scene that you have had the pleasure to view? Once again, very nice. Will both sides be the same?


Yeah, it's in Canyon Lands, Utah there's a specific name for that formation but I don't know it. My wife is the expert on that.

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