Home-made paint shaker!

Galante

New member
So, you\'ve been reading all the wonderful advice on this forum, telling you to switch to Vallejo since you get more for your money.
You saw the amazing range they have and gone out and bought some.
But now the paint is not consistent and people tell you to shake those things like a rabbid monkey.
Desperate, suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, you search online for a professional paint shaker.
You sell your car and buy one.

But you don\'t need to do that!
Not unless you want to support your lovely public transportion system!

I present you the Home-made Braun Paint Shaker!
(patent pending)

WARNING: For best results you should try this when your significant other / parent is not at home.


At home we have one of this, a... thing that... hum, shreds stuff! Like vegetables and cookies.

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You also have one of this, that has the consistency of cement:

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Now remove the upper part of the shredding thing (this is actually the culinary term, for all of you culinary illiterates).

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Next, get some tape. You need some good tape, the kind of tape that won\'t allow the spinning objects to fly directly at your head:

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I like my head!

Attach the Vallejo bottle to the upper part of the thing:

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Look at it, laughing at your inferior shaking skills!

Turn it on baby!

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Whooo whoo!

Ahh, such nice, creamy paint!

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Enjoy!
 

Einion

New member
Great idea
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Although I worry still about the potential for a bottle of paint whizzing across the room.

Einion
 

Modderrhu

New member
Hmmm, won\'t this tend to separate the paint components? The heavier stuff (the good stuff) being spun to the top and the bottom of the bottle? A quick lengthwise shake should sort that out though.
 

airhead

Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Shakes the color completely out of the paint, shakes it plumb white. wow.

Galante, good to see you on the boards again. Missed you.
 

Silverthorn

New member
Does this thing spin in circle (like a hand mixer) or does it change direction (an alternating left-right and right-left movement for example)?

The second option would be great because otherwise the first option means just spinning the bottle (which is also good but no use doing it more then a few seconds since you\'re basically just sending all the paint at the end of the bottle).

The comments about some components settling or separating in the bottle are logical but this doesn\'t spin fast enough to really separate components unless you spin it for hours. I used to do centrifugation when I worked in labs and we were talking 5-15 rpm for 30-60 minutes and such for the lowest setting, not a kitchen tool speed!
 

Silverthorn

New member
I just came up with another idea. : you might want to use an electric jigsaw. Many people have one at home.

You tape/tie/attach the bottle to the blade (or whatever you inserted instead of a blade) and you start the saw. The constantly changing direction of the movement will REALLY shake the paint and the speed is very acceptable.

Even better, if the tape breaks, you can easily predict where the bottle will go (compared to using a spinning tool).
 

vincegamer

Active member
Originally posted by Silverthorn
I just came up with another idea. : you might want to use an electric jigsaw. Many people have one at home.

You tape/tie/attach the bottle to the blade (or whatever you inserted instead of a blade) and you start the saw. The constantly changing direction of the movement will REALLY shake the paint and the speed is very acceptable.

Even better, if the tape breaks, you can easily predict where the bottle will go (compared to using a spinning tool).
If you have said saw, might I suggest attaching in as permanent a way as possible a pill bottle. You can drop the paint bottle in there and close the child-proof lid. It shouldn\'t go anywhere and you won\'t have to worry about taping and untaping the paint bottles.

Oooh, better idea!

Attach the paint bottle to your dog\'s collar then take the dog out to play frisbee!
 

ZaPhOd

Super Moderator
Originally posted by skycaptain
Now I just have to try it !!!!! I can\'t wait to ssee what my wife\'s going to say about this : )

Yeah, and that\'s what *really* matters... LOL
 

GreyHorde

New member
Too funny, especially the technical culinary terms! I once tried a random-orbit sander, ditching the sanding pad in favor of more velcro to stick the bottle on the platform, but the velcro was neither strong enough nor tight enough to transfer the vibration to the bottle. The vibration was fast enough, but too subtle.

My unsolicited $0.02: Robart Hobby Paint Shaker. $29.99 + shipping for the A/C powered unit at HobbyLinc. I don\'t travel and paint enough to make the battery powered version a necessity. YMMV. I like this unit because shaking paints by hand wastes time and energy, both of which I find are in short supply. Plus, my hands are unsteady as it is, so shaking = bad. Here\'s a link: HobbyLinc
 

Galante

New member
@ airhead: Thanks, you\'re too kind.

@ at everyone else: This is actually something I use to shake my paints from time to time, when I can be bothered.
I admit it that I mainly use it because I love the expression on my girlfriend\'s face! lol
And I know that paint shakers are not that expensive, but most people have one of this things in their kitchens, so for me it\'s just another expensive gimmick :)
 
M

Marmoset

Guest
Originally posted by vincegamer
cute idea, except the shredder thingy costs more than a Robart paint shaker.
Maybe, but your shredder thingy also doubles :wow: as a CULINARY ITEM! :wow:

:D

Happy painting

~Bill
 
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