question about coffee and glue filler

[John Beaver]

I use instant coffee - under the premise that the heat generated from the epoxy will dissolve the instant grounds thus making a smoother mix.
Don't know if it really works, but it sounds good. Of course you could use Folgers and the "Flavor Crystals" would make a nice enhancement.

[Dennis Simmons]

All you need to know is revealed here:

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And, yes... you must use fresh coffee. Sacrifices must be made in the name of "high art"... Sorry!

I took the used coffee grounds to my shop in aluminum foil and set it on my heater, the shop smelled good all day. I have a good supply now. This is a picture of "Folgers in my Cup" I think I need red coffee beans This cup has no finish yet, I will let it set a few more days until I finish it. I love cherry tree roots! Thanks for all the coments.IMG_1277 (Large).jpgIMG_1280 (Large).jpg

[lowell holmes]

I'm with you John.


My morning starts of grinding a nice Costa Rican dark roast and brewing it fresh. My other favorite is a Honduran normal roast.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

I hope the new grounds work better since I never acquired a taste for coffee... I'd hate to think that I had to brew it, throw out all the dirty water, and then dry the grounds just to get a void filled properly!

I know what your problem is David...you never had any of that old military field coffee where you filter the grounds through a dirty sweat sock. Once you've had that, drinking coffee is a necessity of life that you'll never give up.

[Jim Burr]

I've found that building up the layers works well but I use thin CA. Also make sure to use a non-oily bean, oil can leach to the surrounding grain and it's harder for the CA/epoxy to stick

[David E Keller]

I know what your problem is David...you never had any of that old military field coffee where you filter the grounds through a dirty sweat sock. Once you've had that, drinking coffee is a necessity of life that you'll never give up.

That's true, but I think it also has something to do with the coffee pots that got left on all over the hospital where I trained... You would have needed a spatula to scrape the black, tarry goo out of the pot and into a cup for consumption. Roofing tar actually appears nearly as potable as much of the coffee I saw fellow residents happily consume.

[Cathy Schaewe]

That's true, but I think it also has something to do with the coffee pots that got left on all over the hospital where I trained... You would have needed a spatula to scrape the black, tarry goo out of the pot and into a cup for consumption. Roofing tar actually appears nearly as potable as much of the coffee I saw fellow residents happily consume.

bleah. David, I thought drinking pot after pot of coffee was a prerequisite for residency - it certainly seems to be for my profession!

[Dan Forman]

Dan, when I have used epoxy for filling a recess or crack, after taking a light cut to level the area, I will mix just a very small dab of 5 minute epoxy and with a painter's spatula, fill those air bubbles. Seems to work fine.

Thanks John.

Dan