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The Electric Paint Brush/Free Idea

06/30/2010 9:21 PM

I've been painting some again. It occurred to me that it would be cool to have in the paint box an electric paint brush like my electric toothbrush. I could probably use my electric toothbrush for some painting jobs.

I think I will attempt this with the electric toothbrush, and see how it goes, though a purpose built electric paintbrush for fine art is likely to have a set of buyers.

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06/30/2010 10:12 PM

I was worried for a moment - I thought you were going house painting with a power toothbrush.

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06/30/2010 10:42 PM

And then add a low-flow paint pump with a capillary tube into the base of the bristles.

Electric squirrel hair (dedicate to Kris?)

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06/30/2010 11:21 PM

Are you by any chance the developer of the electric fork?
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07/01/2010 12:09 AM

I don't remember. I might have thought of that once, but am a bit dotty these days....

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07/01/2010 2:05 AM

I wondered where dear ol dotty had gotten too

You had me worried for a couple of decades there

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07/01/2010 2:26 AM

I wish I had a dot machine when I did this.

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Re: The Electric Paint Brush/Free Idea

07/01/2010 2:01 AM

The last time I did some (house) painting I was wondering about the availability of a CNC paint brush.

That window frames would be a picnic. (look ma no hands, no spill)

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07/02/2010 2:25 AM

the other thing you might try is to attach your vibrating razor handle to your paintbrush and see what happens..

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07/02/2010 2:44 AM

Georges Seurat or Jackson Pollack on the cheap (and maybe Roy Liechstenstein). The very apex of stippling....

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07/02/2010 4:38 AM

Be careful you may inadvertently invent a new type of bluetooth:-

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07/02/2010 8:09 AM

I will suggest use mini air compressor with air brush it is used by many painters here.

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07/02/2010 10:31 AM

Th ee trick is not getting paint where you don't want it. You might think about wearing a raincoat.
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