Paint Shaker.

[spanner570]

There you go, John.
Who needs to spend beer tokens when with a bit of thought you've come up with that. Nice one.

I hope your wonderful and very clever 'invention' doesn't come apart. Gotta keep that beautiful mat clean.

Cracking drill too. I bought one dead like it. - For the wife's birthday. Can't understand why she didn't like it. Probably the colour.

[Peter Gillson]

There you go Ron defective item returned. So I had a quick think and after a quick visit to my tool box and a couple of clamps came up with this. I didn't even have to buy/make anything. Cheers it might not look as pretty but it gets the job done. Looks good on my big mat.:smiling5:[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1121995[/ATTACH]

Just a thought, but will spinning it actually mix it, or will it act like a centrifuge and separate out the solids from the liquid?

peter

[adt70hk]

Just a thought, but will spinning it actually mix it, or will it act like a centrifuge and separate out the solids from the liquid?

peter

Hi Peter, I was thinking that too. Live your idea by the way!

ATB

Andrew

[john i am]

There you go, John.
Who needs to spend beer tokens when with a bit of thought you've come up with that.

I hope your wonderful invention doesn't come apart. Gotta keep that beautiful mat clean.

Cracking drill too. I bought one dead like it. - For the wife's birthday. Can't understand why she didn't like it. Probably the colour.
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Just a thought, but will spinning it actually mix it, or will it act like a centrifuge and separate out the solids from the liquid?

peter

Not sure of the physics of it all to be honest but about 30 seconds on forward/reverse seems to work fine and the paint comes easily out of the nozzle and seems very well mixed. I did like the aesthetics of the one I brought but it didn't last a day and was only running for about 12 minutes over a time span of 24 hrs. Probably the worst thing I've ever brought so I returned it today. Cheers John

sorry Ron :surprised:

[john i am]

Just a thought, but will spinning it actually mix it, or will it act like a centrifuge and separate out the solids from the liquid?

peter

Not sure of the physics of it all to be honest but about 30 seconds on forward/reverse seems to work fine and the paint comes easily out of the nozzle and seems very well mixed. I did like the aesthetics of the one I brought but it didn't last a day and was only running for about 12 minutes over a time span of 24 hrs. Probably the worst thing I've ever brought so I returned it today. Cheers John

[spanner570]

Just a thought, but will spinning it actually mix it, or will it act like a centrifuge and separate out the solids from the liquid?

peter

My dad before me used it and I've used it ever since. Something like 40/50 years and still going strong.

Why would I not be telling the truth?
....... and also give my stirrer air time on here if it doesn't mix paints? John's works on the same principle.

I'll butt out now....

[colin m]

A few years ago there was a wonderful guy on the old MM forum. He was a true gent. He always made sure his paint was well shaken by putting the pots he was going to use in his pockets before he went to work/shopping/gardening etc and he reckoned they were well mixed when he came back to the bench :tongue-out3:

If I remember, that's what I do.

[yak face]

Ive got more or less the exact same one as that john , mines been great , and its had a fair bit of use , although every time I use it from now on I’ll be looking at it from the corner of my eye half expecting it to pack in ! :smiling5:

[SteveH]

Good thread

I use a geriatric detail sander without a sanding sheet on it. It sounds like a kango when it starts up and vibrates like mad.

I just hold the bottle wrapped in a cloth against the pad for 30 seconds and its mixed, any longer and you would get vibration white finger!

Works every time, so far!

Steve H

[Guest]

I use a geriatric detail sander without a sanding sheet on it.

I'm liking the sound of that, I have one in the bottom of a toolbox somewhere. Combining that with Ron's soldering iron holder to make it "hands free".

I have to be careful of vibrating tools (no sniggering at the back please!) because of my job. All the power tools there have HAVI (vibration) meters attached and I spend a good part of my day filling in paperwork logging which tool I've used, for how long, and how many "points" I've accrued that day. H&S gone mad :rolling:

[AlanG]

H&S gone mad :rolling:

Maybe mad to some people. But i have white knuckle/ finger or whatever it's called these days. Joys of being an engineer using power tools for 17 years. Wish i'd had a system to protect me when i was younger

[BarryW]

I used the same type for several years (though mine was marketed as a 'nail varnish shaker') and it was fine for Vallejo bottles but it struggled with larger MRP bottles and died on me. I did some searches for a replacement and wanted something more 'heavy duty' and was prepared to spend some dosh. I found laboratory vortex mixers and it works a treat. I got the £96 one on this link.
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[Guest]

Hi everyone my paint shaker arrived yesterday and initially it was doing the job very well and I was very pleased. But today after less than 24 of it being in my possession and about 12 shakes later it as died with what can only be described as an internal combustion kind of noise. Dead as a dodo. I didn't let any pot shake for longer than 1 minute. Just wanted to make everyone aware as I now have to go to the trouble off returning it. So think twice before purchase as they don't seem to be the best build quality and I'm sure it wouldn't have seen the year out anyways.

Had one for about 4 years works well John. Think you luck ran out quick time. I let the thing run for a couple of minutes.

Laurie

[Guest]

In practical terms the best paint stirrer is the Tamiya & a hand.

I use Tamiya XF & about 30% thining with 20A. Just a good stir & you
do not get any bubbles. 10secs complete.

With Vallejo I flick off the top use the Tamiya square end to loosen the
thick stuff at the bottom. Replace top & put on the nail lacquer shaker
for a couple of minutes.

Found that if you put it on the shaker with out the agitation it does not
get a complete mix junk still dwells at the bottom.

Laurie

[BarryW]

A ball bearing in the bottle helps with Vallejo Laurie,.