KBBS Archive 10,000

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me

Posted By: Mike Hanks
Date: Thursday, 18 November 1999, at 1:37 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me (Paul Connolly)

> I didn't have pumps on my first project - and I sort of just ignored the
> probability that the pumps were inaccurate on my second project. I've
> never had any problem with curing - except once and it was a mixing
> problem with thick epoxy on a cold night when I should have gone to bed
> instead of....

> In any case - here is my question: When I was using mixing cups -
> especially for very small batches - I could never get 100% of the stuff
> out of the cups. I always had a sort of sinking feeling that I wasn't
> getting it right. Even though the pumps were not very accurate (I ran out
> of resin (I think) long before the hardener) at least there was no
> scraping or sinking feeling.

> How do y'all scrape the goop out of the mixing cups?

I use a calibrated plastic cup and leave a wood stirstick in the cup overnight, the next morning I pull the stick out and most of the epoxy comes out with it. the rest peels off easily.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy pump dispensers, users beware!
Matthew Bastian -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 8:55 a.m.

Re: use cheap mixing cups
Ross Leidy -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 9:22 a.m.

Re: use cheap mixing cups
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 11:00 a.m.

Re: use cheap mixing cups
Paul C. -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 12:19 p.m.

Medical Dispensing Cups
Chris in Cajun Country -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 10:18 p.m.

Re: Medical Dispensing Cups
Rehd -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 10:53 p.m.

Re: use cheap mixing cups
Phillip Kearney -- Wednesday, 17 November 1999, at 5:22 a.m.

Re: use cheap mixing cups
Matthew Bastian -- Wednesday, 17 November 1999, at 1:39 p.m.

Re: use cheap mixing cups
addison m. -- Sunday, 21 November 1999, at 12:43 a.m.

Re: Epoxy pump dispensers, users beware!
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 10:08 a.m.

Re: Dispensers and Ketsup
Dan Lindberg -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 1:20 p.m.

Re: Epoxy pump dispensers, users beware!
Nolan -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 10:50 a.m.

Mixing Cups Worked For Me
David Bryson -- Tuesday, 16 November 1999, at 6:49 p.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Paul Connolly -- Thursday, 18 November 1999, at 12:34 p.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Mike Hanks -- Thursday, 18 November 1999, at 1:37 p.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Paul Connolly -- Friday, 19 November 1999, at 1:21 p.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Ross Leidy -- Friday, 19 November 1999, at 3:09 p.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 19 November 1999, at 4:08 p.m.

Okay, you've provoked a rant
Ross Leidy -- Saturday, 20 November 1999, at 1:41 p.m.

Re: Supporting the Rant
Shawn Baker -- Saturday, 20 November 1999, at 3:21 p.m.

Re: Okay, you've provoked a rant
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 20 November 1999, at 3:28 p.m.

Re: Okay, you've provoked a rant
lee -- Saturday, 20 November 1999, at 9:08 p.m.

Re: Ditto
Mike Hanks -- Saturday, 20 November 1999, at 11:01 a.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Paul Connolly -- Friday, 19 November 1999, at 1:21 p.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Nolan -- Friday, 19 November 1999, at 2:07 p.m.

Re: Cleaning the mix cups
Don Beale -- Thursday, 18 November 1999, at 5:13 p.m.

Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Nolan -- Friday, 19 November 1999, at 6:26 a.m.

Coffee Creamers
Jay Babina -- Thursday, 18 November 1999, at 10:41 a.m.

Re: Yogurt Containers
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 19 November 1999, at 10:39 a.m.

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