Hi All,
I have been lurking in the background until now but I'm ready to do my first post on the SMC! I'm in need of advice because of a bonehead mistake involving epoxy. I'm making a end table which has 16 mortise and tenon joints and because I thought I didn't have enough time to use PVA, I using epoxy for the first time. I masked each joint with blue tape but when I took off the tape after drying for 24 hours, the epoxy had seeped under the tape and left unsightly marks around the joints. In retrospect, I think I made three mistakes:
1. didn't add filler to the epoxy
2. used too much epoxy per joint
3. used too much clamping. I didn't apply much using band clamps but apparently too much!
So... do I paint the table (and use it in my shop!) and chalk it up to experience and build another or does anyone have a fix for this? Also, any tips with epoxy would be greatly appreciated!
Craig