Shake your Paints

We have a lot of paints, and they need to be mixed before use! We've tired a lot of methods here are some of the best ones we found.
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AMAZON LINKS: materials I use, no extra cost to you and they give me a bit of money as a kickback:
Dropper Bottles: amzn.to/3Y2rk5A
Mixing Balls: amzn.to/4d0b8po
Paint Shaker: amzn.to/3zEvwyh
Vortex Mixer: amzn.to/4cGjpPG
STL for Shaker: www.thingiverse.com/thing:377...
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Flip Top & Tube
2:06 Screw Top & Dropper Bottles
2:59 Why Mix it Up?
3:50 Tools to Help
4:27 Method 1: Hand Shake
4:58 Method 2: Power Tool Hacks
8:14 Method 3: Shake Devices
9:04 Method 4: Vortex Mixers
10:14 Outro

[@HungryBarbarian37]

Power tool paint shaker might be my new favorite thing

[@emperorshobby]

It worked well for a long while. Looking for the STL link I seen one that could shake 4 at a time.

[@HungryBarbarian37]

@@emperorshobby 4 at once sounds like my speed.

[@sgt-slag]

Wal-Mart has a Jigsaw online for $22.88, with free shipping to their stores. I picked mine up at an Estate Sale, for $10, used. I use Blue Painters Tape ($3.42 @ Wal-Mart), wrapped around the bottle, and the blade, to secure the bottle: no deforming the bottle, no stress on the bottle at all. It works superbly. I can use the same long piece of painters tape, for 12+ bottles of paint shaking. So the Jigsaw method will cost around $25 (new, including tape roll -- will last for several years...), versus $120 for the Vortex Mixer, or roughly 1/5 the cost, and no nerve damage to your hand. The Jigsaw method is the best, lease expensive method, bar none. If the blade bothers you, take a file or grinder to it, and remove its teeth. Cheers!

[@emperorshobby]

Thanks for sharing! I like the painter's tape idea. In reality for planned paint sessions I'll pre mix using the 3d printed device and jig saw, then just before using give it a quick hit with the vortex mixer. Vortex mixer is safe for short bursts just not for long extended sessions.

[@elliebrinley5694]

Great information, thanks!

[@emperorshobby]

Thanks for watching!

[@CrAzy-Duckies]

Beautiful, wonderful video, man.

[@emperorshobby]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@madbuldog]

How about an orbital sander or just a plane vibrating sander, just slap a polishing sponge on the plate or maybe a 3D printed holder for multiple botles and you could mix multiple botles at the same time.

[@emperorshobby]

Seems like a fun idea. I have a battery powered one that would work good. I seen a couple other on thingiverse that you could hook up to a drill that transferred to a shaking table.

[@TheRealGreybark]

There are a lot of vortext style mixers for less than $50 that work amazing. You are not using them for their intended medical use, and there for do not need the expensive one. A simple amazon search will yield some very afforable results. That jig-saw blade contraption is pretty cool, but it should have had the teeth filed completely off. That is a serious hazard!

[@emperorshobby]

Thanks for the reply! Another reason we switched to the vortex mixer, I didn't want the kids using it.

[@miniscribbler7638]

awesome! did you stop streaming? or have i just not noticed when you have been online lately? also i have the same fores vortex mix and can attest they are worth the investment.

[@emperorshobby]

We've been streaming more lately. Couple times this past week and a few the week before. We plan on at least once a week going forward.