“Sabre Saw” Paint Can Shaker

“Sabre Saw” Paint Can Shaker FARM HOME Miscellaneous James Nicholson made a wall-mounted automatic aerosol paint can “shaker” that makes use of an old sabre saw The paint can sets inside a piece of pvc tubing which attaches to the saw in place of the blade “I came up with the idea because I was tired of shaking spray cans ” says Nicholson He cut a 10-in length of 3-in dia pvc tubing in half lengthwise and screwed round pieces of 1/2-in thick plywood onto both ends of the tube to close it off He installed a small spring in one of the pieces to hold the can in place He then riveted the tube onto a length of 1/2-in key stock that serves as a support A length of light-duty channel iron is bolted to the base of the saw and serves as a support and guide for the key stock and pvc tube “It works great and really comes in handy since I do a lot of spray painting and varnishing in my work shop ” says Nicholson “I bought the 3-speed sabre saw at a yard sale for $7 I run the saw on low speed so it’s not too aggressive Because the saw is wall-mounted it stays nice and stable and doesn’t jump around I cut a hole into each side of the tube so that when I’m done I can stick my fingers through and pop the can out ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup James Nicholson 12412 S R 45 Lisbon Ohio 44432 jn31645@yahoo com

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