Mixing cups

[Firefyter-emt]

Do you guys think these would work? I can not find any hard plastic ones near me. Any thoughts on what to use?

http://cgi.ebay.com/9-oz-crystal-cl...hZ004QQcategoryZ33161QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

 

[Draken]

I use standard 6 or 8 ounce Dixie paper cups. Work well for me and are easy to find.

 

[johnnycnc]

Looks like they could work,Lee.
Solo plastic cups from wally world made a mess for me.
Did you check shipping,on the ebay item?;
I did and it seemed high to me,11 bucks or so[:0]
I use the ones from Mr. Fiberglass http://www.mrfiberglass.com/tools.html
"graduated plastic cups".
Have fun!

 

[JWW]

I found some really nice hard plastic measuring cups at the local Dollar Tree, (everything's a dollar, silver dollar) type store for...........a dollar.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Are you guys cleaning them out?? If so, what are you using? Acetone??

 

[johnnycnc]

I pitch the sticky little devils
in the trash as soon as possible.
..tried to clean a few,what a yummy job.
But I use the 1 oz,so throw-away vs cleaning..

 

[Narwhale]

The waxed dixie cups work great, real cheap, use, then throw away.
Rich S.

 

[Blind_Squirrel]

Originally posted by Narwhale

The waxed dixie cups work great, real cheap, use, then throw away.
Rich S.

Ditto. I use the Dixie 5 oz. cups.

 

[neon007]

Go to US Composites website and they have mixing cups of all sizes. They have all needed measurements on them and they are reusable.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Mixing cups for size is easy, I want something that I can toss in the trash can when I am done, but will not melt from the PR. I "could" use the paint mixing cups that are kind disposable, plenty of space and they are only $.89 each, but still a little pricy. I want to check into smaller cups that may be cheaper to buy.

 

[karlkuehn]

I use the paper 6-8 ox dixie cups as well, work great, throw 'em away when you're done!

 

[RONB]

I use 8 Oz. paper coffee cups (no wax) and then throw them away.

 

[alamocdc]

I've recently taken to using large pill bottles (like vitamins come in) with the tops cut off. I leave them propped upside down to drain and the rest peels right out. I use a measuring cup to mark ounces on the bottle.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

FWIW, I picked up some hard plastic 12ox cups in an 8 pack at the dollar store and 8oz is dead to the top of frostys hat. These work fine and cheap enough to now worry about the cost.

 

[MesquiteMan]

I use Alumilite resin as you are probably aware. With Alumilite I do not have to worry about what cups because it does not dissolve the regular plastic silo cups. That said, I usually mix and pour 19 ounces at a time and therefore need a large cup. I use the mix and measure cups from the paint section at Lowes. I use a spatula to get most of the resin into my mold and then I rinse the cup out with Acetone. I pour some in, swirl it around real well, and then pour it out. I then pour a little more in and use a paper towel to wipe it all clean. Works great and is not a mess at all. Here again, this is Alumilite, though so I am not sure how PR would work out.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

I might give it a shot the next time I mix. I have the 1qt cups that you mention and if the acetone cleans it out easy enough I might sratr to use them. I can get them local for $.78 each, so if I have to toss it out I am not super worried.

 

[alamocdc]

Lee, I've had good luck cleaning PR out of, and off of, things with lacquer thinner (NOT DNA). Haven't tried Acetone, but it might work.