Opinions on these types of paint shakers?

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http://www.gypseegamesstore.com/rm410.html

or suggest better one?

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I prefer to keep it simple and use what I have on hand. Shakers don’t always get the paint sediment resuspended into the emulsion…stirring does. A cordless Dremel and a craft stick.

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I’ve had the electric version of that one for years.I don’t use it much I use Hawkeye’s method but the other one is on my bench(when I have a bench,I’m in the middle of re-building mine)

John

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How do you keep the paint from slinging out? I have a mini mite dremel tool with just two speeds, should this work as well?

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On mine I only need to crack open the “throttle” which delivers a slow enough speed. If your Mini-mite is too fast…run down the battery some to get the RPMs down to a suitable speed. DO NOT LIFT THE MIXING STICK OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE JAR WITH THE TOOL RUNNING! Doing so will only waste paint and redecorate you and the work area. Work the stick around the the entire bottom to get all of the goo mixed back into the solution.

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I have one of the corded Robart paint shakers, I like it and feel like I got my $30 worth from it. I use Hawkeyes method for really stubborn bottles but find the shaker works well for probably 3/4 of my paint needs.

If you do a search this quaestion has been asked before and the other thread has quite a few replies, mostly positive.

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This is your best bet and it’s about $10:

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[tup] What Mike said. $10.00 is cheap, and they work great!

doc

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I’d third the sentiment with the two posts above, I love mine. My friend Chuck has one of the shakers and likes it, but it takes longer to do the same job mine does.[2c]

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[:)]This looks great where do you get one ?

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If you decide to buy a shaker by Robart ABSOLUTELY stay away from the cordless version. You will be driven nuts replacing batteries, not to mention the cost. And oh, to replace the batteries you have to unscrew the entire bottom.

Yes, I heard stirring paints is preferable to shaking but rest assured, the guys who produce poor finishes do so because they have no fundamental skills, not because they shook instead of stirring.

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To be quite honest the shakers don’t do what the stirrers like the Badger do. There is no comparison. Shaking introduces air into the paint jar as well which is not a good thing.

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Wha? Stirers vs. shakers will have different agitation and sedimentation rates for the paint molecules but it is doubtful you can introduce “air” into a closed system like a capped bottle by merely shaking it, albeit at a very high rate.

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I have one of these little beauties myself and have been impressed with its efficiency in thoroughly mixing paint, but I do have one problem. Frequently, but not every time, I get a vibration caused by the mixing rod oscilating like it is out of balance. I can get it to disappear by pressing firmly on the switch or lightly resting my finger on the shaft. My take on the situation is that the shaft goes into resonance at some specific range of spees. Has anyone else had this problem or did I just exercise my usual luck and get the only lemon in the fruit bowl? And, before you ask, yes, I checked to be sure the shaft was fully seated, the shaft is not bent/bowed, and the mixing paddle appears to be correctly mounted.

Thanks for any feedback.

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Where do you buy one of these at?

I can get a rob shaker (I have thought about it actully, but I have never seen a sturer like these?

THanks,

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Oops! My mistake. I meant to say bubbles, not air. [:I][:D]

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Sqaudron.com or your local hobby shop.

doc

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I agree with Hawkeye. I use a paint stirrer since I don’t have a dremel. Keeps paint off the inside of the cap as well.

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I don’t know about you guys but I took my cue from an old solution I used to see in my mom’s nail polish bottles. Glass bearings (about 1/4" to 3/8" in diameter).

I save up on the ones you find in the spray cans, put in two per gunze or Tamiya bottle (a smaller ball for Tamiya Enamel and Testor’s bottles), add a little thinner before closing it everytime and you’ve got paint that will always be mixed and useable till the very end.

Jun

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What about one of those coffee frother stirrer thingies? Looks suspiciously similar to your paint stirrer and here in the UK you can buy them for a few pounds, I’ve even seen them in pound shops.