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BVV Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin for Woodworking - Cures & Hardens Soft Wood for DIY Projects, Carpentry - 1 Gallon Cactus Juice Resin - Activator Included

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BVV
Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin for Woodworking-1 Gallon

Cactus Juice Wood Stabilizing Resin

Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin is the original premium professional grade heat-cured resin for stabilizing and hardening wood and other porous material. This makes the wood harder, and much more resistant to moisture. It is especially effective on those beautiful, punky, spalted woods that are just too soft to work with! Cactus Juice is easy to use and does not significantly change the color of most woods. It is NOT solvent-based and cures 99.99% from liquid to solid by weight, far superior to typical home stabilizing solutions such as Minwax Wood Hardener or polyurethane. Stop throwing away those punky blanks!

Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin for Woodworking-1 Gallon

Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin for Woodworking-1/2 Gallon

Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin for Woodworking- 1 Quart

2 Gallon

Key Benefits

  • Stabilizes and hardens soft woods
  • Minimal color change
  • Lasts for months
  • Reuse again and again
  • Non-flammable

Sizes Available

  • Pint Cactus Juice - Ready To Use
  • 1 Quart Cactus Juice - Ready To Use
  • 1/2 Gallon Cactus Juice - Activator Included
  • 1 Gallon Cactus Juice - Activator Included
  • 2 Gallon Cactus Juice

UNCURED PROPERTIES

Composition/type: methacrylate ester monomers Appearance/Color: translucent, very light amber liquid Viscosity @25ºC : 4-6 cps Specific Gravity: 1.03 Flash Point: >200ºF Vapor Pressure: Less than 5mm Hg at 72° F Florescence: No

CURED PROPERTIES

Appearance: hard, translucent, plastic Hardness Shore D (ASTM D2240): 80-85

CURING METHOD

Cactus Juice is heat cured at temperatures between 80ºC -96ºC, (177º F -205º F ). Cactus Juice cures when the temperature of the resin within the blank reaches 90º C for 6-8 minutes. The typical small shop method for curing is in a counter top toaster oven until internal blank temperature reaches the cure temperature for 10 minutes or more. This usually take 1-1.5 hours for a typical small batch of 10 pen blanks. Blanks with large cross section areas or larger batches of blanks may require longer processing times to achieve the required cure temperature.

SERVICE TEMPERATURE RANGE

Cactus Juice is formulated from the highest quality monomers to maximize the service operating range of the polymer. Cactus Juice is suggested for continuous service from –54ºC, (-65ºF) to 189ºC, (372ºF).

STORAGE

Activated Cactus Juice is easy to store and will exhibit an approximately 12 month shelf life under proper storage conditions. The resin should be stored in its original container and away from direct sunlight or other sources of UV light. Storage temperatures should be maintained below 29ºC (85ºF). Storage in a refrigerator is suggested.

HANDLING

ALL CHEMICALS SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE!. Cactus Juice resin can be safely handled using normally accepted practices for handling non-toxic industrial chemicals. Rubber gloves should be worn when handling liquid Cactus Juice. Avoid excessive skin contact and wash thoroughly with water and mild soap if contact occurs. If dermatitis occurs, seek medical attention and avoid further exposure. Avoid accidental contact with the eyes by using safety glasses. If accidental contact with the eyes should occur, flush immediately with copious amounts of clean water and obtain medical attention as necessary.

WASTE TREATMENT

Cured Cactus Juice is inert and can be disposed of as ordinary industrial trash. Uncured resin should be cured before disposal.


Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025
Works as it should. Have ordered this several times.
Plain ole guy
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
This has made made rocks easier to form without cracking.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
I use it to stabilize weak stones. Reduces breakage and waste when cutting and shaping cabochons from porous or fractured material.
Drums
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024
I know the container says DO NOT STORE IN GLASS, mason jars, glass jars so on but, I had stored some in a glass jar for about 5 months before I had to use it again and I didn’t see it gel and or have any issues with it. But, I won’t be doing that in the future.
Cactus Whiskey
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2024
Not sure why it is called cactus juice, but I have been using it to stabilize wood for turning and also adding color to the juice to infuse it into the wood. It is a great product for wood turners.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023
I build custom knives and therefore, custom knife scales (handles). Some of the prettiest handles I have fabricated have come from old, somewhat rotten logs. Even from totally rotten logs. I have picked logs off the bottom of an old log pile that were rotten. I stabilize them in a vacuum chamber with Cactus Juice and presto, I place old, soft, dry, rotten wood in the pot that you can twist between your thumb and your forefinger and it will disintegrate right there in front of your eyes and all that is left is dust and small pieces of rotted wood. Place this wood in a vacuum chamber and the vacuum chamber goes to work and sucks out all the oxygen in the wood. Meanwhile, it sucks up the Cactus Juice into the wood capillaries and fills up the many tiny, little straws inside the rotted wood with this resin. The resin is heat activated.After this treatment, the Cactus Juice can still be used. So I scrape off as much as I can and pour it back into the bottle. I have used my last gallon on over a dozen pots of old wood to stabilize and what comes out of the vacuum chamber is a piece of wood that is harder and more stable than a piece of brand new wood purchased from a box store. But, you're not through yet.The resin is heat activated. So the wet, slimy old pieces of wood are set out on a tray to drain off the Cactus Juice, which I once again, return to the original bottle. Then I place the slabs in a toaster oven, which hardens the plastic in the resin and voila, good wood, burls, and other exotic woods can be saved from the rot and turned into a work of art. I love this stuff. It sounds complicated, but believe me, it is not. If an old codger like me can do this, anyone can. Beautiful works of art are completed and it is fun, if you like exploring the unknown and building things.
Wesley Smith
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023
Works as expected and you don't have to use it all at once. I pour it over heavily spalted and rotted wood then use a vacuum chamber to make sure it gets pulled all the way into it before baking it to harden. Haven't had wood explode in my face on the lathe. I'm satisfied.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2022
If you are a woodturner who likes to turn beautiful, but unstable wood, this is a big help. I like to turn spalted wood, which sometimes has places that are starting to get soft. Cactus juice does a great job of bringing the wood to uniform hardness, so there is less or no tear out. It is best to use a vacuum chamber to have the Cactus Juice penetrate the wood completely. It is a thermoset material, so you need to find a way to heat it to the proper temperature. I do this in a well ventilated area so the smell doesn't get too strong. Overall a great, reliable product that fills a need for woodturners.