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@davidoxbury8900

2 ай бұрын

Looked great. How about next time, pour one colour of UV resin, harden it, then another colour, harden it, then a third. The second and third pours will intermingle with the previous cavities created too.

@DeaconXPS

2 ай бұрын

You might want to consider marketing this to traditional table top gamers. Thing D&D or Warhammer and the like. This would make for a masterful centerpiece. Especially with the underlighting! And the price would be right, I assure you.

@MidwestArtist

Ай бұрын

Try water soluble packing peanuts next please! If they have no reaction with the resin you should be able to just rinse them out!

Awesome. Next try that again, with black, keep it in the container, let it dry, fill the void with clear resin, giant EGG!!!

@phlanxsmurf

2 ай бұрын

Awesome idea. Would love to see that.

@tsulong

2 ай бұрын

that's what i was thinking too! or maybe instead of just black, experiment with some different colors to see what kind of neat effects you can make

@Danny.._

2 ай бұрын

This is a great idea! You can't make the UV resin black though - the UV won't be able to penetrate to harden it. But you can do it with a little pigment like this, then it would look cool with some regular black resin in the bottom, then once it cures, clear to fill it up the rest of the way. I think that would give a really great result.

@sterlingcrawford1218

2 ай бұрын

Came to say basically the same thing

@blodpudding

2 ай бұрын

My thought as well, but as others mentioned black won't let the UV through

That "dunny roll holder" looked very sketchy 😊😂🤣 🤣 🤣

@clarewillison9379

2 ай бұрын

So glad it wasn’t just me. Ben’s gestures had me screaming, “No!!!” 🤣

@ChristopherHindefjord

2 ай бұрын

Alien "dunny roll holder"... :D

@openorwap5412

2 ай бұрын

🤭

@Digikidthevoiceofreason

2 ай бұрын

We have no idea what you mean. 😉😉😉🤣🤣🤣

@deadwingnut

2 ай бұрын

"kind of a bummer"

You should do another one, but use oranges, reds, colors like that to simulate a camp fire! 🤩

@JACandQuill

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Yeah for sure 😊

@NorrisVaughn

2 ай бұрын

@@BensWorx I did not expect a reply 😳

You are kind of doing the opposite of the ant hill pour. In those pours the ground supports the aluminum that is poured into a void. In your pours there is a void and ice, the ice melts making a much bigger void. You need to surround the ice with something, pour the resin so it melts the ice and the hopefully remove what was originally holding the ice in place.

So there is a 3D printer filament that dissolves in water. Its used as a support media for prints so that its super easy to remove. Print out a bunch of ice shaped blocks, glue them together, pour resin over them, let it cure, soak it in water

@lewiscattell6060

2 ай бұрын

Sounds full proof!

@MarieBSleepin

2 ай бұрын

Oooooo, that is smart

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks I’ll look into it 👍

@CheshireCad

Ай бұрын

There's also salt/sugar. You can get it to bind together into a solid cube, probably using water, and then letting it dry inside an ice cube tray. Maybe use a little flour/cornstarch as a binder. And there's water-soluble fabric, used as a backing medium in embroidery. Hard to make cubes out of it, but useful for other shapes.

Nicole’s briefcase is gorgeous! I love her creativity. The UV resin sculpture is so cool. It’s a shame the other one failed after looking so good in the early stages!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊

Man that’s turned out awesome. Funny you thought of a toilet paper holder, that’s not what I was thinking. Lol.

@vee_tinymoose

2 ай бұрын

Right? Especially when Ben kept gesturing to it by waving his cupped hand up and down..

@benives254

2 ай бұрын

😳

Next time, put something to make a void down the center so you can run LEDs up the whole length, and after you drain the water and get it all dried, fill with clear resin and have an awesome lamp! Also, multiple colors!!

@BachDevotee

Ай бұрын

I thought along the same lines-- recast the UV resin in regular, two-part resin. That would give it structural support, and it could even bbe turned on a lathe! 👍😁

The UV resin really worked well, looks beautiful with a light and without one. Looking forward to more experiments with ice and resin.

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

This turned out Amazing. So glad you revisited this quickly.

1st off my wife loves the keychain and blue 💙 you guys are awesome, 2nd you gotta do a few more of these videos that turned out amazing!!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Mate, we really appreciate it 😊

It cracked me up when you guys slapped those giant googly eyes on that thing! The result from the epoxy one might have been a bit disappointing, but I think it still looked kind of cool. The one with UV resin was really amazing! I wasn't sure what to expect with that one and I was not disappointed. Love your experiments and can't wait to see more!

Ill go pop this out in the sun.... sunny Queensland pulls out the clouds 😂😂😂

2:45 😂😂😂😂😂 that visual did make me laugh a lot

I absolutely love that you don’t give up!

Yessss! Scale this up big time. More power on uv lights and massive pour

Almost 60 years ago, when I was in the Cub Scouts, I learned to make candles like this using ice, wax, string, and milk cartons (the old paper cartons). came out really nice. Just had to let them dry for several days because the string would absorb water. That was really cool!

Great result with the UV resin! One other way you can try it (if you feel like doing another one) is to use polyurethane resin. It cures super fast, so it should harden really quickly while the ice is still fully frozen. That way you could do a big one with a full bag of ice like you wanted.

I can't wait.....!

That turned out so beautiful.

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

This is awesome, i see a lot of "fire" eggs and spheres in the future using this technique!

Thanks to whomever suggested the UV resin. It came out amazing!

Thanks for trying this again! So glad the UV resin worked! I’d been waiting for an update video!

Awesome! You should make another, or use this one, and put it back in the container and fill the container with clear or another color of resin to create a blank, and then turn a globe or egg! Can't wait to see what you do next!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊

The first attempt looked so much better with the big eyes😂 the final attempt turned out awesome

Love the googly eyes on the first one. The second one looks a bit like a thing raising from the swamp (or maybe I'm watching too many weird movies). Love the final result. And, of course, the little suitcase/briefcase that your wife made. So adorable!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊

That came out awesome, y'all! I have a suggestion for the next one.. Use a neon green, blue or orange dye and set the sculpture on a black light..

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike, yeah that would look cool

We used to make candles by pouring hot wax over crushed ice. The liquid flows well over crushed ice which melts faster than cubes and it leaves a network of lots of little holes.

WELL DONE! It looks really good!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

that would look amazing with glow in the dark resin ❤

I knew the UV resin was going to work well! Back in the early 1970s, my late father worked at a great, artistic candle making company. And one of the things we loved to do was pour coloured wax over ice cubes, and crushed ice. Much easier to get a similar effect. I got a real pleasant nostalgic memory out of this! If you make another one of these, and it seems kind of flexible, or brittle - you could drizzle more resin over the top of it. Either UV or possibly quick setting resin. Just a thought!

Love the outcome. Beautiful sculpture

That looks awesome.

The UV resin sculpture looks amazing!! Success!!

Hey Ben Huge respect for your success! Very nice to see Nicole in the shop with you. Take care of Yourselves 😊

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim 😊

Yess you did it. Looks amazing!

It looks as a ghost the first one. The second one is really cool!

Very artistic. It looks like it came from a gallery.

Looks amazing. Kinda like a bunch of blue demons coming up from hell to dance with some angels in the clouds!

That turned out awesome!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Linda 😊

Very cool!!!! You finally did it!!👍👍

You might want to invest in a curing station designed for resin 3D printers. They have a very bright array of UV lights and a turntable that keeps the item rotating. You could have simply put the container of ice and resin on there and had a much easier time of it. Maybe just use the resin designed for those printers as well, It comes in many different colors or clear.

omg you did it, you finally did it! it looks amazing for real, even tho the first one can be used as a stand for some figures. outstanding job to nicole as well

Dude!! Make a resin cast of your hand upturned palm up with a light inside holding that sculpture and it would look like blue wizards fire!! Would be so dope

@champzki

2 ай бұрын

FYI I thought it looked like blue fire

That roll holder looks very happy to see you

That looks awesome really looks better then the second try

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Beth 😊

You did it! Yay! Woo hoo! It looks fantastic! 🎉👏🏻🎈

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Hey Ben! Wow...success!! It looks so cool, all the tunnels the ice created is amazing. Nicole, love your Alice project too!! Big ((Hugs)) from Texas!😜

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Kelly 😊

Hi Ben & Nicole, omg it looks brilliant. I'm so happy for you. Great idea with uv. Have a great weekend.

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Rose 😊

You could also try using sugar cubes rather than ice cubes with regular resin! Once the resin has cured (assuming the sugar doesn’t mess that up somehow?) you can soak the sculpture in warm water until the sugar dissolves. The sugar would likely leave an interesting surface texture. I think gummy bears or jolly ranchers would work too: anything solid that will dissolve in water will do the trick, I think.

5:52 I like this right as it is! Lol Now I'll watch the rest of the video and see what you do with it.

Awesome Video Ben and Nicole and i hope you are all well🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

WOO HOO! You got it done! Good on you for persisting mate.

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

now do themed ices. :) That was Was Awesome Ben.

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Love it

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Both pieces in this episode would make a wicked fantasy diorama!

Question/experiment: If using epoxy resin, can you put, for instance, red in your Part A, and blue in your Part B prior to mixing? That way, when all was purple, you’d have your cookie, and know all was fully mixed!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Yeah if you wanted too

Thank you to whomever suggested uv resin!! Looks great!! ❤

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

The uv resin one came out so cool! I don't know why but that water was way more clear when you tipped it out than I expected. Maybe I thought some of the blue would have dyed the water? I dunno but this was really interesting

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊

It is beautiful! The UV resin is just what you needed!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Sweeeeet!

That looks great!!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Woke up and said “A new video from Ben?” A great way to start the day! This is one of my all time favorite channels! Best to you and yours, Ben! 🎉

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊

You guys are too cute. You should pour more regular resin over the sculpture in varying colors, that would look super cool.

Instead of taking it out of the container fill it with clear resin and turn it into a cylinder so it's solid with the blue veined through it. This would also make it less brittle

Maybe you should pour resin into an empty ant nest. Edit: Nevermind, that turned out awesome!

It looks like a bunch of souls being released. Pretty cool 😎

Yaaaay, you did it! ❤

Fantastic sculpture! ❤

Looks like the UV was a success 👍 loved Nicole’s case 👍😘

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

You had a win win situation 🌟🌟 Thanks for sharing 😎

I didn't know you'd revisited this. I kinda figured UV would be the way to go. It looks awesome.

This is so gorgeous! Both the sculpture and the briefcase, to be honest!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

dude! congrats on being stubborn enough to get this to work! WORTH EVERY ATTEMPT/EFFORT!!! it looks GREAT!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

oh wow, the UV resin version came out so good! it looks really great over the light!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Thats really neat

@BensWorx

Ай бұрын

Thankyou

Fill the voids the clear or translucent white and make it an egg and that would look sick

Came out awesome. With the light made it perfect. Great job. 👍😎

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Might be neat to make one of those, then add clear resin and carve into a dragon egg! Or you could make a clear one, and dust with color chift, or a few different shades of mica...then encase in resin and make an egg. You could experiment with different shapes/sizes of ice cubes too! Maybe try dry ice as well. Make one with blue resin around big Ice cubes.... then when that is cured and dry, pack with small ice cubes and drizzle on red resin! You always think of the most interesting ideas!

That is actually pretty cool and I really need to watch the previous video cuz it look like a good one as well

Congrats on this final attempt!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

Well, at least Nicole will be happy with the first failed attempt 🤣

That's beautiful, congratulations

That first ice looks like a melting brain!

try using a 3d printer curing station normally used with resin prints, has more UV coverage and more powerful

Holey Shita! I have no more words. I love the UV One. Pretty cool

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Connie 😊

I'm glad the uv resin workout turned out awesome.

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

♥️♥️♥️ that turned out, so freaking cool!! ♥️♥️♥️

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

that looks amazing!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊

Amazing! I absolutely love all of the galleries. How about the next time try doing the same thing in the blue, but after it fully cures. Fill the container back up with water & freeze it. Then try it again with red, any other color or maybe a glow in the dark. Looking forward to next weeks experiment. God bless & take care. A fan from SE Louisiana, USA.🇺🇸🙏

That looks awesome 🤩 Looks a bit like blue fire 🤔 ice fire 🤩

Forbidden snow cone🤤

Now I'd like to see you try one with shaped ice cubes! Like the skull ones or something along those lines.

put the ice cubes in egg white meringue then do the resin pour over the top

Another good video. Totally unexpected first result 🤣 Second try is amazing wow. Nicole I love the case beautiful work 💖Thank you 👍

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Alison 😊

You guys did it!! It's so cool looking and with the light, it's spectacular!!!! Nicole, I love your Alice in Wonderland case. Great job!!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ellis 😊

Need to try this again with dry ice ❤❤

I'm glad you tried with UV!! I would still love to see Water beads in resin! I've only seen videos where it failed. Maybe UV resin is needed! Loved the final piece!

@BensWorx

2 ай бұрын

Thankyou

That finally came out awesome, the first one almost looked like Cookie Monster when you put the googly eyes on. But that new one is beautiful. 👍👍👍