What Tools Do You Use To Mix?

[jptech]

I'm mixing in a shot glass.

 

To measure, I'm using a graduated medicine dropper and a plastic pipette.

 

I'm using just a red solo cup to wash out my stuff after each ink.

 

What type of stuff do you use to mix inks?

[reprieve]

I use shot glasses, too. Sometimes plastic ink sample vials if I have any empty ones available. If I'm feeling scientific, I'll use a syringe with mL measurements; if not, a plain old eyedropper. When I use an eyedropper, I feel more like a mad scientist--"a drop of this, a drop of that, aha!"

[Santak]

I use medical tools - glass board, dropper, pipette, syringe.

[fionafish]

I am using a syringe or a pipette and urine sample containers (30ml) It is going ok with that.

[fiberdrunk]

I did a review recently of the Badger Ink Mixer. It's really handy for this sort of thing, and inexpensive.

[J.R.]

The nurse gives me the syringe when I get my monthly B-12 shot, and empty pill bottles (got dozens of those laying around). Also empty jelly jars, pickle jars, etc. I sometimes spend more time making labels, than making ink !

 

I did splurge and buy a 20ml syringe at the farm supply store, for mixing large batches. Cost me $1.06, but it saves time, over those 5ml ones, that I get at the Dr's office.

[Unky]

I save glass containers from things like jelly and salsa. I have some syringes (my wife is diabetic), pipettes, glass eye droppers, and glass test tubes.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

In addition to the usual mixing vessels & measuring thingies, I use a 5ml glass bottle and a long glass eyedropper (in the vertical posture) in conjunction with a 7X loupe to check for 'safe' mixes over a period of a few days: detecting sediment, sludge, flocculates, particulates, layering, new life forms, etc. LINK

 

Bye,

S1

Edited March 10, 2013 by Sandy1

[ndw76]

I just have a syringe and one dedicated ink bottle. Every time the ink startes to get too low for easy filling I just add some more red, blue, black, or water. Those colours because they are the only colours I can get localy.

[Federalist Pens]

The Private Reserve Ink Mixing Kit has been quite useful for me!

 

I have also added syringes (Diabetic type), and empty ink bottles to help out!

 

 

 

Frank

[KenD]

Eyedropper, 10ml graduate cylinder, shotglass, and 5ml vials.

 

And a damp sponge and a roll of paper towels.

[Bynming]

This is possibly a terrible way to do things, I just kind of winged it this afternoon because I was bored... Essentially, I use one syringe and two different tips to avoid contaminating the second bottle. Then I shake the syringe with both inks and allow a little air to get in to see if something happens.

 

Seems to work, I think, and I don't need to setup a lab.

[MisterBoll]

 

 

I like these from lab supply places.