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The New Hotness

  • Popsicle Mixing Sticks

    Perhaps popsicle stick mixers?

    Popsicle stick mixer - in action
    Popsicle stick mixer – in action

    I made a batch to see if they’d simplify mixing my usual tiny batches of epoxy … and they do! Now I need not worry about forgetting to wipe off the screwdriver or cross-contaminating the resin / hardener tubes.

    Reshaping the tip so the laser beam enters at right angles to the stick produced a cleaner cut and a slightly narrower blade:

    Popsicle stick mixer - cutting
    Popsicle stick mixer – cutting

    The fixture and LightBurn template I made for the engraved markers came in handy. Aligning the template to the fixture proceeds as with the larger craft stick garden markers.

    A small holder keeps finished sticks ready for use:

    Popsicle stick mixer - presentation box
    Popsicle stick mixer – presentation box

    I don’t know how long the box originally holding 1000 sticks has been sitting on the shop shelf, but it’s at least half full despite my continuing efforts. Maybe I can get ahead on my holiday gift prep?

    The LightBurn SVG template layout as a GitHub Gist:

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