DIY: Resin-infused charcoal bowl fluoresces under black light
Admit it. You still have a black light from your college days that you just can’t seem to get rid of. Maybe you’ll convert your son’s old bedroom into a man cave, and it won’t be complete without a psychedelic Bob Marley black light poster. Maybe you’ll follow in the footsteps of your favorite TV crime-scene investigator, solving mysteries and bringing criminals to justice with your handy black light. But what if you could use your black light to bring new life and dimension to your DIY projects? In a recent video, YouTuber Peter Brown demonstrates how to stabilize charcoal with resin and turn it into a practical, glowing bowl.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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