Reader Toolkit

The precision calculator from the website, packaged as an offline HTML file you can save to your desktop or phone. 8 mold shapes, 9 resin brands, metric and imperial. No internet needed at the workbench.

The complete 35-item checklist used in the book. Materials staging, temperature verification, mold preparation, mixing protocol, and pour-day environmental controls. Catches every common mistake before it happens.

9 resin brands compared side-by-side: mixing ratio, pot life, maximum pour depth, UV resistance, price range, and best-use recommendations. The reference behind the brand recommendations in Chapter 3.

9 temperature zones (60°F–90°F) mapped against viscosity, pot life, touch-dry time, full cure time, and surface quality. Color-coded with the ideal "sweet spot" zone marked. Specific notes for each of the 9 brands.

Printable recipe sheets for documenting your color combinations. Resin brand, colorant type, percentage, mixing method, and result rating. Build a personal color library so you can reproduce your best results every time.

Recommended concentration ranges for mica powder, alcohol ink, resin tints, and oxide pigments. Minimum and maximum percentages, saturation points, and warnings for when too much pigment compromises curing.

Single-page postable safety card. PPE requirements, ventilation standards, exposure response protocols, and the hazard distinctions between coating, casting, and balloon-coating work. Print and pin to the workbench.

15 failure modes from the book in flow-chart form — symptom → likely cause → fix → prevention. The diagnostic tool to keep next to the mixing station for fast in-pour decisions.

Pre-calculated resin volumes for the most common mold shapes — round, square, rectangular, geode, hexagonal — at standard depths. Cross-reference against your calculator output for verification.

Calculate your true cost per project — materials, time, overhead, and platform fees — and find the correct selling price. A preview of the system covered in depth in Book 3.