Ola everyone

Some time ago I've seen a painting tip which said that you can use milk-frothers as mixing devices to mix your paints. It needs a bit of tunning but can really make your life easier. So today while I was shopping at Ikea, I saw some milk-frothers in the Kitchen section and decided to buy one and try it out. Here's how it looks:



It costs a pound (or 2$) and works on two AA batteries. Before using it to mix your paints you need to cut off the round element of the frother tip with a metal saw, make sure that the wire is 100% straight and bend the tip of the wire so it mixes the paint a bit better, like this:



Now you can mix pretty much anything:) It's simple to use and works great. Plus it's cheap:) What more can you want??

One tip is to use only one AA battery to power the frother, cause than the motor turns slower and it's easier to mix (at least for me). You will need some short wires and some tape to make it work but it's not too hard to do and it certainly helped me:) Also make sure the wire is 100% straight before bending the tip, or the whole wire will bend while turning resulting in paint everywhere you don't want it to be:)

Here's how the whole thing looks like:



I'm sure a lot of you already use this device, but maybe there's still someone who uses wooden sticks to mix his paint, so I hope this will be of some use:)

Happy mixing,
cheers,
dsc.

Hi Tom,
Hope your well, now, if I was to cut the end off the wifes coffee frother, she might well cat parts of me off. Seriously, for years I have just used a piece of brass rod with a triangle bent into the end, placed into my hobby drill that sits on my desk. The only thing I have to remember is to make sure that the power controller is not turned up to full speed, as it can empty the contents of a tin around the room in seconds........lol

When it gets really gummed up I just run the mixing end through a low gas flame and clean it off.

John

That's the exact same frother I've mentioned in another thread on tools. You can pick these up in the US at the Dollar Tree for a buck a pop, works like a champ.

Ola

John: haven't thought about using my hobby rotary tool for this. It probably works fine, but there maybe a problem with the speed, as those machines usually spin quite fast , even if the speed regulator is set to 1, at least that's how my rotary tool works like. But if your works, it's great to hear, glad you don't have to use your wife's frother:) Take care mate, talk to you soon via email

Maurice: great to hear someone is already using this:) it's really easy and fast to use and does what it has to really good.

Cheers,
dsc.

I am using bended paperclips to stir the paint

;););););)

Ola drabslab

You can always stick those paperclips into your rotary tool and make your life easier:) Just like John:) Or if you don't have a rotary tool try to get the described frother, it's cheap and works great:)

Also one other metod for mixing paints is to use massage devices which can vibrate, attach a paint bottle to it and turn it on:) I even saw some photos of such a device here or on another forum.

dsc.