Guy Shows How To Make Glow-In-The-Dark Table With Photoluminescent Resin
As high-tech and alien as this glow-in-the-dark table might seem, it can actually be made right at home! All you need is a few planks of Pecky cypress wood, photoluminescent powder, resin, some tools, and a little elbow grease.
Mike Warren an Instructables enthusiast and the blogger behind the Man Crafts column at dollarstorecrafts.com, came up with a set of instructions for creating this table. By mixing the photoluminescent powder with the resin and using it to fill the holes that form naturally in Pecky cypress wood, you can create beautiful and naturally-shaped areas that will glow in the dark after charging up on sunlight.
If you’ve got the tools and the know-how, then check out Warren’s Instructable for instructions. His video of the table and how it looks can be found below, as can his answers to Bored Panda’s questions about his work. Take a look!
More info: instructables.com | michaelsaurus.com | Etsy (h/t: colossal)
“I thought of this project after browsing the aisles at a lumber store and seeing Pecky Cypress,” Mike Warren told Bored Panda. “I’ve never seen anything like it and knew I wanted to make something with it”
“As an avid woodworker, I’ve seen clear casting resin applied to tabletops as a protective finish and to fill voids from knots. Using this same technique that’s been around for ages, I just added the twist of glow powder”
“After the resin had cured, I took the table top out into the sun and was amazed at how much it glowed when I brought it back inside. It’s really like magic and something that isn’t quite captured in pictures or video”
“It’s been about 3 months since I made the table and it’s still doing great! It sits in the lab at work and it glows every night as I pass by it on my way home”
“The response has been overwhelming and I am getting requests from all over the world to make tables for people. I am starting the process to get ready to manufacture custom tables for people. People can find me on my Etsy shop to start the conversation about table orders”
“I’m a professional Design Engineer and make all kinds of things that blend functionality with whimsical absurdity, so this table fits squarely into the types of things I make”
Thank you, Mike Warren, for talking to Bored Panda about your awesome DIY work. Keep on tinkering!
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Load More Replies...Its a great blog on resins.I was searching this one for a long time.Now i got it..iam very to have this blog and its very informative...While iam searching i got another one site also,which is one of the best website for resins Sohman Epoxy. Apart from this check this one also Colors.Sure it will be very informative for you.Thank you.
where did u get the Photoluminescent Resin ? cause im in carpentry and would like to make this table
where do you get the photo-powder from? any diff. colors than blue? could use black light powder for indoor table. cool party table then.
You can buy glow in the dark powder aka luminescent pigment in https://chaostrade.eu/en_US/index - they have various sizes and colours.
Load More Replies...does anyone know if you can get this wood in the UK? or if not an equivalent
anyone suggest a replacement wood for cyprus? can't get it in ny... and if you can its dam expensive!
I really like this, but there has got to be a better way to pour the resin mix so it doesn't smear and show up when lights are out.
I really like it, but there has got to be a better way to pour in the resin mix so when you turn the lights out that you can't see the smear
Just one question, what is the ratio between the glowing powder and resin? Finally have a idea for my new apartment, thanks.
@paul How much Phosphoresant powder did it take to make that table? 100g Enough??
Is it possible to tint the resin so it has color even when it isn't dark?
I want to make a guitar body with this process!! ... unfortunately, I now live in China and don't have any equipment here to do it with.
Cool. I want some of that photoluminescent powder. I already use epoxy to fill cracks, gaps, etc. I try not to waste expensive wood.
Could probably use this on other things besides tables. Not sure what thou but i have a great imagination, Ill figure out something.
this...needs to be made into a guitar. looks like im carving up an old guitar to try this
Load More Replies...Do you think this could work with pine? Carving out the knots in a natural slab?
Beautiful. Opens up avenues for artists and designers to create for nightclubs and street furniture.
Looks great but that video wasn't very instruction able. How do I do it?! Steps!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Glow-table/?ALLSTEPS
Load More Replies...i think if he'd been more careful and "colored in the lines" so to speak, it wouldve been WAAAYYYYYY cooler
I'd like to see what you produce. Feel free to share with my Facebook audience - www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
Load More Replies...Feel free to share your work on my with my FB audience - www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
Load More Replies...Its a great blog on resins.I was searching this one for a long time.Now i got it..iam very to have this blog and its very informative...While iam searching i got another one site also,which is one of the best website for resins Sohman Epoxy. Apart from this check this one also Colors.Sure it will be very informative for you.Thank you.
where did u get the Photoluminescent Resin ? cause im in carpentry and would like to make this table
where do you get the photo-powder from? any diff. colors than blue? could use black light powder for indoor table. cool party table then.
You can buy glow in the dark powder aka luminescent pigment in https://chaostrade.eu/en_US/index - they have various sizes and colours.
Load More Replies...does anyone know if you can get this wood in the UK? or if not an equivalent
anyone suggest a replacement wood for cyprus? can't get it in ny... and if you can its dam expensive!
I really like this, but there has got to be a better way to pour the resin mix so it doesn't smear and show up when lights are out.
I really like it, but there has got to be a better way to pour in the resin mix so when you turn the lights out that you can't see the smear
Just one question, what is the ratio between the glowing powder and resin? Finally have a idea for my new apartment, thanks.
@paul How much Phosphoresant powder did it take to make that table? 100g Enough??
Is it possible to tint the resin so it has color even when it isn't dark?
I want to make a guitar body with this process!! ... unfortunately, I now live in China and don't have any equipment here to do it with.
Cool. I want some of that photoluminescent powder. I already use epoxy to fill cracks, gaps, etc. I try not to waste expensive wood.
Could probably use this on other things besides tables. Not sure what thou but i have a great imagination, Ill figure out something.
this...needs to be made into a guitar. looks like im carving up an old guitar to try this
Load More Replies...Do you think this could work with pine? Carving out the knots in a natural slab?
Beautiful. Opens up avenues for artists and designers to create for nightclubs and street furniture.
Looks great but that video wasn't very instruction able. How do I do it?! Steps!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Glow-table/?ALLSTEPS
Load More Replies...i think if he'd been more careful and "colored in the lines" so to speak, it wouldve been WAAAYYYYYY cooler
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