Kensboro 54 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 The ProShaker is a gadget made for nail parlors to mix up gel and lacquer type polishes. I found it makes for an incredible tool to mix up your hobby paints. Here is a link to pictures and some explanatory text; and a YouTube video demonstrating it in action: http://imgur.com/a/VopIE I like Reaper paints too, but I demonstrate it being used with Vallejo. If you're one of those guys on YouTube that made a Frankenstein paint-mixer out of a reciprocating saw welded to a tent-stake... then this is for you! :) Note; I've also posted this in Reddit/self.minipainting 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokingwreckage 9135 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I made one out of an electric knife and some gaffer tape. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe the Revelator 295 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I made one out of an electric knife and some gaffer tape. Similar story here- punch holes in a turkey carver blade with a bore bit, attatched tiny clamp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokingwreckage 9135 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Proshaker is $99! Bit silvery! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bblythe84 444 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I wonder if it would work with the Citadel paint pots as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harrek 4999 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I purchased a lab shaker off of ebay for about 1/3 that price. And it handles 4 or more bottles at a time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokingwreckage 9135 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 what do they call a lab shaker? My plastic box with a cheap fan taped to the lid, with a battery taped to one blade, just isn't sufficiently kinetic, although the lure of shaking ALL THE PAINTS demanded I make the attempt. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harrek 4999 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 This is the one I found on ebay. Keep searching for a good deal on a used one. Mine has been great and does the job well. I just look at what paints I will be using and start shaking them in it. I also have gotten into the habit of shaking all of my paints every so often (6-9 months) as it is so easy. Just throw a few in while I am painting. http://www.scientificindustries.com/genie2.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willen 9612 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Surprinsingly, that's the kind of mechanical design I was thinking about when upgrading my home-made shaker (which is nice, but I would love more power for denser paints). It is actually pretty easy to replicate, and then the thing is getting a powerful enough motor to shake it well. I shall try it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokingwreckage 9135 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hang a can from some rubber bands, attach a deliberately unbalanced electric motor to the bottom. Should shake like crazy. I just don't have the parts :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willen 9612 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Well, it is as "simple" as getting a disc with an off-center peg, attach a container to the peg and then hang the cointainer with rubber bands or springs to a central location... you need some tools to get it properly built, and a rotating motor (which, in fact, are quite common of course). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arc 724 18336 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I made one out of an electric knife and some gaffer tape. Similar story here- punch holes in a turkey carver blade with a bore bit, attatched tiny clamp. AHHHH I need to see these genius devices! STAT! Edited July 15, 2014 by Arc 724 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kangaroorex 37877 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Either I use my paint range more than most or I have paints that love to stay in suspension. With some specific exceptions ( darn you walnut brown!) most of my paints require only a shake or three to mix properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willen 9612 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Reaper MSP don't separate at all (when compared to other brands), so... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laoke 3668 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Over here in New Zealand lab shakers seem a lot rarer. I dunno, I'm tempted by the Proshaker just as an easy way to automate one of the things I dislike about the hobby : ) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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