arb6595,

There is alot of misunderstanding and myths out there about the proper use of epoxies. I say this because we deal with application problems everyday in our business where we manufacture and sell epoxies.

I use the pallet knife to mix from very small amounts of material to pretty large quantities. When it gets to really large mixes we use a putty knife again using a flat surface. For most mixing I use a 5" X 7" pad so I can get a clean mixing surface for each mix. While You Where Out phone message pads work well for small mixes.

Hope this helps!