Motorized Stirrer

I added a motorized stirrer to my overcomplicated tea maker. I used a motor from an electric knife and a small whisk. I attached the whisk to the shaft of the motor by twisting the wire like a threaded rod. It sometimes unscrews itself. I mounted it on a scrap of vinyl window nailing flange, so that it can be lifted up to insert into a cup and to absorb vibration. It's powered off the 12V center tap of the transformer, and switched independently. I tested it by making simple syrup, mixing 1 cup of natural sugar with 1 cup of hot water, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. It worked perfectly.

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