Can You Melt Resin Shavings ? - Epoxy Resin Art

[@BensWorx]

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[@ThisHandleIsNotAvailable.]

The lapel mic sounds good.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@MuhammadDaudkhanTV100]

Great ❤️👌👍💯

[@michaelsaldana5454]

The mic sounds great and keep up the great work

[@AChi__]

How about trying to use a tightly covered slow cooker to melt the resin shavings at low heat over a longer time period of time. My theory is that the reason the resin shavings burn is because the amount of heat being applied is too much and as a result does not allow the bonds between the molecules of the shavings to slowly become unstable and then break down, causing the shavings to transform into a fluid state.

[@pettigrewwoodworks]

Nice outcome. Just so you know, epoxies are thermoset polymers and by nature usually will not melt or dissolve.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate, it was fun trying though 😃

[@TheLayCat]

Exactly

[@LindysEpiphany]

That's what I thought, i left a comment. Since it takes 2 chemicals to harden, you'd have to be able to separate them in order to reverse the chemical reaction. It only goes one way, the reaction that is. The nightlight is a super idea! It looks amazing!

[@claudiodiaz9752]

He probably already knew that. But people kept asking after he made a video with reasonable ways to reuse it. That's why he made this last video to show people it's not possible to reuse it the way they would expect.

[@BensWorx]

👍

[@axelthecat5098]

Mic sounds crystal clear. I love experimenting, the torch and fire was crazy! The end result Is beautiful.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mary

[@TimothyONeill_84.]

Yes that was crazy and funny too, you were like, maybe, maybe, maybe.... nope... catches on fire, burns to a crisp and into oblivion, now, that’s my kinda entertainment

[@aligentry4366]

The new mic is a god send for those of us who are hard of hearing. You voice is so much clearer and easier to understand. Thank you.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Ali

[@NoirParvana]

Okay, so the melting thing didn’t work, but the nightlight came out hella cool.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate 👍

[@victoriaeads6126]

I completely agree!!

[@vincenttrigg4521]

4:43 I mean... They technically did melt?

[@unherolike]

"I've got this Stainless Steel cup" Bro your wifes gonna pissed when she finds out you used the Couch cup holder as a melting dish for resin.

[@theepicchickenyt]

Ok I understand and I know it’s a joke but i would like to prove that it is in fact a stainless steel cup. So if you look closely you will be able to see horizontal lines in the cup and I have a stainless steel cup and they do look similar. I also a have cup that is closer to its size and shape and again they are very similar I also have a couch cup holder and although similar, there are many differences

[@wavydre8547]

@@theepicchickenyt nerd

[@skycake10]

when the answer to the title question is "no, but here's a cool bowl"

[@BensWorx]

:)

[@roseosullivanfromIreland]

Hi Ben, I remember this from 4yrs ago. I'm still loving the nightlight. It turned out brilliant. Take care 🙂 all of you. ❤

[@summer-fallwinter-spring8326]

I am not a wood worker or an artist of any kind, but I find your projects so enjoyable and interesting. Also my father used to do wood working. When I watch you, I am reminded of him and his love for wood working projects. It brings back good memories. Thank you for your time and effort. I will keep watching.

[@Bamcrafting]

The moral of this. You can’t remelt epoxy but you can turn it into a dope lamp

[@naptimecreations]

I think it turned out absolutely awesome, I got nervous when it caught on fire. Mic sounds great 😊

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate 🙂

[@naptimecreations]

@@BensWorx 😊😊😊

[@tonywright8294]

Why did you get nervous ,where you in the same room ?

[@naptimecreations]

@@tonywright8294 lol, I've started fires when working with resin before. It's nerve wracking for me. Have a great day 😁

[@suearmstrong3404]

I can only imagine the toxic fumes that must have come from trying to melt and or burn the shavings.

[@ultralinx200]

Once per life resin fumes doesn't gonna hurt you mate

[@ttvphilswifft8682]

@@ultralinx200 you are robbing some village of it's idiot

[@ultralinx200]

@@ttvphilswifft8682 next is you, smart man 😘

[@bridgetstoli2347]

@@ultralinx200 Drain bamage bad

[@cassandro01]

Nice job Ben. I really appreciate your desire to reuse resin waste. Mike sounds fine at this end.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Cass 👍

[@sueplummer6669]

First time here but I love watching turners. I have no intension of being one. It's almost hypnotizing. Absolutely beautiful night light. Take care and God bless.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Sue 😊

[@purplefairee]

the sound of the new mike is great. love your work and love the music you have in the vids too.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks 👍

[@garyjordan3181]

Does not matter what you do it always seems to work for you. Great project and the light looks very bright. Nice as usual. thank you for sharing.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Gary

[@MaliAndDreams]

How about blending them into a powder and using it with glue for other art stuff? :)

[@mammyrammer4209]

That's what I was thinking, maybe model glue.

[@ianwebb8066]

Editing, Pacing, Cinematography, Your Voice, the Video Concepts, many many vids in and I can't stop fantastic channel

[@pmedic523]

Yoooooo! That blacklight really did the trick! Super cool!

[@AuntieRoma]

👍🏼 Hey Ben, The sound is great! I love the night light. To me it looks like the Northern Lights. (Aurora Borealis). Also, if you think of it as under water, looks like jellyfish tentacles. 🤗 ~ Roma

[@BensWorx]

Hey Roma, Thankyou, I like the jellyfish reference 👍

[@JuFated]

I appreciate you doing this experiment. Even if the results were not satisfactory, knowing what actually happens is still very valuable.

[@veneraberens4653]

I AM SOOOOOO ADDICTED TO YOUR CHANNEL ITS HOW I DECOMPRESS AFTER A LONG DAY HAVE A BLESSED PAWSOME WEEKEND GODS BLESSINGS ON YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND HEAVENS PANTRY SET YOUR TABLE ALWAYS

[@daviddean7392]

Quite possibly the most fascinating channel on KZbin, love the music too.

[@anonymoose6873]

The purple shavings were the best color by far in my opinion. Nice job bro, now I'm inspired to start making resin projects myself.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Jacob

[@emisthem6562]

Yep, hands down my new favourite channel - science, fun, art... comedy, too 👌

[@nicholas87541]

Didn't realize how many resin shavings related videos you have, very neat!

[@jakestark9277]

I really enjoy watching the art come to life. Legendary stuff.

[@noniefuss]

This has to be one of my favorite things I've seen you make. Absolutely love it, and the sound on the video was great too, nice and clear.

[@Dracona63]

First time viewing the channel and have to say the mic quality is excellent. Very clear and easy to understand you. Loved the way the lamp came out and I'll be checking out a few more of your videos as well as subscribing.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@linnykeeble1619]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. It was no only interesting, but the lamp is just fantastic. Wow! You really are amazing. Love your work.

[@Pollenoverponds]

This is my favorite thing you’ve made. It looks like aurora borealis. So beautiful and magical!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Melissa 😊

[@michelesaudi8030]

Nice nightlight…it’ll look beautiful on any night table or stand..thank you for sharing..

[@professionalidiots101]

Light looks dapper mate!! Mike is perfect as well 👍👏👏👏👏

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@reginaditt128]

Love the shape of the light 🚨 and the base. The 🎙️ works great.

[@mandyellis9364]

I have to say I think the nightlight is one of my favorite ones. I'm a new subscriber so I'm about to binge watch these videos. Ty absolutely gorgeous

[@ironbomb6753]

Your video sound was really good. This is my first vid of yours I've watched. Nice little project. I can see that night light on my nightstand. Very excellent.♥️👍

[@BensWorx]

Awesome, thank you!

[@benrussellknives8828]

Love the experiments. Sweet light as well. Thanks Ben!

[@shaunnasparklesclarke]

That's cool, I enjoyed this while watching in hospital, the new mic sounds perfect

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Shaunna, I hope you are feeling better

[@SandyMasquith]

Mic sounds good. Love the light! What a great use for the resin shavings!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Sandy 😄

[@teriwood9657]

Just found u. I enjoy watching your creative work & scientific attempts at testing resins capabilities. Love ur accent. I'm from America.

[@PamDeWitt]

You are an inspiration Ben. I just started resin a couple months ago and have not put anything out half as beautiful and smooth as you 😞

[@crazycatlady2162]

Probably my favorite one so far!

[@TemperedStorm]

I liked the"thicker wisps of smoke" effect the dyed shavings displayed in the resin. I see a potential use for that and similar effects in future projects. Could there be a possible use for leftover shavings as a near-transparent spacer between objects in resin? For example, you choose items that tend to clump together, all float to the top or bottom of the container when put in curing resin, etc. Granted, the spaces in between the objects wouldn't be completely transparent, but that could be an effect of its own. Just a thought. Love your channel!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate, it’s worth a try 👍

[@jakesplace9721]

Those swirly colors in the nightlight look awesome!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Jake 👍

[@milsgarage]

Dude.. That was really creative. Absolutely awesome results. 👍👍👍

[@brownk2]

I think you have some new products for the store, the night lights are pretty cool. New mike sounds great, smooth and buttery.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Kenn 👍

[@frans3474]

Beautiful light indeed! ❣️🌹

[@markwhite6018]

It was like science experiments with Ben. Great video and the night light came out amazing 👍

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mark

[@FryDay444]

I’m kind of glad the melting didn’t work out because the night light is so cool! Mic sounds good too!

[@D2SProductions]

I went to college for Industrial Design, we worked with resins often, one of the things they taught us was that things that have a chemical reaction, like resins, to set up, that get hot in the process of setting up will not melt, all they will do is burn.

[@pamib29]

Thanks Ben! This is the exact question I wanted answered! Love all your videos! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TheDellaniOakes]

Very cool! I love how that turned out! The new microphone has great sound.

[@TheSeveth]

that light looks amazing love it

[@christrophercooper5663]

That's cool, Ben! One of my favorite projects to date..

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Christopher

[@kevinotoole885]

Just knock up a quick night light......that’s amazing! Loved that mate 👍🏻

[@hootypatootie]

The blowtorch one cracked me up! And the nightlight is really cool. Nice video!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@dujeankeegan7667]

Love the magic trick! The night light was very groovy.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@Delenter]

WOW! Love that project! it looks amazing as well, Good work!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@hannahlilian91]

That worked out so cool, I absolutely love this!

[@bjrnfrederiksson2505]

That lamp is amazing I'd love having one like that.

[@dhd8850]

Oooo love this Ben, so freakin cool! Sound is crystal clear 👌❣🌹

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mand 👍

[@PetterBruland]

Wow, added to my list of things to make. Nice night light

[@zamnelna]

Absolutely adore the resulting piece!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@melissamcdaniel3542]

The project was very Awesome and you sounded great.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Melissa

[@matadorlowlids8180]

Mic sounds great....nightlight came out badass....good choice to go with blacklight

[@anitaschilder]

I enjoyed watching your experiments. Even laughed about your comments when it didn't work out. The light is awesome, I love it! The 🎤 sounds great. Please stay safe over there. The situation is quite bad here in the UK 😕 I was just about to move back to the Netherlands when they put the country on lockdown. Almost all my stuff is in boxes and I've got no idea when I'll be able to move 😖 So I'll be unpacking my hobby materials again so I have something to do 🙂

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Anita, yeah my 90yo grandma lives in the UK, stay safe

[@tbox295113]

Even before the lockdown, I told my hubby that my paints and a few craft items will be the last to be packed when we move. Even if I'm too busy to sit down and use them, I get twitchy if I can't easily put my hands on them! 😵

[@kushkiller7108]

Very cool. Microphone sounds good. I like how some of it when the black light is on some of the shavings look like smoke.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Jon 👍

[@kushkiller7108]

@@BensWorx you're welcome

[@bunygirl30]

That turned out really cool....I love it

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@shyPandemonium]

The mic sounded awesome, nice little addition. Despite things not working out as planned, I think the final product was very pretty anyway!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Adriahna 👍

[@PassionForMakeup17]

Love the light! Mic sounds great too!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Makenzie 👍

[@bethcaselman7952]

That nightlight looks really cool

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Beth

[@tracybowling97]

Ben! Ahhh! I had tears. You weren't giving up. I laughed so hard. It's so funny!

[@matthewsmith3343]

The lamp looks amazing. I’d love to have one like that.

[@dg-1980]

STUNNING night light !!!

[@Resin_Lover]

Amazing Ben's love your experiment and outcome

[@saragranje5150]

Bellísima quedó la lámpara!!!!!! 👌🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Hencley]

That looks pretty awesome. I can hear you perfectly

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Lynn 👍

[@srobertson1217]

Mic sounds great! Love the light!!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@johnhughes2565]

Nice night light mate, melting resin looks pretty tricky without causing a HAZMAT turnout. The new mike works great too. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks John

[@DJ-fk5ez]

Another amazing creation!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@davidgardner49]

Beautiful piece Ben

[@BensWorx]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Plokman040]

Ok finished the video and I do have a idea, the most plausible way is to treat Resin like plastic. When melting down plastics you recycle after you get the pieces as small as you can you can do one of two things, lol it in the oven like Peter Brown which you saw is a bad idea here as direct heat burns it. The other method is double boiling you were on the right track when you just put it in water, it just doesn't allow for heat transfer that will melt the resin or plastic for that you need to allow the heat to flow from the water into a more conductive item that doesn't also have a cooling agent. So boil your water just the same, but do not add the resin to it. Instead take another pot (best bet is a rounded bottom one for even heat) and set it in the water as it boils, the n add to that the chopped up resin and hopefully it will react like ABS (Lego) and HDPE (Milk jugs, bottles of is very common) and slowly melt without burning. Double boiling is how some candies where you want the crystals to form even in are made (a great reference for this if you can find it is the old Food Network Show Good Eats with Alton Brown) and from my very basic understandin of plastics is they behave a lot like sugar. I could be very wrong so be careful but one thing I know double boiling has very little chance to burn what is being heated. Also sorry for the double comment, I had to say thanks and knew that my reply after the video might be a long winded one. Hope no one you know is in danger during this silly distancing process, my local comic con was pushed back from this month to July but hey at least I'll be going to it then. My shop will make its vendor debut there once I get it up to the level of con size, it is a goal and it's thanks to inspiration from my fellow Makers like yourself I ever even thought to make it a dream.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks for the tip mate, stay safe

[@Plokman040]

I hope it leads to treat creations, you stay safe as well.

[@frenchiemum67]

I don't think a cured epoxy resin is going to melt in a double boiler, considering there was only scorching and no melting in the oven. A double boil is more useful if you need to melt something at a low temperature without burning it, like chocolate or egg custard. Since water boils at 212ºF, the double boiler can't get any hotter than that. Interesting video!

[@darcitorgerson8909]

Nice job Ben! Always amaze me!!

[@Hellototheworld987]

You always seem to have some bright ideas!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mate

[@epowell4211]

That lamp is awesome!

[@f.cscootriders]

I love how your failures become something amazing. Seeing those colours glow under the black light looks fantastic

[@markduggan3451]

Out of failure becomes success. The sound is good.

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Mark 👍

[@rachelmiller-artprojects4103]

Fantastic result Ben!

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Rachel

[@willfreder4253]

Mic sounds great! Recently discovered your channel! Love all your projects and looking forward to trying to replicate some in the future

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Will

[@WolfSpiritDemon]

Oh my gosh! That looks exactly like an Opal or the Northern Lights when you turn the night light on in the dark, that is absolutely gorgeous and I desperately want one!! 😂😍

[@janetteandrews7410]

reminded me of Northern Lights. loved watching

[@BensWorx]

Thanks Janette

[@rosecaba76]

😱😱😱 I love the lamp!

[@Kathy61954]

You are a true artist !!!

[@staceyritchie7100]

Wow! That turned out pretty!

[@justinemct]

Wow the lamp looks like The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). Amazing job, you make some beautiful stuff. ✌🏽🇬🇧

[@fuzziieverlove3015]

Thanks for the video I messed up some resin yesterday. Ive been working with resin for almost two weeks. I wanted it to ticken up for my design. But it went solid.

[@gregoryannicchiarico3570]

Beautiful project!

[@BensWorx]

Thank you! 😊

[@georgespiers3404]

Now that does look really cool awesome video mate keep up the good work i wanna see some bigger projects with the same method but lots more shavings and the mic makes a big diffrents 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 stay safe mate

[@BensWorx]

Thanks George 👍

[@mayl.h.a.8657]

I love the lights. Collect the shavings and use with wood.

[@janedeaux8828]

Ooo love how it turned out!!