Hobby paint shaker

Who loves to shake paint bottles? Certainly not me. I bought a vortex paint shaker that worked well, but I hated holding the bottles and having a vibrating finger.

Besides....

My  almost new Anycubic Chiron sat there collecting dust for years since I was busy with resin printing. So I was looking for a project to make it warm again.

I am not done yet with motor speed control and display. There will be a 10 segment led to display the motor voltage/display and a driver board to handle the current.

No adapters are needed for different paint types. you will need the following hardware parts in addition to the print parts included here:

1- JGA25-370 Geared motor-I picked up the 500 rpm/12V variant
2- 12V power supply - of 2A rating or higher
3- M4 threaded rods. 3 to hold the paint bottles and 3 to join the shaker body parts.
4- 6xM4 flat head hexagon socket sleeve nuts
5- 6xM4 butterfly or sleeve nuts
6- 3mm steel rod to be cut in 10-12 mm rods.
7- 3x3x8x4zz bearings
8- LM3914 10 Segment 12V Battery Capacity Indicator
9- 12V DC Motor Speed Controller Module
10- 40PIN 20CM Dupont Line Male to Female wires.
11- Female DC Power Supply Jack Socket.
12- C-Type Clamp to hold the shaker.

The 10 Segment display has to be separated from the board socket and connected via the male/female connectors. The potentiometer in the driver board must also be disouldered and connected via wires. Here is a short video of the mechanical test:

 

Good luck with shaking the paint.