Don Stephan
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Joined: 2003-07-18
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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After seeing one in use, I looked for a couple weeks trying to find a kitchen whisk that would fit a cordless drill chuck for mixing urea formaldehyde resin and powder. Found one in kitchen utensils at the local big box Meier store for a buck, the only drawback is that the handle is wrapped with wire and thus somewhat flexible. If I spin the drill at full speed with the whisk in the open air it starts to wobble big time. In resin, or water to clean, it spins very nicely without wobble. The whisk does an excellent job of mixing the resin and powder - almost no tiny clumps of powder whatsoever. Did have to cut the top hanger loop and bend the ends down over the twisted wire handle.
As an alternative, I found yesterday at the local Home Depot a mixing paddle in the paint department and bought one for about $7 to try. It gets the liquid spinning very quickly, but there were some tiny lumps of powder after about 90 seconds of mixing.
If anyone knows of a source for whisks with a solid handle no larger than 3/8" in diameter, I'd appreciate the tip. For now I'll keep using the whisk and try to remember to hold the handle when spinning it in air to dry.
Picture of the two is attached.
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