Patty Alander on wed 7 jan 04
Our hardware store just went out of business and I can get their paint
mixer, too. I didn't think I'd be interested, but you got me thinking -
could it be used as a type of ball mill? Shaking instead of rolling?
Patty
wayneinkeywest wrote:
>I have a chance to aquire (at no cost) an old paint mixer.
>
Logan Oplinger on thu 8 jan 04
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 09:50:13 -0700, Patty Alander
wrote:
>Our hardware store just went out of business and I can get their paint
>mixer, too. I didn't think I'd be interested, but you got me thinking -
>could it be used as a type of ball mill? Shaking instead of rolling?
>
>Patty
>
>wayneinkeywest wrote:
>
>>I have a chance to aquire (at no cost) an old paint mixer.
>>
Hello Patty & Wayne,
I hope some of the more mechanically minded also respond to this.
Some types of grinding mills also work by violent shaking to get the
grinding media (balls) to impact against the material to be ground finer.
I do not know what the effect would be on a porcelain ball mill jar to be
shaken so violently. The clamping mechanism on a paint shaker is made to
conform to the shape of paint cans of specific sizes/shapes, usually
metal. Also, suitability will depend on the orientation of the container,
the size of the container and if the grinding media can be given enough
velocity to work at all.
I cannot offer any more insight right now.
Logan Oplinger
Another Tropical Island
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