I recently finished only my second resin turning and it was a huge learning experience.
I started an earlier thread asking if people thought the jug i was using for casting would melt in the curing process, I did not. It did go slightly out of round and the height was pushing the boundaries of my pressure pot. With a weight on top it was hitting the fittings on the bottom of the cover. Have any of you removed those fittings?
I realized that carbide tools are a huge advantage when turning resin. I love a sharp bowl gouge but my Badger #5 was great at hollowing the inside, a good sharp scraper is also a must IMHO.
Finishing resin to a nice polished finish is all that easy, I either have to sand better or leave less tool marks. The marks are hardly noticeable ( and my wife thinks I'm crazy but that's nothing new) and we're our own worst critic.
All in all I'm pretty happy and have already started pouring more.