You already know how to make the work. This workbook is for the other half of a studio — the mix ratios that cure right every time, the records that make a failed pour teach you something, the true cost of a piece, and the price that finally pays you for it. It turns the guessing into a calm, repeatable system without getting in the way of the part you love.
One workbook, the whole business side of the studio. Mix any resin to any pour with a ratio calculator, color it without crossing the line that kills a cure, cure it on purpose with a conditions-and-troubleshooting reference, keep resin and molds from running out mid-pour, and price your work for a profit with the finishing time built in.
What’s inside:
- ✦ A mix-ratio calculator (Excel) — type a resin’s ratio (any A:B, by weight or volume) and a total amount; the exact resin and hardener amounts fill in, or work back from the resin you measured
- ✦ A 10-system resin reference — coating, deep-pour, art/doming, fast-set, UV, polyester, polyurethane, food-contact and silicone mold rubber, each with its mix ratio, working time, cure, and safe pour depth
- ✦ A pigment & additive load calculator (Excel) — color by % of resin weight, with a cure-safety flag that warns you before you cross the ~6% line; plus a reference of mica, pigments, inks & additives and five look recipes
- ✦ A cure & troubleshooting reference — the temperature & humidity conditions resin wants, a cure timeline per resin type, and fixes for bubbles, amine blush, sticky/soft cure, yellowing, fisheyes, and overheating (exotherm)
- ✦ A cure log + mold & materials inventory (Excel) — record every pour, and track resin, hardener, molds & consumables with an automatic low-stock flag
- ✦ A batch & per-piece cost & pricing calculator (Excel) — resin + mold + finishing + labor + overhead → true cost, with a suggested wholesale and retail price
- ✦ A Start Here studio guide + printable logs — mix ratios, coloring resin, the cure, costing, pricing, a safe studio, and print-and-use cure / pour-test / inventory sheets
The working part really works: the Excel workbook has eight tabs and three live calculators — type your numbers and the amounts and the prices compute for you.
Evergreen — use it any year: mix ratios, cure chemistry, and pigment limits are timeless, and the logs use a date column you fill in yourself.
Instant digital download. Nothing ships. The files are yours to use in your own studio.
Created with AI assistance under Ardent Workshop’s creative direction, then reviewed and edited before release. This is a studio reference, not certification: every mix ratio, pour depth, and cure time is a typical starting point — always follow your specific resin’s label and safety data sheet (SDS). Resin and its hardener carry real hazards (skin/respiratory sensitization, fumes, corrosive catalysts, sanding dust, and a curing heat that can overheat or burn); wear nitrile gloves, ventilate, and never exceed the stated pour depth. Resin is not food-safe by default; only a fully cured, manufacturer-certified resin used exactly as specified may be rated for incidental food contact. Costing and pricing examples are illustrative, not financial or tax advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any resin, pigment, or mold manufacturer, or any marketplace.
