How would you make a model paint bottle shaker?

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Hello everyone.

I am new to the hobby. Got my son a Uno and a Tinkerkit basic set as a gift.

Here is the first project I would like to make. We paint miniatures (warhammer) as a hobby and need to buy/make a paint shaker. They sell one for $50. It is made by Robart. Here is a link http://www.robart.com/products/hobby-pa … c-100-240v.

I would like to make it so a timer can be added as well as speed controlled. The main question is where and what motor can I use to make the shaking mechanism?

Thank in advance. Looking forward to making new projects with my son.

M

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Check Pololu for motors as they have a good selection of gear DC gear motors.

A DC motor can easily be switched with a MOSFET and speed controlled with a PWM signal from a small Micro-controller (Arduino is a good choice since there are many code examples). The processor can also do the timer as well.