I want to make a display for the stones I've collected from foreign holidays and am thinking of a tray with the stones in and then pouring some sort of clear, hard setting something over them to make a table top. But what is the something liquid please?
2006-09-04 04:57:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
To make a flat table top, it would be terribly difficult to create it from a liquid and still get a useable surface and perfectly clear substance.
You would probably be better off constructing the 'scene' you want in a tray or box by glueing your stones (oo err!) to the bottom using 'No More Nails', then creating a 'lip' (perhaps with a router) to hold a pane of safety glass or perspex (glass will be more scratch resistant). If you paint your base with glue after setting your stones, you could coat it with sand or gravel for a better appearance - this will also hide the glue used to stick the stones down.
I wouldn't recommend making the table from scratch (It's a lot more difficult than it would seem!!) It would be much easier to buy a cheap table and modify the top to suit (add the sides and fittings for the glass top)
2006-09-04 05:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by le_coupe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PVA wont work its primarily a glue, it wont give the transparency you want
You need a clear resin (possibly a two pack polyurethane or similar
an alternative is to place the assembly in a recress and then put glass on top.
OR
Build a liquid proof shallow box witha glass bottom and (say wooden sides) place the stones on a glass surface inside the box (face down - the glass will become the table top) then pour the liquid onto the glass, allow it to set. The one problem is going to be to ensure that the liquid is bubble free, and that the stones don't move whilst pouring the liquid
2006-09-04 05:05:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mark J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The material you need is a polymethylacrylate and you can obtain it through biological supply companies. (Turtox in Chicago or Carolina Biological supply). Remember to wash the stones well using a mild vinegar solution, rinse and dry carefully and soak in the uncatalysed resin for a few hours to remove bubbles.
2006-09-04 05:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acrylic.
2006-09-04 05:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strong PVA Glue type of thing...
Best thing i can think of...
2006-09-04 04:59:50 · answer #5 · answered by David The Visionary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
super glue
2006-09-04 05:03:15 · answer #6 · answered by xxx-chocaholic-xxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polyurathane. DO not shake or it makes bubbles.
2006-09-04 05:03:59 · answer #7 · answered by Ray W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋