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My version is basically outside on the floor very hi-tech IndianaRog Graham-Jilly wrote: Thanks Rog when I get an exhaust fan for it I will mount it somewhere in the garage Cheers G Graham, if you do hook up a fan to it...be sure to use the kind where the spark of the motor is isolated from the fan itself...mine is a squirrel cage design intended to be explosion proof. My guess is the spray paint fumes ARE explosive!!! cheers, Rog Wallace That's a great setup G-J. Mines almost as high tech as MM's, the garage floor Rog has a good point about the fan though. About being explosion proof as it will be needed. Nice job Stitch That's a great box G-J. I like the idea of light to help in drying. Haven just shown it to my partner and have been given permission to build one. She's tried of paint drift all over the place Graham-Jilly We have a huge one at work in the fitters workshop it has a large filter before the exhaustfan to colect the paint so may take my ideas from that. Rog I agree with you on the fan type im doing my restricted electrical at TAFE school at the moment so have learnt about such things. Thanks guys hope this helps you with ideas for your own paint box and stop all that nasty overspray setteling over everything in your workshops Cheers G IndianaRog Graham...glad you have heard about explosion potential with fumes, paint spray etc. and motors. We'd hate to see you launched into orbit!! steamyman Re: Paintbox Graham-Jilly wrote: Here is a picture of a box I made up for painting my bits and pieces in. Got the Idea from one of Rog's threads. thanks Rog the 150W Floodlight is good for cold nights keeps things warm in there and helps with the drying process. looks good G&J. [/quote] seven.mpd Think we need to warn the younger members of our Forum not to try this at home !!! As IndianaRog points out the explosion potential with fumes, paint spray etc, I would suggest as a resposible forum, this post should be removed !!! No offence directed to the members responsible for the post. MooseMan Graham, I may be overly cautious, but personally I wouldn't want to be spraying anywhere near a 150W bulb..... Graham-Jilly Odilon its only on after ive finished spraying to provide some warmth for drying during the cold weather were having here. then I bake in oven for 3 hours. I get a great finish that way MooseMan Graham-Jilly wrote: Odilon its only on after ive finished spraying to provide some warmth for drying during the cold weather were having here. then I bake in oven for 3 hours. I get a great finish that way Fair enough mate - you strike me as the sensible kind anyway, but I just thought I'd mention it. Mamodman123 seven.mpd wrote: Think we need to warn the younger members of our Forum not to try this at home !!! As IndianaRog points out the explosion potential with fumes, paint spray etc, I would suggest as a resposible forum, this post should be removed !!! No offence directed to the members responsible for the post. Because our younger members are stupid? flywheel61 I think that's a great idea Graham, I do like the idea of the bulb to speed things up as I often end up with a bit of unwanted gunk somewhere on the piece/s I've just sprayed. Cheers Chris Graham-Jilly Mamodman123 wrote: seven.mpd wrote: Think we need to warn the younger members of our Forum not to try this at home !!! As IndianaRog points out the explosion potential with fumes, paint spray etc, I would suggest as a resposible forum, this post should be removed !!! No offence directed to the members responsible for the post. Because our younger members are stupid? I dont think stupid MM just not wise in the ways of the world James Well I for one ain't stupid I'm immature, but I DO indeed have a brain Graham-Jilly flywheel61 wrote: I think that's a great idea Graham, I do like the idea of the bulb to speed things up as I often end up with a bit of unwanted gunk somewhere on the piece/s I've just sprayed. Cheers Chris dont stick the globe too close chris as it gets quite hot and an uneaven heat beter to keep a bit of distance G IndianaRog I have made it a habit to do my spraying in my paint booth with fan running on full...gets the paint fumes exhausted outdoors in a hurry. AFTER I have finished spraying, and the paint has had about 15 minutes of exhausting, I then hang heat lamps over the painted piece at a distance that just keeps things warm....too close and they get hot and bubble. My heat lamps are the kind that keep hamburgers and the like warm after cooking...kind of orange/brown light comes from them. I still keep the fan exhausting on low volume while under the heat lamps to keep any buildup of fumes. Though not an electrically savvy guy, I was told by one that fans used around paint/fumes need to be rated as "explosion proof" as do lights. I do have the right type fan, but just WAIT to add the lights until the majority of fumes are gone. Common sense is a good thing too!!! Cranko Hi Guys, The biggest problem i find with fans extracting the fumes is they also suck dust and other crap on what has been painted thus spoiling the job IndianaRog I've had the occasional bit of dust on my paint jobs, but make sure the "booth" is vacuumed clean before starting so I don't muck things up immediately. All in all, I can live with a bit of dust as it allows me to spray paint indoors year round without the missus complaining of the smell. tmuir Talking of dust. Hands up all those people who have just painted an object, gone to rotate it to paint the other side and dropped it onto the floor. Me! IndianaRog Perfect solution for you Tony....buy one of those "Lazy Susan" things sold in dept. stores for putting in cupboard or on the dining room table...allows you to turn item on a rotating platform of sorts. I have one in my paint booth and rotate while spraying...never touching (or dropping) the firebox or whatever I am painting...works beautifully. Rog tmuir Do you have one that works outside? Until I finally build my workshop all my spraying happens outdoors, usually by hanging the bit I want to paint from wires I hold at arms length. IndianaRog Tony, My paintbooth is an indoor affair routed outdoors via a piece of PVC sewer pipe...photos and writeup are on my website at the following link: http://www.indianarog.com/restorerstoolbox.htm#86377361 We use the booth for all sorts of stuff as my wife it an artist and crafter and likes to put things in there that are coated with various noxious smelling finishes...it keeps the house smell free, I strongly recommend such a thing if you build a workshop. cheers, Rog Wallace tmuir wrote: Talking of dust. Hands up all those people who have just painted an object, gone to rotate it to paint the other side and dropped it onto the floor. Me! LOL, yup, just about happens to me. Have had it happen More often than not, if painting an object on newspaper something bad happens. More than once I have tried to move an fresh painted object sitting on newspaper, and when I do, the object sticks to the newspaper, comes out of my hand, then lands with fresh painted side on the newspaper. I could cry. In fact I think I have James LMAO me aswell. Happened to me when I was spraying Poppy And just about every other engine Wallace Yeah it isn't good is it My worst effort was screwing up the newspaper, putting it in the bin, then 1 hr later realised a boiler strap was still on it. I got it back, but it was a little bent and needed repainting James LMFAO! I hate it when you do some great painting, really really nice finish, and then you try and take it off the newspaper... and it's stuck tmuir My worst was a small bit of meccano not steam related but I dropped that into sand. James Sand?? I bet after you did that you felt like sand blasting Oh my god, super duper shit puns today... I'll get my hat (already got me coat)        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> General discussion Page 1 of 1