Epoxy mixing

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I used to save the little yogurt cups for future use to mix epoxy or bedding compounds.

Today I realized I had used them all up and was looking around for something.

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perfect for small batches of epoxy.

There is a tiny hole in the bottom. A small tap of Scotch tape on the out side bottom will prevent and leaking.
 
Dollar store has the exact same size, clear plastic cups 25 ea for $1.50

Get the clear hard plastic types. The soft red/white cups will dissolve
 
That's a great idea, if you use a Keurig machine. Might as well make use of them instead of just throwing them in the trash.
I've been using no-name dixie cups from the dollar store...and for a small jobs when you just mix up a little bit, I use the bottom of the cup first.

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Good idea but,
For a couple bucks you can pick up takeout salad dressing etc. containers by the hundred at stores like the Wholesale club in their commercial section.
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Come in all sizes and are cheap.(and clean)
Perfect for epoxy.
I got tired of searching for small containers at home.
They also have a variety of sticks for mixing.
 
HuskyDude said:
That's a great idea, if you use a Keurig machine. Might as well make use of them instead of just throwing them in the trash.
I've been using no-name Dixie cups from the dollar store...and for a small jobs when you just mix up a little bit, I use the bottom of the cup first.

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Epoxy is exothermic, meaning it heats up as it cures. The wax on Dixie cups will be absorbed by the epoxy and your results won't be as good as hoped.
 
sean69 said:
Glass plate and an artists palette knife ..... smooooth out all those bubbles :) wipe clean with acetone....
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You got it....
I have been using two element epoxy for over 60 years with a glass plate and an artists spatula and it does the job....
Just NEVER mix up the caps when closing the tubes :)##
 
hawk-i said:
I mix epoxy on a flat piece of cardboard...nice and flat, very easy to mix.
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wheaty said:
You got it....
I have been using two element epoxy for over 60 years with a glass plate and an artists spatula and it does the job....
Just NEVER mix up the caps when closing the tubes :)##
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HA! yea .... don't do that.

And the cheapie Micheal's palette knives are cheap enough to be disposable if you forget to clean them too :)
 
Desjard said:
And here I thought my paper plate was good haha
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It is a good idea, just like a lot of the others on this thread started by Ganderite.

I like to use my plastic cups, but I also use the small tray sections of hard plastic wrappers used for screws, bulbs, whatever.

Playing cards are cheap and easy to dispose of as are bits of cardboard and a myriad of other things.

It depends on how many bedding jobs you're doing.

I do two or three per month at this point in my life. There was a time when I was doing that many every week.
 
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