Got a couple good days of weather promised so I finished coating my lumber shed today. Using a 5 gallon can of aluminum paint. Last time I used a sticker to stir it. Was a PITA. This time I invested in a paint mixer for my drill. Worked a lot better and faster.
While I was mixing I was so impressed I with how well the mixer worked I am tempted to go back and get the smaller, 1 gallon mixer size and keep it and my small drill in the kitchen to make milk shakes for me and the granddaughters. Mix them right in the cup and no blender to clean - just the drill bit/attachment.
Another opportunity to repurpose a useful piece of equipment.
I thought you were gonna tell us a story about applying roof sealant, overheating on the roof, drinking some milk to cool off, then getting to see the milk again....
actually, I have a small cuisinart immersion blender, it works great for that type of stuff.
I like the idea, just be careful and do not hit the side of the cup. :o
MM,
My paint mixer has plastic blades. I think it (smaller model) would be pretty forgiving but won't try it in wife's fine china just in case. You can't go wrong using old plastic stadium cups any way.
Have you mixed with a spoon? If not you'd be surprised. It's not instant, but quick enough.
John,
That's what I use to mix the granddaughters. They love Grandpa's chocolate milk shake made with chocolate milk and chocolate ice cream. I rarely drink a milk shake myself although I will make a Mt. dew (diet of course - have to watch those calories you know) & vanilla ice cream float on a hot day.
Dad made one with a piece of rod and twisted about a 2" long piece of flat iron to weld on the end, works good for paint but would be hard on china :D. The guy we bought our place from made a lot of the stuff in the shop, we now have a paint mixer for gallon jugs or smaller powered by an electric motor that runs the gear box off an old washing machine, it's a little slow but we've been using it extensively :-\.