Big Announcement!!! Rebranding Launch & New Website 🥳🙌🙌

[@ZacHiggins]

I totally forgot to mention the discount code for the 15% off sale on my new website 🤦‍♂️ Enter code LAUNCH15 during checkout to get 15% off 😀

[@blackfrost273industries4]

The website is awesome achievement. I saw a few episodes from your Livestream in March of last year, but I seem to only be finding the starting process up to the pressure pot. I was hoping to find some of the finished products like from episode 47 and 48 and such. Are there videos showcasing the post cure in any manner or am I missing some posts?

[@MyGrowthRings]

Nice! That name should really resin-ate with customers!

[@ZacHiggins]

I see what you did there 😀👊

[@Thewatson77]

Exciting update and great new name!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Jonathan 👊😀

[@medman6314]

It's a great name !

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Bert! Took me a while to finally settle on the final name, think it fits the bill pretty nicely =D

[@fleetswoodshop3339]

GREAT INFO MY FRIEND .CONGRAD ON THE NEW NAME I LOVE IT FROM DOUG

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Doug 😀👊

[@danielvrana9444]

Congrats

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Daniel!

[@danielvrana9444]

I’m buying your book. I’ve done some casting but I just might find answers I need. What the heck 10.00 bucks I spend more at McDonalds. Lol

[@ZacHiggins]

@@danielvrana9444 Well, I appreciate it. Hope that it helps out, if not you can always ask me, and I'll try to help out

[@JackbenchWoodworking]

The new name makes a lot of sense, Zac. Good move!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Charlie! It took me a while to come up with it. Wanted to retain a bit of the old one, so I kept the "Werks" in there, had to have Resin of course, and the Studio part just makes it seem a little more refined... had to sprinkle in some irony 😆

[@valeriehenschel1590]

Smart move. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ZacHiggins]

Been wanting to do this for years now, but never took the plunge. Now felt like the right time, and I'm super happy to have gotten it done now =D

[@daveporter2555]

Congratulations

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Dave!!

[@Kristina_Sundkvist_Sweden]

Congratulations. The name change is clear as a wellpressured blank. 👍👋

[@ZacHiggins]

Woohoo!! Thanks Kristina! I love that description, it's perfect 😀👊

[@jay-in-az]

Congratulations Zac! Much success going forward.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Jay! I appreciate it brother!! 👊

[@robertcarper9573]

Great presentation of your rebranding Zac, wish you nothing but great success for the future man.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Robert! 👊😀

[@doomin8tor]

Moving on up

[@ZacHiggins]

Oh yeah!! 🙌🙌

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Zac, Good luck with the new website. It is a shame that you only ship in the US but as you said to me, when we met at Makers Central, I fully understand why. Take care Zac and good luck once again. Cheers, Huw

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks so much Huw! Yeah I know it's a bummer, I just wish they didn't make things so difficult and expensive. Caused nothing but problems in the past 😞

[@frankfowler8295]

Congratulations Buddy! Great name. It really matches what your doing.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Frank! It took me a while to come up with what I thought would be the right name, really like this one. Just feels right 😀

[@valborchardt3596]

Cool name change Zac, will be much easier for everyone to find you…….you take care as always, from South Africa

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Val! I hope that it makes things a little simpler for people, and I'm really digging the new website. Hope it makes shopping on my site an even better experience for everyone 😀

[@rexcowan4314]

Good name. Good Luck!!!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Rex!

[@mamajspens7433]

Hey Zac, that’s awesome! You are the reason I am in the resin casting! Thank you for being available to answer my questions. I will continue to support you. I wish you much success! You have a fan for life.

[@ZacHiggins]

Aww, glad I could help you get up and running and always happy to help out! Thanks for all the awesome support Julie 😀

[@JakeThompson]

Super cool Zac!!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks brother!! 👊It's invigorating!! I'm really digging the new website too already, so many little upgrades compared to the old one!

[@deniseheckman809]

New website is great, looking forward to a new placeholder for the live stream.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Denise! Oh shoot, one more thing I forgot I needed to update LOL There are so many loose ends here and there, thanks for reminding me! I'll get on it 😀

[@ronaldperkins5655]

Congrats on the changes. Best of luck to you as your business grows. A lot of folks have learned a lot from you, me included. I haven't been turning as much as I used to, but I'm still interested and really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@JerryBWagoner]

Great job with the rebrand. Very clean and informative. Congratulations 🎊 👏!!!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Jerry! I just realized I didn't mention the discount code in this video though 🤦‍♂️ I was so excited about all the explanations and features of the new website, I totally forgot! Oh well, looks like I'll probably be posting another short video soon LOL

[@kris_kreations]

Woohoo!! Best of luck.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Kris! 😀

[@DaveGatton]

Awesome news Zac.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Dave!! I appreciate it =D

[@Bob_H]

As a chemist, I like the new logo! As a pen make I still love your products and videos. It would be nice to see both hybrid blanks, and larger project blanks.

[@ZacHiggins]

Actually, the logo was super intentional. My favorite part of resin casting is experimenting, so I thought the little bubbling flask was perfect. We'll be doing some more hybrid projects down the road. This year has been kind of a mess for me for a variety of reasons, so I wasn't able to get as much done as I wanted to. Looking forward to next year, and I already have a little spring in my step with the new launch 💪💪💪

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Cool new look for the store. Nice work Zak! 👍 😃

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks James! I hope that the new site and entire shopping process is easier for everyone now, really like how easy the navigation is on it =D

[@annemcdonley5983]

Love the name Zac. I remember you talking about this awhile back, glad you did it. You are the best and I owe all my learning about resin and pen making to you!!!! I am so grateful and plan to be a long time follower. Best of luck in the future.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks so much Anne, I appreciate your support and am glad I could help get you going. I sure am glad I got this name change done, really wanted to do it for a long time now 💪💪💪

[@ConnieConnie824]

Everything looks Great 👍🏻 and Love the new name 🔥

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks so much Connie!

[@mikedoyle5362]

Great choice on the name Zack! Congrats and much success!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks brother! 👊😀

[@Amybaumgart]

Congratulations Zac!!

[@phillipchristy7792]

I like it

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Philliip! I was hoping it would be well received =D

[@russcomstock5871]

Makes total sense. You’re THE resin guy! Good luck Zac.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Russ!! 👊

[@jakobjanssenstudios8073]

Awesome News Zac. Congrats. Love watching all your stuff.

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Jakob, I appreciate it brother 👊

[@sheryllongfield8926]

Love it, Zac!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Sheryl!! I'm really excited about it. Funny, it's really just a simple thing, but it's pretty exciting for me =D

[@jeffs7944]

Good luck, Zac!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Jeff!! The hard part is over I think, now it's just time to cruise 😎

[@superincognito7322]

Congratulations Zac! I’m so happy for you! Amazing Job! I love the new name!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Alex!! I'm pretty stoked about the name change and definitely excited about the new website. I've been wanting to rebrand for years now, finally got it done!! Lots of little loose ends to tie up though, going to be a long month of busy work LOL

[@KevinGroninga3D]

Congratulations! Much success will come your way!

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Kevin!!

[@KevinGroninga3D]

@@ZacHiggins , I was gonna ask you… Have you had any sorts of issues getting Alumilite Clear Slow to really adhere to extruded aluminum honeycomb? I’ve had a couple customers who had issues with chip out and was curious if you’ve done any experimentation with acid etching or other methods to create a rougher surface for the resin to adhere to. Inquiring minds want to know…. 😂

[@ZacHiggins]

@@KevinGroninga3D the bond isn't ideal with any resin really, but I haven't had any significant issues with it or complaints from my customers. I did try some experiments with etching when I was testing out different honeycomb brands (both acid and base etching) and I found that it actually worsened the bond with the product I sell, and there was no difference with the other brands I tested out. I have no experience with etching though, so maybe it's possible to get better results if you know something I don't, but I wouldn't have even considered selling it if people would have been required to etch it. I always stress to my customers the importance of good glue bonds with the tubes as well as taking extreme care when preparing blanks and turning it. Point people to my video on prepping and turning mixed material blanks and glueing tubes in: Prepping mixed material blanks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIqwaop-abhrrLs Glueing tubes in: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bma8pnd8Z8Shb7M The other thing I always stress is don't hesitate to douse the blank with super thin CA every now and then during turning. It will just help to ensure that any weak bond areas are held together a bit. Thin CA glue is the pen turners duct tape 😀

[@KevinGroninga3D]

@@ZacHiggins awesome! I’ll pass this along to my customers that buy the aluminum honeycomb blanks.

[@marklengal9990]

Awesome Zac. Glad to see you growing so well. RWS sounds real professional, I like it. It definitely gives customers an idea up front of what it’s about

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Mark! I thought long and hard about what I wanted to make the name and was hoping it would convey what I wanted it to convey =D You pretty much explained what I was going for =D

[@leliaguinn5307]

Love the new name. Makes sense to rebrand when you change courses. This will make it easier for people to find. I don't pour but I do turn and love your blanks. They are the easiest to turn

[@ZacHiggins]

Thanks Lelia, I'm so glad you like it. I really did think a while about it and thought RWS seemed to convey what I wanted to the best. Glad you're enjoying the blanks too, always love to hear good feedback on them 😀

[@JordanWoodwerx]

Hi Zac, congratulations on the new site buddy!!…gonna need a new sticker now, lol. Good luck! 🍀

[@ZacHiggins]

LOL Oh man, I totally forgot about the stickers. I will be putting an order in soon. I had been holding off on making more of my old ones because I knew this was coming, time to order!! Thanks for the reminder 👊

[@ellinghoem828]

Zac, Great new name. Best of luck as you transition the new name into your daily goings on. I have used Alumilite clear and clear slow when using my pressure pot. Recently I’ve been doing resin/wood lazy Susan’s and charcuterie trays and used Alumilite resin (1:1) that didn’t involve a pressure pot. Usually pouring less that 1 inch. When I reordered this last time I ordered Alumilite Deep Pour (2:1 mix ratio). So far I am very disappointed. It’s been over 24 hours and it is still tacky. None of the other Alumilite resins have behaved this way. Which Alumilite resin do you find best for 1” pours? Or do you prefer some other resin manufacturers? Thanks for any info you do. Elling

[@ZacHiggins]

Hey Elling, sorry to hear that you were frustrated with the Deep Pour. It does have a pretty long setup time, but it's formulated for large volumes like river tables which work best with super slow setting resins. You could try Amazing Clear Cast, but it's drawback is it's on the thick side and 1" could be a little much depending on the total size of the pour. I've been pretty happy with Liquid Diamonds as well, very thin and super clear, it should work ok. Total Boat has a lot of products that may work better (unfortunately I'm not familiar with them myself though). I've been pretty happy with Entropy resins as well. They have a couple versions that should work for that type of project. Lots more out there, but those are the ones I am familiar with. Oh, one other brand that may be worth looking into is Stone Coat Countertops epoxy, they have a few different formulas too, all work well

[@knotbynature454]

Will the old videos still be up under NVW or are they changing over as well?

[@ZacHiggins]

I'm keeping all the my videos up, and I've already made all the changes to my channel that will take place I believe. I won't be keeping the old website up though, that's coming down completely within a month or so

[@mikep.9005]

Do you think that this is a good idea or not? If I dried out a pinecone and sprayed it with a clear shellac and let that dry, can I then pour resin over it to make something or is that a bad idea?

[@Spurtaker]

I'm trying to find your website but all that come up is the same name but it's about flooring and coatings for flooring. Did you use the same name as another business?

[@cliftonhamilton8293]

Can you tell me of one that makes a postal service pen blank?

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

Good name but why did you change it? For us deaf people that don’t read lips😎👍🏻🍀

[@ZacHiggins]

LOL not sure what you mean, but I'm glad you like the name 😀

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

@@ZacHiggins I mean people that are hard of hearing need sub titles in your videos .. dude 😎👆🏻

[@ZacHiggins]

@@PeterAgostiniJdcap26 You can turn on closed captions, they're built in