That's great! I've never seen that method before. Thanks.

: here's how you get the measuring cup of a x:1 ratio.

: 1) put about 1/x of the desired amount of coloured water in one cup. (the
: first cup)
: 2) place the cup on a level surface, and mark the water level on the cup.
: Remember Chemestry 10, and mark the bottom of the miniskus (however you
: spell it) Marking it on four points will help read the marks later.
: 3) put the now marked cup inside another one.
: 4) transfer the mark to the outside cup (the second cup)

: 5) Dump the contents of water into a 3rd cup.
: 6) fill the first cup again to the mark, remember align the miniskus with the
: mark, ensure it is level when you check. Then dump this into the third cup
: again.
: 7) Repeat Step 6, the same x times (same number as the ratio you want) that
: is if the ratio is 2:1 do it a total of twice, if it is 5:1 do it a total
: of 5 times, if it is 1:1 skip this step.

: Mark the miniskus on the second cup, now full of liquid.

: 9) put the second cup into the third cup, and transfer the line to the cup.

: do keep the first and second cups incase you need to make a new measuring
: cup. maybe mark them, so you know they are a pair.

: So now you have a cup that will give you a x:1 ratio. Each time you want a
: batch put a cup inside it, fill the hardener to the lower mark, and the
: resin to the higher mark. Away you go, if you are carful you should get
: lots of uses out of one measuring cup. If you are like me, you will make a
: mess of it,and have to make a new measuring cup once in a while.

: I read this some where on the net, I'm not sure where though, it is a tip
: worth passing along... When using this method it is important that you be
: consistant in how far you push the inner cup into the measuring cup, as it
: will effect how much resin you put in the cup.

: Optionally you may poke a hole at the measuring marks. Slide the inner cup in
: and use a pen to mark the inner cup each time you need a new batch of
: epoxy. This keeps the measuring cup away from the sticky epoxy when you
: are filling it.

: cheers,

: Myrl