RE: Disposable epoxy mixing palets
....I use old business cards. At work we have some staff turnover as well as the odd promotion, which means all the unused business cards become obsolete. At the moment I have 4000+ available for epoxy mixing.
Another method I use is a plastic card that a tool came strapped to. I don't know what type of plastic it is but once the epoxy has dried I can easily flex the plastic card and the epoxy breaks off cleanly.