Where can I get a small cement mixer? Its a space thing. I have seen cheap
ones at Lowes ($127) but they still take up a lot of room. I do brick
pointing and only want to mix up about a gallon at a time. Any ideas? Mixing
in a bucket is a pain.

W. Wells wrote:
Where can I get a small cement mixer? Its a space thing. I have seen
cheap ones at Lowes ($127) but they still take up a lot of room. I do
brick pointing and only want to mix up about a gallon at a time. Any
ideas? Mixing in a bucket is a pain.

A gallon? Just buy a plastic mortar tub for $5-$10.

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W. Wells wrote:
Where can I get a small cement mixer? Its a space thing. I have seen cheap
ones at Lowes ($127) but they still take up a lot of room. I do brick
pointing and only want to mix up about a gallon at a time. Any ideas? Mixing
in a bucket is a pain.


Rent one.
Or for such a small amount, use a mixing tub from a tile shop. $10.

"W. Wells" wrote in message
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Where can I get a small cement mixer? Its a space thing. I have seen cheap
ones at Lowes ($127) but they still take up a lot of room. I do brick
pointing and only want to mix up about a gallon at a time. Any ideas?
Mixing in a bucket is a pain.


http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...t=2,2180,33222

No experience here with how it works.....

"James \"Cubby\" Culbertson" wrote:

"W. Wells" wrote in message
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Where can I get a small cement mixer? Its a space thing. I have seen cheap
ones at Lowes ($127) but they still take up a lot of room. I do brick
pointing and only want to mix up about a gallon at a time. Any ideas?
Mixing in a bucket is a pain.


http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...t=2,2180,33222

No experience here with how it works.....

They suck. By all reports they're really just no good.

I have seen people using drill mounted mixers in small buckets for small
amounts of mortar mixing. I'd go that route if you don't want to mix by
hand.



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Thanks for the drill mixer idea. I have a house that needs a lot of pointing
and I do it when the urge hits me. It is something that you can't get a
mason to do because he can't in good conscious charge you for the time it
takes him.
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On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:59:21 GMT, "W. Wells" wrote:

Where can I get a small cement mixer? Its a space thing. I have seen cheap
ones at Lowes ($127) but they still take up a lot of room. I do brick
pointing and only want to mix up about a gallon at a time. Any ideas?
Mixing
in a bucket is a pain.



When I need a little bit of mortar I use a white bucket and a drill
mixer. You do need a good 1/2" drill motor.
It is fast and does a good job.

In article , W.
Wells wrote:

Where can I get a small cement mixer? Its a space thing. I have seen cheap
ones at Lowes ($127) but they still take up a lot of room. I do brick
pointing and only want to mix up about a gallon at a time. Any ideas? Mixing
in a bucket is a pain.

Coffee can, with lid. A bit less than a gallon, maybe. Pour in the
proper ratio of mix & water, roll it back and forth on the ground for a
minute or two. Throw it away when it gets too banged up or filled with
hardened mix.

-Frank

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