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small mixer,
November 2, 2009
By elljay
from NORTHERN WISCONSIN
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"this mixer is very small but perfect for grout and resurfacing cement"
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Professional
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Perfect for Home Projects,
September 11, 2009
By GeorgeC
from San Jose California
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"A couple of months ago I got this bright idea to put artificial ledge stone on the front of my home to enhance the look since it was originally built with a stucco exterior, and painted white. I found out the cheapest price for artificial stone was $4 per square foot, and the price added up pretty fast. So after further investigation I found I could make ledge stone a fraction of the cost. I found a company that sold rubber molds, and I could make the stone myself with each mold producing about 2 sq.ft. So I bought two molds,the materials, and the colors to make ledge stone for the front of my house. Since each mold takes about 7 lbs of material, I pictured my arms getting pretty tired of manually mixing cement, aggregate, sand, and water. So I thought about looking for a small cement, and mortar mixer. After searching on the internet, I found the perfect mixer built by Northern Industrial, a mini electric cement mixer which was perfect in scale to what I was trying to accomplish. I luckily bought mine used, and paid a little less. However I would have gladly paid for a new one if need be. I can't begin to tell you how useful, and convenient this mixer is. It has a simple on/off switch, with the motor and the pulley housed and protected against any moisture. The tub rotates against a gear next to the housing with the tub slotted on the back to mesh with the gear as the tub rotates. The handle that angles the tub is is conveniently located for easy operation during the rotation of the tub. The mixer is portable with wheels, and light weight to move to another location. This mixer does a thorough job of mixing, easy to operate, well built, portable, and easy to keep clean. I would highly recommend this mixer to any one who is likes to take on home projects that require mixing cement, mortar, or any material that requires mixing. Furthermore, the beauty of this valuable tool, is once you reach a point where you don't feel you need it any more, they are in such big demand you can sell it to someone else in about five minutes retrieving at least 70% of your money used to purchase it. They paint them red, but my faded to a pink color, so I like to refer to it as my Mary Kaye mixer, ha ha ! So stop looking, and procrastinating, and get started with this perfect mixer, Happy Mixing !"
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Home Handyman
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owner,
July 20, 2009
By Williamj
from North Carolina
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"I purchased this mixer 10 months ago and have used it to pour a handicap ramp, a 50 ft. sidewalk, and 3 sets of concrete steps. It works as advertised. The only problem I have is moving from one project to the other. If the wheels were larger I think that would be help."
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Home Handyman
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Good investment for the owner-builder,
July 14, 2009
By CottageDweller
from Clemson, South Carolina
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"I have recently purchased and started to use this small, electric cement mixer. I am building my own house, based largely an natural materials and alternative construction techniques (a straw bale home in South Carolina; not a first, but surely one of only a few). So far, I have used the mixer to whip up a few small batches of cement stucco for use smeared onto foam insulation, just to provide it a bit of protection from mechanical damage. Further on down the project, I will use it to mix some Quickcrete and then even later will come the primary intended use: mixing extremely large amounts of natural (lime putty/clay binder) plasters.
All walls of my house will be hand plastered in this way, inside and out. Typically, owner-builders engaged in straw bale construction will mix up plaster by hand in a wheelbarrow, or so I gather. I think for the price, this little electric mixer will be a great help. The speed with which it can prepare a batch is amazing. And yes, the batches are small, but they are enough to fill a bucket that will last a hand plasterer for an hour.
I have also found so far that it is easier for just one person to handle this little machine and the materials for mixing in it, because it is so light weight. I have had no issues whatsoever with the quality of workmanship or with dependability. So far, it has worked like a champ every time I have used it.
The one reservation that I will express is that assembly was a real pain. It must have taken five hours to assemble the machine, and the instructions (poorly translated from Chinese) were of questionable help. They contain pictures, but many are too distant to really see the detail that you need to recreate. They contain a parts list, but there are no labels on the parts themselves (i.e. nuts, bolts, and washers) to compare to the item #s on the list! Last but not least, the mixing paddles that mount inside the drum just plain did not fit. I managed to attach them flush, but only after rigging up a break and bending some rather thick steel more than just a few degrees.
Would I buy it again? Yes, I still think it has been a good investment. Just don't attempt it if you are prone to violent outbursts of frustration, because you will definitely be pushed to that point during assembly."
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Beginner
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Great Glass Tumbler...,
November 17, 2008
By glassforge
from Grants Pass OR
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"We are a glassblowing studio, and I wanted a "tumbler" that could make "sea-glass" out of all our broken "mistakes". Turns out that this cement mixer is GREAT for that. I have run it pretty much uninterupted for weeks at a time, and have had no hicups. Was a little rough for the first day or so, but I lightly greased the drive gear, and it was all good. Sorry that I don't have a review of it as a real cement mixer, but we have definitly put it through the test for running."
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Home Handyman
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