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Offline XG Print

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Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« on: April 15, 2016, 04:22:53 PM »
After 7 yrs of printing I am about to my first pantone matching system.  What would be the best tool to use for mixing the formulas?  Wondering if mixing by hand with a spatula is best or some type of drill paddle.  I figure to be mixing qts. more often than not.  Thanks


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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2016, 05:02:50 PM »
skinny frosting spatulas work great for the quarts. It does not hurt that they are only few bucks each . . .

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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2016, 05:23:30 PM »
Thats what I use too.  I use the goop scoops for inks where I will not be mixing (stock colors, the base pigments etc), but those are a pain to clean compared to the frosting spatulas so I use those for mixes.

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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2016, 05:48:55 PM »
this work great. Someone posted a while back that they used these, Found a place I can buy a package for $7 and 5 out of the 7 work great, the big ones like full 1/4" don't work as well as the smaller sized ones.

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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2016, 05:51:41 PM »
this work great. Someone posted a while back that they used these, Found a place I can buy a package for $7 and 5 out of the 7 work great, the big ones like full 1/4" don't work as well as the smaller sized ones.

If you don't mind sharing, where did you find them? 
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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2016, 06:20:41 PM »
for quarts, go with the little ones, 4.5" bent blade. Wooden handle is easier to clean, plastisol will dissolve the plastic handles (cheap ones).
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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2016, 07:40:43 PM »
Found some wood handle straight blade's a long time ago. Been using for 10 years.
One better option I have never found is a cake blade with a …. wait for it….. SQUARE END!

It would be so much nicer scraping, mixing the "bottom" of quarts with a square end, and much less time.

Once had a maintenance worker cut and grind off the round end, but have you ever tried?
Those things are indestructible.


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Re: Mixing system - Whats the best mixer?
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2016, 09:02:12 AM »
this work great. Someone posted a while back that they used these, Found a place I can buy a package for $7 and 5 out of the 7 work great, the big ones like full 1/4" don't work as well as the smaller sized ones.

If you don't mind sharing, where did you find them?

Local place near me. I like to refer to it as a poor mans home depot.