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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 03:53 AM UTC
...and I would like your input.

I want to expand Gator's Paint Masks to include tools, mostly paint related.
Here are some of the ideas I have, but I would like to know what you think.

1/2 oz mixing jars - would you want bigger?
thinner and cleaner bottles - kinda looks like the restaurant squeeze bottles for ketchup. I've got window cleaner, thinner and airbrush cleaner in mine.
syringes (no needles)- very handy for mixing paint, use them all the time.
1.5mm to 5mm hollow punch set

Anything else?

Kenny
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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 03:55 AM UTC
Kenny

Do you have syringes that are not affected by enamel thinners - the ones i have go very stiff if you use white spirit in them. I normally use squeeze pipettes.

HTH

Andy

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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 04:27 AM UTC
Graduated Mixing Cups......... for resin and or Larger qty's of Paint.............
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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 04:32 AM UTC
I use the nalgene lab squeeze bottles for water, thinner and rubbing alc, but they are pretty expensive. A more affordable replacement (non-reactive with thinner) would be great.

graduated mixing cups of greater volume than the 30ml lab/medicine ones I get now would be very helpful. Something graduated in 1-2 ml increments up to about 75ml or so would be great.


The punch set sounds like a great idea, a hex set as well.

I've got to put in a plug for gator glue, got my order a while ago and just got to using it on the photoetched on the Mobelwagon. WOW! great stuff!

Mike
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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 05:09 AM UTC

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Do you have syringes that are not affected by enamel thinners - the ones i have go very stiff if you use white spirit in them. I normally use squeeze pipettes.


I can look and see what I can find.


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Graduated Mixing Cups......... for resin and or Larger qty's of Paint.............


I will check with my bottle supplier and see what they offer.


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I use the nalgene lab squeeze bottles for water, thinner and rubbing alc, but they are pretty expensive. A more affordable replacement (non-reactive with thinner) would be great.

graduated mixing cups of greater volume than the 30ml lab/medicine ones I get now would be very helpful. Something graduated in 1-2 ml increments up to about 75ml or so would be great.


The punch set sounds like a great idea, a hex set as well.


Squeeze bottles I know I can get. Hex punch I'm not sure.

Gator
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Posted: Friday, November 02, 2007 - 05:39 AM UTC
Hey guys,

Here's what I've found...

Mixing cups - 1oz, 4oz and 9oz


Lab bottles - 2oz, 4oz and 8oz


And glass paint jars - 1oz and 2 oz
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Posted: Friday, November 02, 2007 - 07:43 AM UTC
Don't laugh but I used be an engineer at a National Health hospital back in London.When mggie Thatcher closed it down I managed to get hold of a lot of handy modelling stuff,Dental tools,etc...
Anyway one of the handiest was an assortment of plastic containers with plastic screw top lids.They were designed to hold.......wait for it.........Samples from the clinic where gentlemen go to give samples of #@$% for fertility purposes .
Anyway,the plastic/pvc?? is impervious to anything and they have served!!! me well over the years.Holding everything from thinner/paint with no evaporation to loose parts,etc etc..
They are getting a bit skanky now after all these years and hard as I look I have been unable to find their equal..
Try a medical supply house and if you find them I will definitely buy half a dozen....
They are about 5 fluid oz size I think..The original intent would never fill them I shouldn't think
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Posted: Friday, November 02, 2007 - 07:45 AM UTC
For the sake of decency and your lunch I should add that they were BRAND NEW and UNUSED when first I got them
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