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Paint Mixer no supports by swirlingbrain
by Thingiverse
Last crawled date: 4 years, 5 months ago
I bought a 5 gallon bucket of paint at the Habitat for Humanity Restore and it was inexpensive but it needed to be mixed. I needed a paint mixer but I didn't want to pay for one (because obviously I'm cheap). I found a nice one on Thingiverse but it needed supports so I modified it to take off the top ring so that it didn't need supports. You will need a 1/4 inch (7mm) dowel rod also. I used seal-all glue to glue it together.
I have made it but I haven't tried it out yet. As soon as I try it out, I'll update this page.
EDIT:
When I tried to stir the paint with this stirrer, there was apparently too much torque and the dowel rod broke. I redesigned smaller paint stirrers to see if they will have less torque and not break the dowel rod. You can find them in the other objects I have made.
I have made it but I haven't tried it out yet. As soon as I try it out, I'll update this page.
EDIT:
When I tried to stir the paint with this stirrer, there was apparently too much torque and the dowel rod broke. I redesigned smaller paint stirrers to see if they will have less torque and not break the dowel rod. You can find them in the other objects I have made.