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Been seeing a few nice improvised shakers involving a jig saw etc. Don't have one my self and no real need for one (jigsaw), anyone built one from a motor and off set a clamp on a disc that is not centred on the spindle? Or some other DIY.
Some idea's on the net, and one off the shelf (in the US) that looks shonky.
Might have a punt at a Mapins motor and see what comes of it, one of the paint types I have is well and truly separated and shaking so much I have wrist ache. At least that is the story I am sticking to when the mrs queries the wrist.
Some idea's on the net, and one off the shelf (in the US) that looks shonky.
Might have a punt at a Mapins motor and see what comes of it, one of the paint types I have is well and truly separated and shaking so much I have wrist ache. At least that is the story I am sticking to when the mrs queries the wrist.
I find one of these invaluable:
http://www.modelsrgo.co.uk/badger-paint-mixer.html
There's a Chinese version on that site too from Trumpeter which costs £7.
http://www.modelsrgo.co.uk/badger-paint-mixer.html
There's a Chinese version on that site too from Trumpeter which costs £7.
jmorgan said:
Meccano prototype...
When I was a kid my Dad had one of those "Phillips" portable radios that you could fit in a car. This was long before DIN radio mounts of course, it used to hang under the dash. Every time we got a new car, within a couple of days the radio was fitted under the dash, but when I next got my Meccano set out some of the long angle girders were shorter than they used to be...
When I used to use Humbrol I made a "stirrer" that was piece of thick wire bent into a "T", poked through the hole drilled in an old paint tin lid and them pop it in the paint and give it a good whizz for a minute or so. Worked well enough. For modern acrylics I pop a ball bearing or a small glass bead into the bottle and shake!
It was just the little bottles, shaking one up it does seem to have a bearing in it but it took a while and could never seem to get a good mix without getting fed up of shaking.
That contraption above needs a bit more work but its there. That arm waves back and fore shaking the bottle depending on the orientation the bottle is fixed to the arm.
Shakes it self apart at the moment and the motor is not up to it but the basics are there, besides, been a bit of fun. Got some aluminium kicking around in the garage but need some BA sized lock nuts.
That contraption above needs a bit more work but its there. That arm waves back and fore shaking the bottle depending on the orientation the bottle is fixed to the arm.
Shakes it self apart at the moment and the motor is not up to it but the basics are there, besides, been a bit of fun. Got some aluminium kicking around in the garage but need some BA sized lock nuts.
Don't laugh, but just bought one of these for £4 and tried it with one of those starter set pots from an airfix set... did a suprisingly good job!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-Paint-Maker-by/dp/...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-Paint-Maker-by/dp/...
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