Wilkinson on sat 27 sep 97
Just an added thought regarding Jiffy Mixers. Cleaning it is great and
yes, in time they can loosen up. The biggest problem I have had with mine
which was my own fault due to inexperience when I purchased it was to buy
one bigger than I really needed. This is definitely not a time for more is
better. What happens with one that is too big is it splatters glaze
everywhere often times even when the drill is running on a lower speed.
Yes, I can further cut the speed of the drill but then the glaze doesn't
get the full benefit of the mixer. I guess what I am saying here is if you
are going to mix 5 gallon buckets of glaze, buy a mixer for 5 gallons, not
10 or larger unless you like cleaning glaze off the walls of your studio.
Lori Wilkinson
Roswell NM
LorWilk@dfn.com
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1165
June Perry on sat 27 sep 97
Lori, just drill a hole in a bucket lid the size of the shaft and then insert
the shaft from the bottom and attach to the drill outside the bucket. Then
you can put it on full speed and not have to worry about splashing.
Once I use my jiffy mixer to mix the glazes well, I then use a big commercial
whisks (really big) to keep them mixed that day.
Regards,
June
Fabienne on thu 9 jul 98
Hello :)
I just finished reading the dejanews.com archive about jiffy mixers to mix
glazes and found the following desired features:
-Don't get bigger than needed unless you wish to clean up walls
-Stainless steel with a protective band is a must
However, while shopping around I see many flavors for a 2 gallon capacity
-- I have these 2 gallons buckets with nice tight lids that a muffin baker
was kind enough to pass on. Since I am once more dead center, am I better
off with the 1-2 gallons or the 2-5 gallons mixer?
Also, how would one determine what shaft diameter/length, and what
top/bottom diameter and head depth to get?
Also, I saw one posting on someone using a paint mixer instead. Would that
be an acceptable substitute aside from the cheaper price? (I have never
seen one)
Your experience is very much appreciated. TIA
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Fabienne | I have the time;
http://www.vivelafrance.org | it's just not a priority.
Richard Gralnik on fri 10 jul 98
Fabienne,
There was a suggestion here once to have a short length of chain (5 or 7
links)
welded to the end of a stainless steel rod. Put the rod through a small
hole
in a bucket lid before tightening it in the chuck of a power drill. Put the
lid on the bucket and voila!! Cheaper than a jiffy mixer, apparently more
effective, and with the bucket lid trick, not messy.
Richard
At 11:52 AM 7/9/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hello :)
>
>I just finished reading the dejanews.com archive about jiffy mixers to mix
>glazes and found the following desired features:
>
>-Don't get bigger than needed unless you wish to clean up walls
>-Stainless steel with a protective band is a must
>
>However, while shopping around I see many flavors for a 2 gallon capacity
>-- I have these 2 gallons buckets with nice tight lids that a muffin baker
>was kind enough to pass on. Since I am once more dead center, am I better
>off with the 1-2 gallons or the 2-5 gallons mixer?
>
>Also, how would one determine what shaft diameter/length, and what
>top/bottom diameter and head depth to get?
>
>Also, I saw one posting on someone using a paint mixer instead. Would that
>be an acceptable substitute aside from the cheaper price? (I have never
>seen one)
>
>Your experience is very much appreciated. TIA
>-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"
>Fabienne | I have the time;
>http://www.vivelafrance.org | it's just not a priority.
>
>
FRANK GAYDOS on fri 10 jul 98
Fabienne wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I just finished reading about jiffy mixers to mix glazes,............snip!
Fabienne,
I mix five gallon glazes every other day. My experience with Jiffy
Mixers is they wear out at the solder joints and fall apart pretty
quickly. I would never buy a large one again. Instead, I use a heavy
duty,adjustable paint mixer which looks like it will last forever and at
a cheaper price. However, the small jiffy mixers fit into Duncan type
glaze containers and really do the job, but they also fall apart
eventually.
--
Frank Gaydos
510 Gerritt St.
Philadelphia,Pa.19147-5821 USA
fgaydos@erols.com
name Cat Jarosz on fri 10 jul 98
Dear Fabienne,
Jiffy mixers are the best thing that ever happened to me as far as the
glaze process goes... dont cheap out get the 5 gallon one .. I wish they
had a bigger one eventhough I use the 5 gallon buckets as I need to
pour all the glaze into a huge slop bucket and i just keep the reversible
drill inside to keep things stirred up takes a bit more work in that big
slop bucket but it does work.... all in all I spent 100 for the
drilland the jiffy mixer and that was 6 yrs ago best investment I ever
made makes the job go so much faster and its easy on your hands and
back.. heck I can screen a fresh batch thru a 60 mesh and it pours
right thru :) got to work a bit harder thru the 100 mesh but what
took all day now takes a hr or 2 ... do it ..
Bobbi Bassett on fri 10 jul 98
We got our glaze mixer at Lowe's (Home Depot would have same). It's a large
paint mixer. For 5 gallon pail, I think. It's heavy duty. We cut the shaft to
the length that was comfortable for us to use in the drill. It's been a while,
but as I remember it was less than half the $ of one specifically sold for
glazes.
Happy swizzling
Bobbi in PA
Fabienne on sat 11 jul 98
At 10:11 AM 7/10/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Fabienne,
>
>There was a suggestion here once to have a short length of chain (5 or 7
>links)
>welded to the end of a stainless steel rod. Put the rod through a small
>hole
>in a bucket lid before tightening it in the chuck of a power drill. Put the
>lid on the bucket and voila!! Cheaper than a jiffy mixer, apparently more
>effective, and with the bucket lid trick, not messy.
>
>Richard
Hi,
thank you for replying. How big should those links be? Are they loose at
the end of the rod or each one is welded to the rod? (See painful ascii
drawings :) )
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Thank you,
Fabienne in cool Chicago
John H. Rodgers on sat 11 jul 98
-- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
Fabiene, can you receive a photo online as an attachment to your e-mail. I
may be able to send a picture of some jiffy mixers of the kind I use. They
are stainless steel, come in various sizes, and have a cage with cutting
blades that helps chop clay, glaze or what have you. The back edge of the
blades are slightly bent so the whole thing not only chops the clay/glaze,
it also vigorously stirs/mixes.
Just let me know. Some e-mail services don't allow enough space for graphic
files to be sent.
John Rodgers
Dave Eitel on sat 11 jul 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hello :)
>
>I just finished reading the dejanews.com archive about jiffy mixers to mix
>glazes and found the following desired features:
>
>-Don't get bigger than needed unless you wish to clean up walls
>-Stainless steel with a protective band is a must
>
>However, while shopping around I see many flavors for a 2 gallon capacity
>-- I have these 2 gallons buckets with nice tight lids that a muffin baker
>was kind enough to pass on. Since I am once more dead center, am I better
>off with the 1-2 gallons or the 2-5 gallons mixer?
>
>Also, how would one determine what shaft diameter/length, and what
>top/bottom diameter and head depth to get?
>
>Also, I saw one posting on someone using a paint mixer instead. Would that
>be an acceptable substitute aside from the cheaper price? (I have never
>seen one)
>
>Your experience is very much appreciated. TIA
>-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"*-.,,.-*"
>Fabienne | I have the time;
>http://www.vivelafrance.org | it's just not a priority.
I'd get the one with the shorter shaft with the head that's about 3" or so
in diameter. I used one that size for mixing up to 5 gallons. The small
one (about an inch or so diameter) would be way too small for what you
have, and the big one (about 5") would be too big. I don't think other
paint mixers work as well as the Jiffys.
Dave
Dave Eitel
Cedar Creek Pottery
Cedarburg, WI USA
http://www.cedarcreekpottery.com
gatos on sun 12 jul 98
Weld the center of the center link to the bottom of the rod.Weld it so that
equal lengths of chain extend off both sides of the rod.
Use regular bicycle type chain, roughly 1/4 inch thick metal or less, links
are about 1 and a half inches long.
Louis
June Perry on sun 12 jul 98
In a message dated 7/11/1998 6:50:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
fabienne@justnet.com writes:
The one I have looks like this:
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Off hand, I would say the links are around an inch to an inch and a half long
long and 3/4 to a inch high.
Regards,
June
Richard Gralnik on mon 13 jul 98
Fabienne,
I don't know of a "right" way to do it, but I would have the middle link of
an odd number of links welded to the post. This will keep the
centifugal forces balanced and give you a consistent distance from the
walls of the bucket when it's spinning.
Be sure to use stainless steel for the rod and chain so you don't have
corrosion problems. You don't want bits of rust spinning off into
your favorite white glaze.
Richard
At 09:49 PM 7/11/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>At 10:11 AM 7/10/98 EDT, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Fabienne,
>>
>>There was a suggestion here once to have a short length of chain (5 or 7
>>links)
>>welded to the end of a stainless steel rod. Put the rod through a small
>>hole
>>in a bucket lid before tightening it in the chuck of a power drill. Put the
>>lid on the bucket and voila!! Cheaper than a jiffy mixer, apparently more
>>effective, and with the bucket lid trick, not messy.
>>
>>Richard
>
>Hi,
>
>thank you for replying. How big should those links be? Are they loose at
>the end of the rod or each one is welded to the rod? (See painful ascii
>drawings :) )
>
> | | |
> | | |
> | | |
> | |o |
> | OR o| OR o|o
> | |o o|o
> | o| o|o
> ooooo
>
>Thank you,
>
>Fabienne in cool Chicago
>
>
Richard Gralnik on mon 13 jul 98
June,
I'M NOT WORTHY!!! I'M NOT WORTHY!!! I'M NOT WORTHY!!!
Kowtowing,
Richard
who suddenly realizes that in the year he spent welding his kiln he
never thought to TIG himself one of these puppies
At 11:31 AM 7/12/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>In a message dated 7/11/1998 6:50:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>fabienne@justnet.com writes:
>
>The one I have looks like this:
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> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
> oooooo
>
>Off hand, I would say the links are around an inch to an inch and a half long
>long and 3/4 to a inch high.
>
>Regards,
>June
>
>
Joyce Lee on mon 13 jul 98
The fastest, most economical, least-damaging to the plastic buckets (5
to 10 gal) mixer that we've found are those plastic "cage-like" ones
found in the paint department at Coast to Coast. They have lots of holes
for charging through the paint...or glaze. They, too, are on rods to be
used with your electric drill handle. Rarely is there much of a residue
after seiving, except with zinc and that's minimal...or maybe I'm just
using a more malleable zinc. Cost? Under $10.00.
Joyce
WEGGing out in the Mojave ("wide-eyed, goofy gurgler", remember? I love
it!
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