55 gallon stirrers

[Prashun Patel]

Anyone know a good source for industrial drum mixers? I need a couple and didn't realize how expensive they can be...

[curtis rosche]

local sports team,,,, good source of stirrers and a good work out for them:D

[David G Baker]

Shawn,
What is the product your are trying to mix?

[Brian Brown]

Craigslist! 75 HP outboard motor. That otta stir things up. :D

[Prashun Patel]

We're mixing fragrance oils. Basically, things with densities about the same as water, but on average about 10-20% more viscous. By day, I'm a perfumer.

[Harry Hagan]

I’ve seen some really nice stirrers at this festival. It might be worth a few phone calls to find out how they solved the problem.

http://www.bbqfest.com/

[David G Baker]

Shawn,
I ran a couple of TV news motion picture labs and had to mix my own chemistry. The mixer that I used was made by PAKO a major manufacturer of photographic equipment. The mixer that I used was not a propeller type mixer that was mounted on the top of the tank but had a pump type mixer mounted at the base of the tank. The tank had a stand pipe in it that had several slots cut into it so the liquid would be pulled from all levels of the tank. The chemicals that I mixed were frequently like sugar but more soluble. I found it to be a very efficient mixing system that I used daily for fifteen years. The last time I purchased one of the mixers it cost around $800 and that was in the mid 80's. With the majority of film associated companies going out of business due to the move to digital photography there should be a good supply of used mixers available at a very good price.

[Ken Garlock]

Hi Shawn.

The first place I would look is a restaurant supply store that sells used equipment.

The second place is http://www.mcmaster.com/#drum-mixers/=5vyj7h

[Myk Rian]

Got a hobby shop nearby?
Radio Controlled boat propellers make great stirrers. They come in bronze and plastic.

[Peter Stahl]

Hi Shawn.

The first place I would look is a restaurant supply store that sells used equipment.

The second place is http://www.mcmaster.com/#drum-mixers/=5vyj7h

Shawn, The Bung Mounted one on page 493 of the catalog Ken noted would work well. We use these air motors at work and they work well.

[Craig Summers]

If you dont want to insert a stirrer (contamination, product loss, splashing), you might try electric powered 20rpm Drum Rollers or Tumblers (http://www.morsemfgco.com/products/5154-Drum-Rollers.htm)
The link is a manufacturer.