When mixing plastisol ink...

[Frog]

spread a little clear base on the bottom and sides of the mixing container to help all of the components actually mix without getting hung up on the bucket.

Don't forget to compensate for the extra weight.

[blue moon]

that is AWESOME! I loved it yesterday and gave you a karma point (I think?)! Then I wasn't sure if did or did not, so I clicked ti again today. Maybe I'll come back tomorrow and click it again just for good measure! 

[BBB]

why didn't I thgink of that!

[tfike]

I started doing that a while back and couldn't believe that it took me so long to think of doing it.

[Zelko-4-EVA]

put some clear ink on the spatula and the pigments wont stick as easy.  plus its easier to clean after stirring.

[screenxpress]

Unless mixing on a piece of glass, this is what I use.  Saves on the arms.

Just a bent piece of welding rod.  Heavier than coat hanger, easy to bend, and stays stiff (longer than 4 hours) 

[Frog]

Less than a quart I mix by hand, and for my niche, I mix most of my colors as a pint or even less.

[Chadwick]

Has anyone here found a way of 're-mixing' pints of pigment that have settled?
You know, the dark blues and such that all the solids turn into cement in the bottom?

We seem to go through phases where we're mixing inks like crazy, then don't mix any at all for quite awhile.
Go back to mix something and..yeah.

I've been threatening to take a few to a paint store to get a good shake up,
not sure if that would work?

[Zelko-4-EVA]

Has anyone here found a way of 're-mixing' pints of pigment that have settled?
You know, the dark blues and such that all the solids turn into cement in the bottom?

We seem to go through phases where we're mixing inks like crazy, then don't mix any at all for quite awhile.
Go back to mix something and..yeah.

I've been threatening to take a few to a paint store to get a good shake up,
not sure if that would work?

i keep a quart of pigment in one gallon bucket and the rest stays in gallon it was shipped in.  its easier to stir a quart of pigment with the solids on the bottom.   if the pigments have settled to the point that it cant be stirred, i empty what i can into a bucket and scrape the solids off the bottom.  mix in the solids bit by bit back into the rest of the pigment.  its slow, but its easier than stirring a whole bucket of chunks.