Pouring Pewter Inlay

[Kilted in Maine]

surf for "solder inlay"

I googled and found this...

http://lumberjocks.com/topics/198

Use of tinted epoxy is an interesting technique... (below taken from above link....)

" *One Last Method to Consider”
Epoxy Inlay can be quite fun, and might have a longer life on your breakfast table. I have successfully colored clear expoxy with a variety of paint colors, and metal shavings, to use for inlay.

I have made epoxy look like ivory, and have even used three or four colors to mix a fake looking turquoise color, and have made it look “metalish” by using silver paint and metal filings. I have also used gold paint and brass filings. I have used copper paint and copper filings.

Epoxy won’t have any of the problems you have with the metal in either of the other techniques, and you might find it works for what you want.

To color epoxy, just use any type of paint. I use acrylic hobby paints that come in endless colors, and either use them right out of the bottle, or mix some to get the color I want. I mix the epoxy according to the instructions, and drop a single drop of the paint and stir. One drop of paint will be enough color to adequately color a spot of epoxy on your mixing board the size of a silver dollar (remember those?). I learned this from the pool cue maker, as he finally explained to me that the “ivory” inlay was not ivory, only cream tinted clear epoxy.

The only caution I have for you in this material technique is that is seems that the more paint that is introduced in ratio to the epoxy, the quicker it cures, and the more rubbery the final product is. I use the paint sparingly, and figure if I am using 5-minute epoxy, I have about half of that time to mix and put it in place. Once I discovered that trick, I haven’t had any trouble. From then on, I have had a lot of fun with it."