Mixing drill

[doug boardley]

i use a bosch variable hammer drill, have used this for about 3 years now, still no signs of it wearing down, plus when I'm not mixing with it I use it for hole cutting, jack hammering etc:gettree:

 

[cornish_crofter]

£20...hugo......lol..pmsl...you do make me laff mate....you tight git.....:santa_cheesy:

Great Idea Dave, I'm off to the tip to see what they've got.

If not it's Freecycle or check the rubbish bins over Christmas

 

[2Balls]

Great Idea Dave, I'm off to the tip to see what they've got.

If not it's Freecycle or check the rubbish bins over Christmas

Hi cornish, Can you peel an orange in your pocket!!

 

[doug boardley]

the problem with cheap/secondhand gear is that it's unreliable, what if you're in middle of a big floor for eg, middle of nowhere, and your cheap freecycled bit of kit packs up? I'd be wishing I'd bought a decent one:83:

 

[cornish_crofter]

On reflection I may up my budget and go for £21.00

No, seriously, that B&Q mixer is starting to look more attractive. I know it's £89 but.

I also like the look of that £30 mixer that Neale posted a picture of. Which tile shop was that Neale?

 

[Gazzer]

Its a local shop to me but thats the price anywhere maybe cheaper if you flutter your eyelashes

 

[Gazzer]

Silverline Tools > Power Tools > DIY

 

[burncross]

i have the siverline plaster mixer, the orange one with 2 handles.
can recommend it!
i too never get round to cleaning the paddle, so i just tap the dried adhesive off with a hammer the next day! a bad habit i know :veryangry:

 

[White Room]

The paddles I use for mixing can cost with delivery about £40 and would'nt be banging them with a hammer to clean them

 

[P'boro tiler]

i think the more you pay, the more torque you get. im using a 800w wickes old fashioned hammer drill, its does the job and cost 30 quid. but you can tell its lacking in torque as its either spinning too fast in the mix or not at all. still its ok for everything apaprt from doing loads of full bag mixes

 

[LM Ceramics]

i have the siverline plaster mixer, the orange one with 2 handles.
can recommend it!
i too never get round to cleaning the paddle, so i just tap the dried adhesive off with a hammer the next day! a bad habit i know :veryangry:

shame on you ( i do aswell when i cant be bothered cleaning the paddle)

 

[sWe]

I always have a bucket half filled with water where I mix stuff. After I've mixed a batch, I run the paddle in the water bucket for a couple of seconds, and then I brush of anything that's left with a regular dish brush. Takes 30 seconds, if that even... Then I leave the paddle mixer standing in the bucket, so any crap left on it doesn't set properly. Makes the final cleaning of the day alot easier.

 

[White Room]

Same as swe

 

[cornish_crofter]

Well today I decided to bite the bullet and opened up the £20 drill I got from B&Q. It's actually not a bad bit of kit. Variable speed, hammer action, keyless chuck and reverse action. 710W. I should probably have spent a little more and got a 1050w version for £25 that they were doing a week later, but this is nice and light.

I thought since I paid more for the Bal Mosaic I ought to use the new drill rather than struggle with the really old 2 speed B and D with the chuck that keeps shaking the paddle loose.

I found it an absolute dream. What I like is that there is a dial on the trigger that limits the speed. Ideal if you don't want to cover the whole room in adhesive

I did look at the paddle mixers, they're too big for what I need. I don't mix that much adhesive or plaster up at once.

The good thing is, although I only bought this as a mixing drill, I could use it for something else if I got stuck.

My only problem is the wife! She can identify a new power tool at 100 paces. "What have you been buying now? - I like the way these just sneak in etc".

"It's to use on your bathroom dear", sort of worked :dizzy2:

 

[hillhead]

I'm on my second mixer now,both Eibenstock.Great machines that will mix all day long,need new paddle very soon though!!