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Re: use cheap mixing cups
By:Matthew Bastian
Date: 11/17/1999, 1:39 pm
In Response To: Re: use cheap mixing cups (Phillip Kearney)

90% of the dispensing I do is into syringes, a 30ml and a 10ml. I have a set of them that I have lasted me for two boats.

I pump directly into the syringe. I remove the plunger and while holding the syringe my pinky finger plugs the discharge hole at the bottom. I store the syringes with the plungers just barly sticking into the barrel other wise you pull the rubber boot off the plunger the next time you want to use them. I never clean them except a cursory wipe of external drips. These have always worked for me and are really cheep and dead acurate at any batch size you would care to mix up. No preset batch sizes marked on the sides of cups or not being able to see the epoxy level through a semi opaque mixing container.

This method was invented after sliced bread and hence that is probably why you've never heard of the expression "that's the greatest thing since using syringes for mixing epoxy"!

Matthew

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy pump dispensers, users beware!
Matthew Bastian -- 11/16/1999, 8:55 am
Coffee Creamers
Jay Babina -- 11/18/1999, 10:41 am
Re: Yogurt Containers
Shawn Baker -- 11/19/1999, 10:39 am
Mixing Cups Worked For Me
David Bryson -- 11/16/1999, 6:49 pm
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Paul Connolly -- 11/18/1999, 12:34 pm
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Nolan -- 11/19/1999, 6:26 am
Re: Cleaning the mix cups
Don Beale -- 11/18/1999, 5:13 pm
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Mike Hanks -- 11/18/1999, 1:37 pm
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Paul Connolly -- 11/19/1999, 1:21 pm
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Nolan -- 11/19/1999, 2:07 pm
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Paul Connolly -- 11/19/1999, 1:21 pm
Re: Ditto
Mike Hanks -- 11/20/1999, 11:01 am
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Ross Leidy -- 11/19/1999, 3:09 pm
Re: Mixing Cups Worked For Me
Shawn Baker -- 11/19/1999, 4:08 pm
Okay, you've provoked a rant
Ross Leidy -- 11/20/1999, 1:41 pm
Re: Okay, you've provoked a rant
lee -- 11/20/1999, 9:08 pm
Re: Okay, you've provoked a rant
Ian Johnston -- 11/20/1999, 3:28 pm
Re: Supporting the Rant
Shawn Baker -- 11/20/1999, 3:21 pm
Re: Epoxy pump dispensers, users beware!
Nolan -- 11/16/1999, 10:50 am
Re: Epoxy pump dispensers, users beware!
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/16/1999, 10:08 am
Re: Dispensers and Ketsup
Dan Lindberg -- 11/16/1999, 1:20 pm
Re: use cheap mixing cups
Ross Leidy -- 11/16/1999, 9:22 am
Re: use cheap mixing cups
addison m. -- 11/21/1999, 12:43 am
Re: use cheap mixing cups
Phillip Kearney -- 11/17/1999, 5:22 am
Re: use cheap mixing cups
Matthew Bastian -- 11/17/1999, 1:39 pm
Medical Dispensing Cups
Chris in Cajun Country -- 11/16/1999, 10:18 pm
Re: Medical Dispensing Cups
Rehd -- 11/16/1999, 10:53 pm
Re: use cheap mixing cups
Paul C. -- 11/16/1999, 12:19 pm
Re: use cheap mixing cups
Shawn Baker -- 11/16/1999, 11:00 am