Hand Blender vibrator with some duct tape

A heads-up to begin with: If you bring electric kitchen tools down there… well, don’t say I didn’t warn you! (in more than one way!) :shock: I use this gadget to vibrate gypsum and sand when melting metal, which helps get rid of air bubbles. In that setting, I think it’s only somewhat reckless and risky. But Jenny asked, so here is my answer. (or at least try to mumble it out past the gag:gag: ) Since I lost my original one, and had been meaning to build another for ages, I made a new one today and snapped some photos as I worked. Writing this description took longer than actually making the gizmo. First you grab a hand blender, sketch a dotted line and slice along it. 1 before.jpg Throw away the part with the blades! cut.jpg Find a suitable bolt (it needs to fit fairly snugly in the blender) and three nuts bolt and nuts.jpg Solder two of the nuts together. I used silver solder because I could, because it makes a strong bond… and because it gave me an excuse to post a picture on the forum showing my red hot nuts. my red hot nuts.jpg

Put the bolt and nuts together. This creates an eccentric vibrator assembly that fits into the motor's end: vibe assembly.jpg I had to cut off a ring of plastic so I could grip the axle with pliers, then screwed the bolt into the end of the axle and tightened the third nut to lock everything in place. assembly in place.jpg Put it back together, and secure the tube to the motor with...... Ta-da! Some duct tape. tape as promised.jpg I also stuffed the end of the tube with silicone caulk, but didn't really see a reason to photograph grey silicone...