Not the full list but this should get you started.
Recommend any old kitchen weight scale you can find. Silicone's are often measured out by weight so it's a must. Any kind will do.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JBRD6BT Pipets, 300 worth for a good price.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L7PP8F9/ A really nice starter kit with mixing cups, stir sticks, pipets and mini finger gloves.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYHYHEA California Air Tools CAT-1P1060S air compressor. You might be able to find it cheaper at Lowes, that's how I got mine.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BHGC7G Zona papers for dice polishing
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HN5BNJD/ Mini pottery wheel for sanding/polishing. Trust me it will save your hands BUT browse around, this is a generic kind that people/brands can buy in bulk and sell under their listing, so you could find it cheaper elsewhere or with differing addons. Recommend getting some thin plexiglass sheets to glue on top to give you a flat smooth surface to polish on. The motor isn't strong but that's good as it avoids you pressing down too hard as it'll just stop it dead. snding/polishing only needs a light touch.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NSCISK Air filters for respirator.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PBJ8NDT/ Over sized silicone mat. Note look for other listings, some offer 2 for just a little more. Could also find some at slightly diff sizes for less.
Thing's to avoid and look out for: Many, MANY supplies listed on amazon (and other locations) for resin, rather molds, cups, pigments, decorations, glittewrs, etc etc are outsourced, meaning like with the pottery wheel, people/companies reach out to factories/producers and order items in bulk to then slap their own brand/label on it and market it for this or that to sell. Or mix and match them with other items. So ignore brand when looking up such things and go purely off price and what is offered. The items are all the same.
Same goes for thing's like Mica powders and other pigments. Just look for who offers the best color range and lowest price. While one brand might have colors another has 90% will end up being the same and a bit of a waste. They also badly photoshop product images so keep a mind of that.
Avoid at all costs ANY resin 'mixers' on amazon... They are all just milk frothers or other mixers for liquids and are not strong enough for resin.
Avoid alcohol inks. They are not designed for resin and often discolor but like said above, people will order them in bulk, slap their name on them and market how they want. Look instead for DYES but be mindful also that some sellers of alc inks have started labeling theirs as dyes.
Last for resin, really just go for whatever is cheapest on the market.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYK2NAG/ That is my normal go to but wait for the price to drop, it's normally around $50 for the gallon but when demand starts going up so too does the price.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099XFL1PK/ 2nd brand of resin I use and right now it's the lowest price as of writting this.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086JJMRG6 This brand is normally high cost but one thing it has over the rest is this is a very liquidy resin where as the others are thick. I use this for set designs that use a lot of inserts as the more liquid flow of it helps avoid trapped bubbles on items. It's also the only resin I would dare use (only on occasion) with out a mask due to its low order and fumes. However due to the cost naturally being so high it's only used for set projects and designs.
Not sure it it does dice tho the thickly settled dregs of my buckets look pretty cool.
I buy from Amazon too. Usually this one resin brand
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Yes I was meaning the little air bubbles you get in the resin while it us curing. Normally i use a hair dryer to pop the bubbles. I normally work with filling in wood so I've only ever cared about the top not having bubbles.
The mold I made did get some air bubbles in it. I can deal with those with my dremel grinder fairly easy I think.
I'm using this resin
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Drilling small holes I assume drill from the top down. I'll see what I can find for vacuum pot that is bank breaking.
Thank you very much
This stuff has worked well for me: Crystal Clear Bar Table Top Epoxy Resin Coating for Wood Tabletop - 1 Gallon Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYK2NAG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_49NVPQJWVP4FE6D32SW4
I’ve used it several times without issues. You have to always mix thoroughly and blast the air bubbles with a butane torch.
By “patchy” do you mean that it didn’t self-level? That’s a whole other problem. Especially if you’re putting new epoxy down over it.