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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 25 2010, 06:18 PM (646 Views) | |
| Polarbear | Sep 25 2010, 06:18 PM Post #1 |
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I took a few minutes today to make a paint mixing tool. The motor part was a cheap engraving tool for marking I/D info on stereo equipment etc. This was purchased at a dollar store for $1.00. It runs on 2 AA batteries. Then I used two small pieces of copper tubing, soldered them together. Then I inserted a piece of fine piano wire into the copper tubing and crimped it with a pair of pliers. I pulled the pin from the engraver and inserted the new piece. Test results: When the power was turned on the end of the piano wire flexed about 1/4 of an inch. In a matter of seconds the paint was well mixed. The speed can be varied by pushing and releasing the power button frequently. If you press and hold it the paint gets a little hyper active and can splash a little. This was a nice simple project that took about 20 minutes to make. ![]()
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| phantomdriver | Sep 25 2010, 06:26 PM Post #2 |
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Fox Mulder's soul brother.....
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| MemberOne | Sep 25 2010, 06:33 PM Post #3 |
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Cool idea
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