Tips for a small DIY paddle mixer

Heyo,

Was gonna build myself a couple of cheap reactors out of some conical fermenters on Amazon.

I need something to stir my stuff up. I’m basically looking for a slightly smaller version of a drywall mixer.

Needs to be longer than a standard handheld baking mixer. Something that will fit inside this:

https://www.amazon.ca/FastFerment-Plastic-Conical-Fermenter-Floor/dp/B00SA5VLQE/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?keywords=fermenter&pd_rd_i=B00SA5VLQE&pd_rd_r=2ac683b5-79bb-45f9-8591-b585b6f54707&pd_rd_w=bt74S&pd_rd_wg=PPQJF&pf_rd_p=bfff3d65-6819-413d-909c-b46ff443d96b&pf_rd_r=13T0MX7DEP39XWKJ8KSG&qid=1557283631&s=gateway

But yeah, something that might be able to reach 1-1.5’ down?

I mean I could always go on Craigslist and find a cheap drill and put an elastic on the trigger. But I was hoping for an ever so slightly more elegant solution.

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An overhead stirrer might work. I’ve seen some 500mm stir shafts.

I wonder if the $100 ones are any good.

Or just take one of the mixing shafts, attach it to a motor, and then you probably need a speed controller.

The drill with a speed controller may be cheaper and easier.

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I mean… I guess a drill is $25 from Craigslist. Can’t really get much cheaper than that.

Also…

This is the most wholesome drill ad I’ve ever seen

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/bnc/tls/d/burnaby-beautiful-older-3-8-drill/6863777110.html

How will you apply heat or cold to the vessel? How will you pass the shaft through the vessel and maintain vacuum

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Just using it for basic room temp LLE and brine washing right now.

Will likely upgrade to a reactor when $$ is less of an issue

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Paint mixer and a drill

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That’s what I do lol

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All I can see in that pic is the socks/sandals combo

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The perfect attire for a Walmart shopping spree or a warm spring day out mowing the lawn

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Socks and sandels are the perfect combo for the pacific north west

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It’s so wholesome.

“Beautiful older drill”
“Beautiful clean drill”
“Looking for another great home”

  • Socks and burkenstocks

Guaranteed that dude’s got a perfect lawn and knows how to bbq a mean steak

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