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Tip shows how to mix and pour cement for a few postholes or footings using an inexpensive tarp.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #318 May 1991 (v.41#5) pg. 104

Tip on mixing small amounts of concrete or mortar in a large lock-top plastic bag.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #346 Mar 1994 (v.44#3) pg. 80

Tip on mixing small quantities of concrete in a large zippered plastic bag.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #392 Oct 1998 (v.48#9) pg. 80

Tip: Make an extension concrete chute from corrugated steel roofing and 2x6 lumber.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #20 Apr-May 1984 pg. 16

Go-cart wheels and removable handles make it easier to move a cement mixer.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #48 Aug-Sep 1988 pg. 24

Tip on making small batches of ready-mix concrete on a "blanket" of 4-mil plastic. Two people lifting the corners in succession accomplish all the mixing required.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #100 Feb-Mar 1996 pg. 30

A fast, accurate method for mixing a small batch (60 pounds) of ready-mix concrete in a 5-gal. bucket.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #120 Dec 1998-Jan 1999 pg. 30

Build a low-budget cement mixer.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #65 Sep-Oct 1980 pg. 100

Cement mixer to make 1/3 cubic foot at a time. A small, portable unit driven by an electric motor. Uses a 5-gallon paint bucket as a removable mixing bucket.
POPULAR MECHANICS Oct 1966 (v.126#4) pg. 158

Tip: How to modify a five-gallon plastic bucket for use as a no-mess mixer for small amounts of concrete, plaster, etc.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1983 (v.159#3) pg. 26

Oil drum makes-tractor mounted mixer.
POPULAR SCIENCE Jan 1963 (v.182#1) pg. 143

The tines of a garden fork, some wood and a carpenter's drill brace can be made into a hand mixer for use in a five gallon paint can.
POPULAR SCIENCE Apr 1972 (v.200#4) pg. 128

How to make a concrete mixer that works off a jeep's power takeoff. Unit consists of an old tire bolted around a standard mixing drum and attaches with a drive pulley to the PTO.
POPULAR SCIENCE Feb 1974 (v.204#2) pg. 154

Inexpensive cement mixer made by resting a barrel on a framework of supporting wheels from old roller skates and then rotating the drum with a motor-driven fan belt passed around its outside. Trailer hitch and ball (on the drum) keep drum in place when the whole device is tipped for pouring.
POPULAR SCIENCE May 1976 (v.208#5) pg. 151

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