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TreehuggerI think I found a nice paint mixer. The DSPIAE mixer kit comes with a few metal rods that spins around when a current is added. I used a power brick for this. Eventually, I figured that the on / off button, is the blue light in the photo below. A tough button area around the tiny light. The power brick itself has an automatic on /off function, so I have to press the LED charging status button, to re-activate the power brick if I am not using the mixer.
I realize now a little late that having previously used glass balls as paint mixers, makes the glass balls difficult to extract when there is still paint in the bottle, as glass isn't magnetic. I have to make sure that I don't mix glass balls and metal rods, to stay on the safe side I think. Writing descriptive text on the bottles should tell me what type of mixer object I keep inside each bottle of 60 ml and 200 ml Vallejo primer paint bottles.
I do not know if the smallest 17 ml bottles can fit a metal rod inside, anyway I don't have enough metal rods for every 17 ml bottle of paint.
Mixing one metal rod and one metal ball = works but can be a little noisy for a few seconds.
Mixing in one or two metal balls = doesn't work, or works so weakly, it doesn't look like it can mix anything.
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I realize now a little late that having previously used glass balls as paint mixers, makes the glass balls difficult to extract when there is still paint in the bottle, as glass isn't magnetic. I have to make sure that I don't mix glass balls and metal rods, to stay on the safe side I think. Writing descriptive text on the bottles should tell me what type of mixer object I keep inside each bottle of 60 ml and 200 ml Vallejo primer paint bottles.
I do not know if the smallest 17 ml bottles can fit a metal rod inside, anyway I don't have enough metal rods for every 17 ml bottle of paint.
Mixing one metal rod and one metal ball = works but can be a little noisy for a few seconds.
Mixing in one or two metal balls = doesn't work, or works so weakly, it doesn't look like it can mix anything.
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4 September 2022, 09:52
TreehuggerI should add that you obviously shouldn't add a metal ball, if you already added the metal bar. It just happened to be that I had already added a metal ball into one of my bottles of primer, and I then conciously added the metal bar as well, to try it out. Ideally, you will want, just adding the metal bar alone.
4 September 2022, 14:18
Spanjaardi actually made my own with a computer fan and a magnet (from a hard drive) attached to it. connected to an old power adapter. i use the (magnetic) metal bars from DSPIAE
3 February 2023, 10:53
Lex JassiesI've learned to my shame that you shouldn't leave metal balls in acrylic paint. That paint contains acrylic acid that attacks (rust) the balls and ruins the paint.
Stainless steel balls cause no problems.
3 February 2023, 12:12
gorbyI just add a ball bearing and shake.
I've got to get my exercise somehow. 😄
3 February 2023, 12:18
Spanjaardi guess mine are stainless steel... i have some of those tamiya jars with a ball inside for years. the magnets from DSPIAE have not been there that long... i will keep an eye on them.
3 February 2023, 12:55