Giant Rubber Band Ball Cast In Epoxy Resin And Cut In Half

[@HunnaBayka]

Look Ma, I'm famous! Been watching y'all for a looong time, awesome stuff.

[@TheHighpotinuse]

Is your middle name Farmer or Gardener so you cover all the food groups? Maybe something more niche like cheesemaker? Everybody loves cheese.

[@HunnaBayka]

@@TheHighpotinuse What a terrible joke lol. Haven't had to deal with those since elementary school.

[@TheHighpotinuse]

@@HunnaBayka What's wrong with cheese?

[@ryanfrogz]

@@TheHighpotinuse I believe it’s Gatherer

[@bailey125]

It's the legend himself

[@dylandreisbach1986]

You should try again but use this stuff called "Cactus Juice." Its a stabalizing resin thats almost as thin as water and is set by baking it rather than a reaction with a hardener. So its only one part and you can vacuum pot a piece for days or weeks to get all the air out, and once you take out the piece to bake the rest of the resin can be reused as much as you want. You only cure whatever gets trapped inside the item and the rest is drained off. After you can set it in normal resin and it blends in with it. Ask Peter Brown about it, he has used it a bunch and it the only reason I know about it.

[@hornyducks4090]

This! I was suprised they weren't using stabilizing resin

[@KnifeKnut]

Agreed. I think cactus juice would have solved some of the problems they had with other resin projects.

[@rand0mlyth3re35]

I immediately thought of sokka when you said cactus juice

[@PatrickAdairDesigns]

The finished result where the inside core was gone but the outershell remained was so interesting to see. It’s like POV of living in a rubber band ball lol.

[@craigkirkland]

Woah crazy to see you here!! Love your ring but I could never afford one myself lol

[@JoeZhaole]

Talk to the boys and get a piece of this resin Rubber band ball to make a ring

[@grimmington2569]

Loved my matching (sorta) Opal rings. Didn't expect them to be so light

[@tsm688]

sorry, I liked it better when you guys were narrating it yourselves on camera. That was part of the charm. Overproducing them like this kind of takes something away.

[@ipodjulator]

Often KZbin channels have trouble handing off the creative power to a new Creator on the team. I think this was a very good episode to show that Waterjet channel can do that and we like both our new and old hosts!

[@josephgauthier5018]

Might help to fully submerge the ball in an excess of resin, and then run the vacuum till it stops bubbling. I strongly doubt it was air tight, but it will help if you can get your hands on a lower viscosity resin. Also consider putting it in a pressure pot. I cannot remember if you do or don't have one of those.

[@hornyducks4090]

Vacume works better for penetrating resin, a pressure pot just SHRINKS air bubbles, it does not get rid of them

[@xidarian]

It should be possible to make a combination vacuum and pressure pot so that you could alternate cycles of vacuum and pressure. That should get really good penetration into objects you want to cast in resin.

[@josephgauthier5018]

@@hornyducks4090 i am well aware of this. but what happens if you completely submerge the ball in resin and pressurize it? the bubbles shrink which allows the resin to be pushed into the nooks and crannies. of course, youll get better penetration if you pull vacuum for a while, but since they arent working with heat cured stabilizing resin, they have to switch to pressure to get it most of the way there before the resin cures

[@josephgauthier5018]

@@xidarian to be honest, it would be best just to pull a suitable vacuum and then pressurize it for the remaining time, instead of needlessly moving the resin in and out of the rubber band ball. But I do like your enthusiasm!

[@niclikescakes]

@@josephgauthier5018 This is the principal behind the reason carbon fiber or kevlar composite components are cured in a autoclave. Pressure forces the resin in.

[@electronicsNmore]

Yep, the blue rubber band layer was wrapped extremely tight preventing the epoxy resin from infiltrating. Great as always, and I like the voice over.

[@gravysamich]

false! had they pulled a vacuum long enough to actually pull the air from the middle rather than constantly opening it to torch it, the resin would have been forced in through atmospheric pressure.

[@LiterallyJustAMoon]

electronicsNmore :)

[@jeeves744]

You guys need to look into using cactus juice stabilizing resin. If you wanted to take the time you could have probably gotten the resin all the way through.

[@leegibbs6382]

Wow, I forgot how much curly hair Mitchell had when I first started watching you guys!

[@hoguemr]

Big Evan and Katelyn vibes. Resin project, giant googley eyes on the machine, that one anime sounding sound effect. Good stuff

[@mdizzle9482]

Awesome video! Thanks for making great content! Always fun!

[@WaterjetChannel]

I do it all for you

[@keiz2life]

Not gonna lie I genuinely enjoyed the whole process thus far

[@DougSalad]

Hmmm, I think I'd suggest stabilizing resin. Very thin, doesn't cure until you heat it. However, idk how well rubber bands would do in the heat.

[@brandonsaffell4100]

I'm happy to see you caught yourself and added that base layer before the ball. I see a lot of things just like this fail to function because the object sticks out the bottom of the finished piece.

[@TarisRedwing]

The background music made this very watchable also im glad to see you put the other half on your shelf 😃

[@direwoulf1663]

Encase a prince ruperts drop in resin except for the tail then once it's harden snap the tail. Will the resin hold it or will it explode?

[@tsm688]

Seen it done on another channel. The resin will hold it but the drop will turn to sand inside

[@direwoulf1663]

@@tsm688 I saw that one. They used tiny ones though. I want to see a big one explode

[@ipaqmaster]

The editing is 10/10 lmao

[@robertbrunello]

Very neat and soothing!!

[@timmyalexandranova]

I greatly appreciate the googly eyes. They really do make everything better!

[@thomasherzog86]

i appreciate the hard work for my entertainment.

[@TinkersKustomPaintball]

I've said it once and I shall say it again, Mitchell's sweet perm-eqsue hair can never be matched.

[@sophieanneb7425]

I need mitchell the entire video !!!!!! It's not the same 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@pooriashoghi5995]

Awesome chanel guys Btw there is a small flaw with vacuuming the air bubbles out , goal here is to push as much resin as possible through the layers and soak in the resin , soaking action is not happening during the vacuuming action but during the time that you let the air in(all the voids inside the ball is under vacuum and as soon as you relief that it, resin is sucked to those parts) so when you partially submerge it into the resin, those voids that are vacuumed ,suck air from upper part , (air has much less viscosity than resin, it will get in faster than resin) so it is not filled with resin

[@serpico1616]

That's actually an amazing result!

[@red__guy]

You were young and innocent, now you bully interns. You were the interns

[@archiefromuno]

3:46 is it just me or does the glass shattering play the call of duty black ops 2 zombies theme music

[@snakegodtouda]

I miss Dan and Mitchell featuring more heavily in the videos. What happened?

[@tsm688]

I think dan's narrating but it's so overproduced now it's hard to tell

[@robertroach4]

You should have asked Peter Brown about casting resin. It is thinner than regular resin which allows it to permeate inside what you’re trying to cast. Also a pressure pot would be better than a vacuum chamber.

[@ceetee3513]

Lmfao!!!! 5 years ago!?!?!?! More like before puberty!!! Love the Jerry curls!!!

[@arthasmenethil2201]

8:25 look at that curly hair dude. I hope in the future he doesn't lick and taste everything they cut with the waterjet.

[@Uufda651]

There are no words for how much I hated that carrot crunch shot

[@jeremyzackandlucas]

@Waterjet Channel _Come on 1 Million Subscribers! It won't be long now! My 2 sons and dad (myself) love your channel!_ *Thanks* 👍

[@EricTheCleric93]

The last 4 seconds are the best part.

[@potatopotatopotatopotatopo8746]

The resin vacuuming was sooo satisfying to watch

[@EddieBurke]

these opening monologues sound like you're trying not to wake your mom up at 3am

[@pyrosaxplayer12]

The end of the video! Holy crap it's been a long while since I've been watching you guys (now even bigger team). Love this channel! 🔥

[@TotalBoat]

Sorry Mom! Needed that bowl for my epoxy rubber band ball! LOVED THIS!

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Awesome video as always 👌

[@juanignaciobordonpaz8018]

Next time you decide to destroy some poor glass bowl, try and cover it with tape. So the shards don't fly and make a little "dangerous" mess :) Love you guys! *also, nice raycons

[@shnasuel6492]

keep it up i love your channel and love to watch it grow

[@user255]

Oh wow, I can't believe this channel is so old, you were only 12 years when you started all this!

[@squilly4148]

DAN'S BACK

[@MakoRuu]

Solution: Resin each layer of the ball before you start the next. Final product inside a large plastic tote where the ball is not touching the sides and can float freely. Cut the ball out of the resin.

[@rossbuissink2016]

Thank you!!! For the carrots. You guys are the best!!!

[@GAIS414]

First I had to check if I clicked the wrong channel. Got it when I heard Mitchell's voice about half way in.

[@apache6167]

It was the googly eyes for me that made me subscribe. 👀

[@darwinyoung]

When you got rid of the blue elastics after cutting it in half it looked like a weird boiled egg lol.

[@jonathannorthup5705]

Nice that was really cool 👌

[@Oswaldo_Godoy]

1:13 to 1:16 is easily the best part of the video

[@fannybrooke7678]

Do a bunch of mini rubber band balls into a bowl or if you wanna make a huge resin rubber band bowl, do a little ball, set it up in a thin layer of resin(use a round mold), build more onto the ball, set that, lather rinse and repeat until your desired creation 🤷🏽‍♀️ I wish I had the tools to try this out

[@AdamSWL]

Cool! It ended up looking like the album cover for Primal Scream- Screamadelica! Except the googly eyes were on the water jet machine!

[@OvAeons]

Tip for next time maybe if a retry for full resin saturation, stabilizing resin in vacuum pot? Full submersion and leave in till it bubbles no more. But i would oven cure it in the whole container used or some of the resin would just leak out

[@hazerod833]

HUGE Sam O’nella vibes with the voiceover

[@davidfinton]

OMG who are those small children in the cut scenes? They're practically babies! :D

[@eugenes9751]

Have you tried using pressure instead of vacuum, I find that it's way easier, as you don't have to do any degassing breaks.

[@BrainsofFrank]

Looks like you will have to redo this but soak each colour of rubber bands in resin and then add the next color of rubber bands

[@noffledoffle5562]

This would be cool to see again where they take and do a epoxy and vacuum treatment to each layer so its all solid

[@ParanoidCarrot]

whats with the narriator change ?

[@codycarse]

You should do it like a micarta layup. Dip the rubber bands in resin and then place them on the ball.

[@смрш]

Dude made a rubber band prolapse 11/10

[@Joe___schmoe]

I remember when you guys got that water jet, good times.

[@ModelLights]

One thing that would probably help is to do this inside a cup inside a high pressure pot, and take the pressure above the internal pressure of the rubber band ball. Even if it still doesn't really fix the center it should do a bit better, and going in even a little further quickly reduces the center volume..

[@_daldoly_]

it looks like those things they slide on ice in the Olympics 😂😂😂

[@scrapironfish]

Try resining the ball from about 2 inches in diameter, and so on. It may be labor intensive, but might yield the desired results of a nice sectioned rubber ball.

[@jeanxlaxon7897]

Starbuck's eye of Jupiter? Gotta rewatch, b back in a month!

[@RahanUllah]

What happened to the original hosts that started the channel

[@adamnapolitano432]

You guys need to try this work Stablizing Resin, it will get into the core much deeper and may have a much better result.

[@bright-noise]

What if after you’ve encased it in resin you drill a small hole into the center and force more resin into it with the vacuum? Also you could try to find how much resin you have to sand off of it before it bounces again

[@MikeHarris1984]

the end, is that 25 years ago??? HAIR!!! lmao...

[@Mbro420]

Young Mitch has Garfunkel vibes goin on

[@TheDarkPacific]

Looks like the Water Jet guys needs a sponsorship from Keeps.

[@dylandreisbach1986]

Speaking of Rubiks cube modification videos, a large Rubiks cube in resin so it wont fall appart. Like as large as will fit in under the waterjet. Like a 9x9 or 11x11 or something. Also somthing that might be fun it to cut a casting of one of your heads, so maybe a fan could have half of one or both of your heads.

[@adamreynolds3863]

you could do a high pressure chamber, instead of a vacuum , that may push the resin in farther

[@guitarhippie]

You guys should sand one of the halves. Remove the loose rubber, and polish it. That'd be awesome

[@TheGyromorgian]

The slats on the waterjet tank (metal strips that hold up whatever is being cut) have so many little cuts on them they look like sound waves. I wonder if there's any way to turn that into actual sound. Would it be waterjet music?

[@bsctsngrvy9089]

What if you finished the cast then cut into the center at multiple angles. then filled in the center with new resin in an attempt to saturate and stablize the nucleus. Maybe you could use slightly colored epoxy for the first casting, then encase that oddly shaped layer in a cube of clear

[@alisstartupvids]

Beneath the resin, we find some bands. And beneath the bands...we find...the nucleus.” ― Waterjet probably

[@Phoenixgasm]

Mitchell is my spirit animal

[@poprawa]

So we will see high pressure injection filled rubber band ball cut in half in 2027

[@VillainOfBrandon]

I douubt you'd want to try again, but perhaps instead of a vacuum chamber perhaps curing it in a pressurized chamber might work better.

[@wesleyboyer6654]

You made a geode.

[@kristajones2088]

Make another one, but encase the blue and polish it, then put the yellow, and then the red encasing each colored layer individually

[@Givulinovich]

Oops you did it again. 💕♥️💕

[@Pbotsfordslayer5]

Interesting Idea I like it!

[@jakobthompson3777]

What if you did a few layers of rubber bands, put that in epoxy, more layers, and repeat?

[@unded6387]

that epoxy is starting to look like a jar full of stuff under my bed

[@eternalzion777]

When the core popped out it looked like mr. Fantastic vs the scarlet witch

[@bradley3549]

I think using a vacuum bag with infusion resin, and doing multiple layers would have done the trick here. If getting resin to the very center was an absolute requirement for some reason.

[@geometricart7851]

I think you guys should try to cut a defused Mortar shell in half next

[@erhon5]

Next if you wanted to be super overachiever, you could apply the epoxy as you layer the rubber bands, (though I’m sure that would make it even more boring to make) it would guarantee that the epoxy is all the way through and you wouldn’t have to smash a bowls

[@happyboiree3519]

Are you guys stationed in kaysville?

[@danielallen860]

Use paste wax it works as a great mold release

[@jugganaut33]

So what you’re saying is we should make Mars habitats out of rubber bands

[@wadood8700]

That vacuum process looks like a nightmare

[@odsttrooper2918]

Remind me of a golf ball when it's been hit by a riding mower

[@lolshark33]

What if you used stabilizing resin? Peter Brown uses it for stabilizing porous stuff like bread, and then does an outer layer of regular resin

[@lexluthor2988]

That was cool

[@_Fluffy]

Big Peter Brown energy here.

[@eternalchronos]

You might try using a pressure pot to force the resin into the cracks

[@domination1985]

Guys would putting it under pressure do better I've seen lots of people do that to force it into thing like that ball