Glass cast 10/50 epoxy resin/Silicone mould ratio maths


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Hi all, Thank you for any help in advance,
I've asked this kind of question before and unfortunately once again I've let my head confuse me.
For the Glass cast 10/50 epoxy resin ratio maths it gives 2 options 100:45 or 2:1 
1/  100:45  surely wont be the same as 2:1 as 2:1 is half;  so if one (2:1 ratio) is instructing half but the other (100:45) when worked out isn't half how will it cure correctly or the same if they're different measurements/amounts ? 
2/  Why is there 2 ratio options to choose from? 
3/   Can you use the 2:1 ratio say for lower and higher amounts for example if I poured:-   
200g resin :  would it be 50g hardener 
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10g resin : would it be 5g hardener ?

4/ I have attached some photos whereby the surface isnt smooth I used the mix ratio chart and 25g  17g:8g ratio  to the absolute dot.
 
My next question is:
How do I make a mould for something like this which has two sides to it using the cs2 condensation cure silicone mould rubber 100:5 ratio would I need two halves of mould or 1 mould?:


Thank you so much for any help and I apologise if this is too long or in the wrong part of the forum
Kindest Regards
Sean

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Warren (Staff) - 3/19/2019 5:18:56 PM
The density of the mixed resin and hardener is NOT 1 it is 1.1g/ml.

In very small mixes that you are doing, the difference is small due to the accuracy of the  equipment  available to measure it at that scale.  That is why it looks the same.  For larger batch sizes the difference is noticable.

Very small batch sizes are not recommended due to the problems with accuracy for such small batches.  It is easy for a small measurement error to be proportionally significant and causing a curing issue.  Even the small amount of resin in the corners at the bottom of a cup can be enough to mess up the mixing ratio at small batch sizes.

Sometimes for smaller batches it is better to accept a bit of waste from mixing  a bigger batch but having the confidence that the resin will cure fully.

Hi Warren how accurate is the mix ratio chart on the bottle of resin,, should I use the maths equation 100:45 etc without rounding the numbers up or down?
so e.g. for 25g lowest number on the bottles mix ratio chart it would be:-
25 ÷145% = 17.24g( resin)     
25 -17.24 = 7.76g   (hardener)



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             Ok thanks warren appreciate your time
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