grosbeak

Another idea in the obvious-but-useful category,

After mixing several dozen small batches of epoxy on small pieces of wax paper, I changed my approach to what I call an epoxy palette.



I cut out a strip of cardboard and covered it in packing tape. I laid another strip of tape on top, and I mix on that. When I'm done with a batch I draw a line to section it off. When the strip of tape is full I peel it off and start again.

Works for me!

DustBen

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Or...

Save the lids off margarine, sour cream, and other tubs you get food product in.
Flexing and bending the lid after several batches of epoxy are mixed will pop loose any hardened globs... wash away the remaining residue with hot water and laundry detergent.

Or throw it away and get a new one. Once you start saving the lids, you'll collect a good supply in a hurry!

MinnFlyer

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Every year someone sends me one of those funny desk calendars (the type where you tear off the top page every day) - which I never use because there's a calendar on my computer. But the desk calendars are perfect for mixing small amounts of epoxy. Then you just tear the top one off and use the next page

And you have the added benefit of seeing a little joke each time

dbacque

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I use an old phone book. The smaller ones are just right and the supply of them is endless.

Dave

jester_s1

What's a phone book?

heritageman

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I use a deck of playing cards.

rcsuperhero

this tip works for epoxy and especially thick superglue  (I like the  Great Planes thick)

cutaway

Plastic lids, junk mail, most recently pages out of MA since it stopped being a "keeper" and became a throwaway mag

j.duncker

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Post It notes

maukaonyx

Old business cards.

cstevenpeterson

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Me too - I have loads of them. They work great!

FLAPHappy

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I use cheap paper plates. They Flare up around the edges so the glue won't run off dripping on my bench. I tried using plastic packaging before but gotpoor results. The epoxy never cured. Must have beenoil in the plastic. Sinceswitching to paper plates, no more problems.

dbacque

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Oh look, a new epoxy palette was delivered to my doorstep today!

Dave

Wilson4824

I use the plasitc condiment cups from resturants.. five guys burgers have the best.. I have use the paper one from place like McDEEs .. the thing u have to watch out for with paper plates and condiment cups is the wax they use to make it waterproof... This can cause the epoxy to be weak.
I use pop slice sticks for stirs or even Banboo skews ... I like old card cards or gifts cards for spreaders.

Tarasdad

The plastic cups that pet food come in also work well.

acdii

Medicine dispensing cups work THE BEST!   Reason being, they have little marks on the side so you can proportion the resin and hardener equally.   Helps even better if you have a family member who works at a hospital, a bag of 100 will last a LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG.............time.  If you have kids, popsicle sticks are abundant too.