resin drop spindle

For the past couple years I have been admiring the beautiful clear resin drop spindles on etsy and ravelry, and am now attempting to make my own. These are going to be my detailed notes, both in case I forget what I did between now and next time, and for anyone else who wants to replicate it.

Supplies:
amazing clear cast resin from Michaels
plastic soap molds from Michaels
petroleum jelly and paintbrush

Pour water into the soap mold to determine its volume (mine is 40-60 ml, depending on the thickness I want. I plan to do a couple layers with inclusions) then let it dry. Cover a large cutting board in newspaper and set it up on a worktable, making sure it is level. Measure 10 ml each part A and B of the epoxy, pour B into A and stir gently but thoroughly. (this does make 20 ml - I was confused when reading another tutorial to see that they used 6 drams of each to make 8 drams total. A dram is 1/16 of an ounce - I'm glad I'm not trying to measure such tiny amounts) Pour slowly into mold, and use stirring stick to nudge liquid resin out to the edges. Don't worry about bubbles, they'll rise and pop on their own.
After 1 hour, resin was thicker, but still not enough to support a silk pin.