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URL: Based in the USA, Fristaden Lab provides core equipment for labs and industry at reasonable prices, without a middle man.
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For many years we have searched for a credible alternative to our Lightnin lab mixer. Two others from China were disappointments (compared to our old Lightnin unit). But that may have changed. Although we found this unit on Amazon we bought it from FristadenLab in Nevada. These are made in China but packaged, documented, shipped and supported in Nevada. This cost about $300US (a programmable one costs a little more but this is the better option for ceramic slurries). The first impression is how heavy the unit is. The base is 1/4" solid steel. The rods are all solid stainless 5/8". The clamp is also solid metal. The shaft is 3/8" and is held in place by a good quality chuck which enables easy release. The propeller is about 2 1/2" in diameter and screws on (that means that it would be easy to 3D print other propellers and mount them on a hex nut). The locking mechanism enables mounting it at an angle (important when trying to achieve the highest speed without sucking air bubbles). It plugs in via a 24v DC adapter (which means it has a DC motor). When switched on it speeds up gradually and the dial offers fine control of speed. On this occasion, we mixed 3500g of plaster in this 2 IMP gallon bucket (2.5 US gallon) with no problem. It runs completely silent and should easily mix this pail full of glaze or casting slip. A propeller mix like this is a great start to DIY glazes.
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