Looks like it’s pretty much the same thing (with a slightly different attachment on the end), and it’s only $1.99.
Would using this to mix acrylic paints result in creating air bubbles in the paint? (It is after all, a frother). If so, should I clip off the wire coil attachment and use something else as a stirrer? Or just go for the Badger? Any thoughts?
Sorry but even at that price I cannot justify purchasing another piece of “China” for something that I already accomplish with another tool that has multiple applications in the workshop. For really stubborn paints I use my cordless Dremel with a craft stick. Otherwise, I shake the bottle by banging it against the palm of one hand, then follow up with a good stir with a stick.
Same here. I was shaking and stirring paint long before I ever had a Dreml tool. I take two BBs and plop them into the paint bottle the first time I open a new bottle. Next time I shake it, I keep shaking until I hear the BBs agitating around and mixing paint. Keep shaking for a bit, then give it a stir.
I bought an exact copy of the one shown at the dollar store. The tip was too big to fit into a model master size bottle opening. I snipped out a section and closed the circular end down a bit and now it fits fine.
I bought that the last time I was at IKEA. and yes it does make the paint froth. I use it in a Badger 1 oz. jar for mixing thinner and paint before spraying. works pretty good. although I was thinking of modifying it so it just mixes. For that price I had to try it.
I have one that looks exactly like that, but it’s not Ikea… it says areolatte on the side. I guess that means it makes coffee fly or something! (grin)
A neighbor had a garage sale and I bought it for a quarter.
I clipped the wire at the bottom where the center wire makes a right angle out to the circle. So now the wire is straight down to the tip where it makes a 90 degree turn and that little nib is exactly 1/8" long. I tried it longer, but it made more action than I wanted in smaller bottles, so I kept trimming it and 1/8" was perfect. It’s fast, but slow enough I can move it up and down for good mixing in any size bottle, and I can guide the little nub around in the corners.
As it turns out, I like using it… but I doubt I would have sent away for it. For a quarter on a less than thrilling saturday morning, it was a fun find. And it still has the batteries that came in it.
If it breaks, I’ll probably go back to Gerald’s methods!
