Paint Shaker.

[Guest]

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

Hi Barry. Yes got one in all bottles I use. But only use Vallejo for minor hand brushing.

Use Tamiya range XF for airbrushing. Pain that they do not have the Vallejo colour range.
However you soon get to be reasonable at mixing to get the required colour.

Laurie

[john i am]

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

My simple Tamiya paint attachment works very well just add a ball bearing and a little thinner attached to my drill via the modified screw top. Forward/ reverse for about 30 secs and it's airbrush ready.

[adt70hk]

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John

Our pure genius. Just wish I used T Tamiya paints......

ATB

Andrew

[john i am]

Hi everyone there's been some new developments in the engineering department today.:smiling5: As much as I like the drills and jigsaws etc which are a great alternative I wanted something hands free and a little quieter. So I remembered an old milk frother we've had for ages which had been stored in the garage. A small piece of plywood elastic band cocktail sticks holders and two nylon pins for components I've come up with a prototype which will be modified aesthetically later. Rough around the edges at the moment but mixing the paint very well. Cheers John

[adt70hk]

Hi everyone there's been some new developments in the engineering department today.:smiling5: As much as I like the drills and jigsaws etc which are a great alternative I wanted something hands free and a little quieter. So I remembered an old milk frother we've had for ages which had been stored in the garage. A small piece of plywood elastic band cocktail sticks holders and two nylon pins for components I've come up with a prototype which will be modified aesthetically later. Rough around the edges at the moment but mixing the paint very well. Cheers John[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1123175[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1123176[/ATTACH]

Looking good John!

[JR]

Some great methods here, I'm like Peter, made up a box for my old jigsaw, takes up to 3 normal bottles.

Ron I haven't got a cocked hat ! :smiling:

[john i am]

Whoops forgot to mention it as 3 different heat settings for warming you paint as and when needed.:nerd:

[Guest]

Clever these Chinese, little did they know when they created this what its actual purpose would be...................
and nothing soothes the soul like a nice warm bottle of paint. :tongue-out3:
Not to mention that you can probably patent the paint mixing attachment and reap the rewards of your efforts 10 fold. :upside: Put me in for £10 as an offshore investor, I will send you small bills in an unmarked envelope.
But you need to get rid of the push pin, looks tacky.

[adt70hk]

So having been inspired by some of the ideas above, I came up with a simple mixer using one of those cheap engraving drill thingies I've had lying around for 20 years and a defunct AB needle bent to an appropriate-ish shape.

I've also invested in some lava rock beads. i saw them mentioned when doing some research on paint shakers and they're about a third cheaper than 'official' paint ball-bearings and come in a variety of sizes. I'm led to believe not all steel ball bearings are the same and may not react well to being left in paint but please correct me if I'm wrong......

I do have an idea for a shaker but I need to do some more thinking on that front!

ATB

Andrew

[Mini Me]

The name's Bond, James Bond and I'll have a Vallejo Martini...shaken, not stirred.

[Guest]

I made a similar mixer by modifying the end of an Ikea coffee frother (£1) to a similar shape to yours Andrew. Outwardly the case looks identical to the Badger mixer, but it runs far too fast and tends to whip the paint rather than stir it!

I've looked into converting it to use a single battery instead of two, which should slow it down, but to be fair manual stirring then a shake with a ball is working fine for me.

[outrunner]

Some innovative ideas being put forward here, almost makes me think I am a dinosaur still shaking paint by hand.:smiling:

Andy.

[Mini Me]

That's right, I have two paint shakers........left and right:rolling:

[Guest]

The name's Bond, James Bond and I'll have a Vallejo Martini...shaken, not stirred.

With that puppy will you settle for whipped

[Guest]

OK been trying to stay on top of this so doing some research came across a really good product ( may not be available in all areas) seems functional, operates on 110 volts, international adapters included.
I just recently became a international authorized dealer. and of course free shipping.

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