Epoxy Resin Calculator
Calculate resin needed for molds or coatings.
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How to use the resin calculator
1. Choose your project type
Start by selecting what you’re working on:
- Coating (tabletop, bar top, countertop, artwork, photo).
- Casting (molded shapes like coasters, blocks, jewelry, figurines).
- River table or deep‑pour channel.
This sets default assumptions for thickness and waste margin that you can fine‑tune.
2. Select the shape and units
Pick the shape that best matches your project:
- Rectangle / square (most tables, boards, canvases).
- Circle / round (round tables, clocks, trays, coasters).
- Hollow ring / annulus (donuts, ring molds, some river layouts).
- Custom “box” volume for irregular molds (length × width × height).
Then choose your units:
- Length: mm, cm, m, inches, or feet.
- Volume outputs: cm³, mL, L, in³, fl oz, or gallons.
3. Enter dimensions and pour depth
For each shape, enter:
- Rectangular / square:
- Length and width (or side), plus desired epoxy thickness/depth.
- Circular:
- Diameter (or radius) and pour depth.
- River / channel:
- Table length, average river width, and river depth, or directly the channel cross‑section and length.
- Casting molds:
- Internal length, width, and height of the mold (or diameter/height for cylinders, etc.).
You can also add an optional waste margin (for example, 5–15%) to account for mixing losses, edge run‑off, and sanding.
4. Select mixing ratio and density
Next, choose your resin system:
- Common mix ratios:
- 1:1 (equal parts resin and hardener).
- 2:1, 3:1, or custom ratios.
- Mixing by:
- Volume (mL, L, fl oz, cups).
- Weight (g, kg, oz, lb), using default or user‑supplied densities (often close to 1 g/mL, but may vary).
The calculator will then split the total mixed volume into Part A (resin) and Part B (hardener) and show amounts in both volume and weight where possible.
5. Read your resin and hardener requirements
After you hit Calculate, you’ll see:
- Total mixed epoxy volume needed.
- Resin part volume + hardener part volume.
- Approximate weights of each component, if you’re mixing by weight.
- A convenient summary such as:
- “You need about 950 mL of mixed epoxy: 630 mL resin + 320 mL hardener (2:1 by volume).”
You can then adjust thickness, project size, or margin and calculate again to see how your resin needs change.
Formulas used in this resin calculator
To build trust, you can explicitly show the simple geometry and conversion formulas behind your results.
1. Basic epoxy volume formula
All calculations start from:
Epoxy volume=area×coating thicknessEpoxy volume=area×coating thickness
Where:
- Area is the surface area being coated or the cross‑section area of a casting.
- Coating thickness (or pour depth) is measured perpendicular to the surface.
2. Rectangular and circular shapes
For rectangular or square projects (tables, boards, canvases), the volume is:
Volume=length×width×heightVolume=length×width×height
For circular projects (round tables, coasters, trays), the volume is:
Volume=π×radius2×heightVolume=π×radius2×height
For ring / hollow cylinder shapes (donut molds, some river layouts), you can use:
V=π×(R2−r2)×hV=π×(R2−r2)×h
Where:
- RR is the outer radius, rr is the inner radius, and hh is the height/pour depth.
These formulas give you volume in cubic units (cm³, m³, in³), which the calculator converts to liquid units.
3. Unit conversions
Common conversions implemented in the calculator:
- 1,000 cm³ = 1 L.
- 1 m³ = 1,000 L.
- 1 in³ ≈ 16.387 cm³.
- 1 US gallon = 231 in³, so:
- gallons=in3231gallons=231in3
- 1 US fl oz ≈ 1.80469 in³, so:
- fl oz≈in31.80469fl oz≈1.80469in3
The calculator uses these to show, for example, that a certain project needs X liters and Y fluid ounces of mixed resin.
4. Two‑part epoxy mix ratios
If your system is mixed in a fixed ratio (for example 2:1 by volume), the calculator splits the required mixed volume VtotalVtotal into resin and hardener:
For a ratio a : b (resin : hardener):
Vresin=Vtotal×aa+b,Vhardener=Vtotal×ba+bVresin=Vtotal×a+ba,Vhardener=Vtotal×a+bb
If you mix by weight and know the densities ρresinρresin and ρhardenerρhardener (in g/mL), the calculator converts volume to mass:
mresin=Vresin×ρresin,mhardener=Vhardener×ρhardenermresin=Vresin×ρresin,mhardener=Vhardener×ρhardener
When density is close to 1 g/mL, 1 L ≈ 1 kg can be used as a good approximation for quick craft projects.
5. Waste and safety margin
Because some resin remains in mixing cups, drips over edges, or is lost to bubbles and sanding, the calculator can add an optional waste factor:
Vfinal=Vcalculated×(1+margin)Vfinal=Vcalculated×(1+margin)
For example, a 10% margin uses margin = 0.10.