Epoxying a mug
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So, one of our team at work went on holiday to Peru and left his mug behind him in Dublin. And was scheduled to return on April 1.
So what happens next is entirely his fault.
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(COL-PROD was a work project thing which won’t mean a thing outside of work)
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You know, it’s harder than you think to shatter a mug using a wedge from the inside out so it doesn’t look like some heathen just belted it with a hammer…
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Foamcore mould, held together with packing tape and hotglue.
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And now we start the first of several batches of resin…
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Holding the pieces in mid-air so they’ll be in the right place when you pour the resin around it, and holding it in place while the resin sets, is a fiddly job.… Read the rest