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Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 6/15/2017, 8:09 pm
In Response To: Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

I've used the red party cups a lot, but really don't like them as they tend to have a bunch of nooks and crannies that are resistant to proper stirring. My go-to is used yogurt containers. Between in house consumption and the donations of friends and family, I am usually well stocked. They do need to be washed after emptying but have been very reliable.

Exactly! Same with me.
Yogurt containers survive our dishwasher, so they get clean before I stack 'em up to use for epoxy. Since we eat yogurt pretty much daily and I don't do epoxy work that often, I have enough for projects.
They are also solvent-resistant, which can be useful.
The lids are good for putting on the bench as a 'resting spot' for stir sticks, brushes, etc. and are also good for mixing small amounts of 1:1 epoxy, or polyester spot putty, etc. .
I use mostly the 650 and 750 mL sizes- they are deep enough that fillers like antisag don't 'fly out' when mixing.
BTW, our recycling pickup will refuse those containers if they have any hardened epoxy inside, but sometimes a bit of flexing will let the epoxy pop out, and the container can go into the 'BlueBox'.

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Epoxy: application problem *PIC*
Aaronpotter -- 6/14/2017, 12:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: application problem
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/14/2017, 1:22 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/14/2017, 1:43 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/14/2017, 2:05 pm
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Aaron Potter -- 6/14/2017, 4:47 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/14/2017, 4:21 pm
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Aaron Potter -- 6/14/2017, 4:56 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/14/2017, 7:11 pm
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JayBabina -- 6/14/2017, 7:32 pm
Re: Epoxy: application problem
mick allen -- 6/14/2017, 11:26 pm
Re: Epoxy: application problem
Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2017, 1:20 am
Re: Epoxy: application problem
Aaronpotter -- 6/15/2017, 12:16 pm
Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/15/2017, 1:42 pm
Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
mick allen -- 6/15/2017, 2:37 pm
Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/15/2017, 5:04 pm
Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
Aaron Potter -- 6/17/2017, 2:01 pm
Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
mick allen -- 6/19/2017, 5:51 pm
Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/15/2017, 7:17 pm
Re: Mixing Cups: Cheap Clear Plastic
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/15/2017, 8:09 pm
Re: Epoxy: application problem
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/20/2017, 9:38 am
Re: Epoxy: application problem
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/20/2017, 11:49 am
Re: Epoxy: application problem
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2017, 1:27 am