Paint shakers are an OTC, very common piece of equipment which can be repurposed for our uses, particularly for reactions needing a great deal of mixing between liquid and gaseous phases (e.g., Wacker oxidation).

Not being in touch with the household/DIY/project scene, I never would have thought about using this equipment for home chemistry.

Having an opportunity to see one in action made me immediately think of other things to shake besides paint.

Specialty paint stores are full of goodies beyond just good solvents.


See here to visualize these in action:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=paint+shaker

http://www.google.com/search?q=paint+shaker

the idea has been proposed before and it's a good one.

I concur.

This is a very interesting idea for shaking culture vessels, in addition to reaction mixtures, and I would love to see more data about the actual use of it.

 

Haha you big bees are fucking nuts.

Not the first time I read references to reciprocating saws/jigsaws...nice idea.

Have you got a writeup, perhaps? I have been trying to visualise potential ways to get from A to Bee, as far as a functional stirrer goes, but am concerned about potential violence/impact breaking the glass.

Not something that can be afforded.