Do you need a magnetic mixer?
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Since I mix about once every two weeks and natural steep, new juices are always maturing and ready to vape. I have no need for heating, mechanical agitating etc.. With DIY, you have to have patients. Why waste your money just to get something which may be inferior faster? Agitation --No.
No, but I want one. I have been successfully making my juice for years in lab glass and getting by stirring with a glass rod in a beaker, or just measuring into the bottle, putting on the cap and shaking. Frankly, I am concerned about a magnetic stirrer as I vape high VG and I am not sure I can get one powerful enough. I am therefore leaning toward an overhead paddle mixer type. Being whom I am, I'll probably build it rather than buy it; either re-purposing a pawn shop drill motor or buying a small motor and making it from scratch.
I'd Love to have a Mag Mixer.
The Geek Factor would be Off the Charts using one what with the Erlenmeyer Flasks and White Lab Coat. Bill Neigh the Science Guy aint got Nothin on Me.
But then there is the Cost. Yikes. For the Cost of a Mag Mixer, I could buy a New Mod and probably a Tank to go with it. Or a Bunch of DIY Supplies. Or a Lifetime Supply of NiChrome 80 Wire.
A Mag Mixer would be Nice. But it is Way down to the List of "Needed" items.
No I do not need one because I don't need one.
Been mixing for years without one and suspect I can continue for another half dozen years the same way.
I would like one for making shellac. I could be sanding or something other useful instead of hand agitating a fresh batch of shellac like I do now. But I would have an issue of where to place it. Working with PGA isn't a good idea just anywhere, but it's the best way to make a great finish. (finished a clock today with blonde shellac and I really like what it did with the grain, but hated sitting around swishing that jar of flakes and PGA)
Been mixing for years without one and suspect I can continue for another half dozen years the same way.
I would like one for making shellac. I could be sanding or something other useful instead of hand agitating a fresh batch of shellac like I do now. But I would have an issue of where to place it. Working with PGA isn't a good idea just anywhere, but it's the best way to make a great finish. (finished a clock today with blonde shellac and I really like what it did with the grain, but hated sitting around swishing that jar of flakes and PGA)
No I do not "need" one and no I am not going to get one, but some people do use them.
I built myself a mixer off of YouTube cause I got tired of shaking, that was many months ago. IMO it speeds up steeping considerably, I notice my hangsen tobacs don't darken much after the initial mixing but I still let the steep for 3+ weeks. I have improved my mixer since I built it by adding a fan speed control, a voltage display to give me a speed display along with a small LED light to light up the mix just for fun. Removing the fan blades also sped up the mixer since there is no resistance from the spinning fan blades. I wouldn't spend all those bucks on a storebought mixer but the 10 bucks I spent and old computer parts to build one is well worth the effort.
I agree about not buying one. I made one, it works great, best mix you can get imo.
Hey Hoosier, this be off topic a bit, but it's still DIY ....
You mentioned shellac and reminded me of a "chair" that I have to cover as protection against the elements and possible cracking of the wood. It's not a regular chair, just a cut from a tree trunk that I am using as a seat. Is it a good idea to use shellac or should I go with polyurethane ..... if you happen to know ...
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No, I don't need a magnetic mixer. I mix my juice shake the bottle vigorously and put it on the shelf to AGE. If I think of it, I might do some follow-up shakes every few days. But, usually, the juices just sit on the shelf and wait a couple weeks or months till I'm ready to vape them.. At which time I give them another vigorous shaking, then let them sit till the little bubbles clear and vape away.
Actually with bark and live wood (wood between the core and bark), I would go with a UV protecting clear deck sealer for seasoned wood. Clean, spray deck sealer, let dry, and it will be good for at least a year in the worst conditions, longer if it isn't constantly exposed to the weather and sun.
If it is still green, unseasoned, some paraffin wax melted into the ends will allow it to season through the bark side slowly so it doesn't crack. Cheap candle wax and a heat gun will do it. It takes about 5 years to season this way, but should minimize cracking. You wouldn't want to seal the sides until it is seasoned.
You'd have to go with a button shellac, to get good protection with shellac, for something like that and it is tough to work with and not something you'd find unless you have some good shellac connections since the buttons are still hand made, plus it tends toward less transparent colors so it would hide much of the character of such a seat. (Button shellac makes a killer floor finish though because it is tougher than urethane and takes wax better than anything else so you can get a show car like shine that is durable.) Any shellac out of a can is a pot-shot as to if it is within its usable lifespan so I'd classify a can of shellac on a store shelf as junk, which is a shame because shellac is a great finish and easy to work with if, and only if, it is fresh.
Thanks Hoosier, that helps. It's a new trunk that I cut two weeks ago, and it's beginning to crack at both ends. So seal the ends with paraffin wax, and then in five years seal the sides with deck sealer?
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I just put it in a bottle and shake the heck out of it including a 125 ml bottle. Mixer is unnecessary IMO
Why not go with a cheap milk frother to stir your liquids? It does an amazing job to speed up the steeping process.
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