Guy Shows How To Make Glow-In-The-Dark Table With Photoluminescent Resin
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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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I'd like to see what you produce. Feel free to share with my Facebook audience - www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
Want...must...haz...plz....how much would you charge to make another one?
Absolutely amazing! (:
I think I NEED to make this!!!
Feel free to share your work on my with my FB audience - www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
Wowwwwwwww!!!
My thoughts exactly.
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
God I love it!
I know I'm tardy to the party, but... this was too cool not to comment on. So yeah. God bless
yess
do they come in any other colors then blue?
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.
does anyone know if you can get this wood in the UK? or if not an equivalent
VERY GOOD JOB!!! Very inspiring presentation!
anyone suggest a replacement wood for cyprus? can't get it in ny... and if you can its dam expensive!
Yes, yes, YES!!!!
I am doing it by my self :D
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.
beyond cool!
this is beyond cool!
@paul How much Phosphoresant powder did it take to make that table? 100g Enough??
I need one !!!
Is it possible to tint the resin so it has color even when it isn't dark?
This is very cool.
I want to make a cabin like this!
I want to make one.So cool!
I want to make one.
Awsome ! What is the resin please ?
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.
I wish i had the tools to make this awesome table.
Opens a whole new avenue for the younger wood lovers.
I really love this and would love to make one! Where can I buy the resin from, I live in Australia?
How much glow in the dark powder was used in this table?
I love the idea!!
To much work ! Too much tools !
Fantastic!
LOVE IT!!! Don't know what glow sand used but you should check out AGT High Performance Glow Sand & Epoxy. www.ambientglowtechnology.com
That's beautiful..
Yep, totally going to make this!
Cool. I want some of that photoluminescent powder. I already use epoxy to fill cracks, gaps, etc. I try not to waste expensive wood.
i would love to have one..this is awesome
i love it
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
Would be great for bars & nightclubs.
Oh yea, I'll take one..... ....and a table too. #creativeman #creativestudio
Do you think this could work with pine? Carving out the knots in a natural slab?
Nice!
That would also look great in a front door
This is stunningly beautiful!
love love love it ,,,, that colour is so bloody beautiful i melt a little inside
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
Steps come with the resin Katie. Case of pouring into the holes. The resin will self level before setting. www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
It's nice, but I wouldn't want it in my house.
i think if he'd been more careful and "colored in the lines" so to speak, it wouldve been WAAAYYYYYY cooler
*adds to project list*
I'd like to see what you produce. Feel free to share with my Facebook audience - www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
Want...must...haz...plz....how much would you charge to make another one?
Absolutely amazing! (:
I think I NEED to make this!!!
Feel free to share your work on my with my FB audience - www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
Wowwwwwwww!!!
My thoughts exactly.
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
God I love it!
I know I'm tardy to the party, but... this was too cool not to comment on. So yeah. God bless
yess
do they come in any other colors then blue?
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.
does anyone know if you can get this wood in the UK? or if not an equivalent
VERY GOOD JOB!!! Very inspiring presentation!
anyone suggest a replacement wood for cyprus? can't get it in ny... and if you can its dam expensive!
Yes, yes, YES!!!!
I am doing it by my self :D
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.
beyond cool!
this is beyond cool!
@paul How much Phosphoresant powder did it take to make that table? 100g Enough??
I need one !!!
Is it possible to tint the resin so it has color even when it isn't dark?
This is very cool.
I want to make a cabin like this!
I want to make one.So cool!
I want to make one.
Awsome ! What is the resin please ?
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.
I wish i had the tools to make this awesome table.
Opens a whole new avenue for the younger wood lovers.
I really love this and would love to make one! Where can I buy the resin from, I live in Australia?
How much glow in the dark powder was used in this table?
I love the idea!!
To much work ! Too much tools !
Fantastic!
LOVE IT!!! Don't know what glow sand used but you should check out AGT High Performance Glow Sand & Epoxy. www.ambientglowtechnology.com
That's beautiful..
Yep, totally going to make this!
Cool. I want some of that photoluminescent powder. I already use epoxy to fill cracks, gaps, etc. I try not to waste expensive wood.
i would love to have one..this is awesome
i love it
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
Would be great for bars & nightclubs.
Oh yea, I'll take one..... ....and a table too. #creativeman #creativestudio
Do you think this could work with pine? Carving out the knots in a natural slab?
Nice!
That would also look great in a front door
This is stunningly beautiful!
love love love it ,,,, that colour is so bloody beautiful i melt a little inside
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
Steps come with the resin Katie. Case of pouring into the holes. The resin will self level before setting. www.facebook.com/FurnitureFlea
It's nice, but I wouldn't want it in my house.
i think if he'd been more careful and "colored in the lines" so to speak, it wouldve been WAAAYYYYYY cooler