Vince Pitelka on sun 27 may 12
Veena Raghavan wrote:
"I know there have been a lot of posts about spraying and sprayers, but I d=
o
not think anyone addressed this particular one. I read about an electric
paint sprayer made by Wagner. It is self contained and does not require a
compressor. I am wondering it it would work for glaze, if the glaze is
thinned down. I want to get something compact, that does not require a
compressor and that is easy to use. I do not do a lot of spraying, but like
to do so on occasion."
Veena -
In my experience, the pumping mechanisms in the Wagners and other "airless"
paint sprayers do not tolerate abrasive materials and will fail very quickl=
y
if used with ceramic media.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
JRodgers on sun 27 may 12
Go to Harbor Freight website and search for Chicago Electric Power Tools
- item#44677 . I have one - it works great!
JOhn
On 5/27/2012 12:20 PM, VeenaRaghavan@CS.COM wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I know there have been a lot of posts about spraying and sprayers, but I =
do
> not think anyone addressed this particular one. I read about an electric
> paint sprayer made by Wagner. It is self contained and does not require a
> compressor. I am wondering it it would work for glaze, if the glaze is th=
inned
> down. I want to get something compact, that does not require a compressor=
and
> that is easy to use. I do not do a lot of spraying, but like to do so on
> occasion.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance, and I hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather.
>
> Veena
>
> VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
>
VeenaRaghavan@CS.COM on sun 27 may 12
Hi,
I know there have been a lot of posts about spraying and sprayers, but I do
not think anyone addressed this particular one. I read about an electric
paint sprayer made by Wagner. It is self contained and does not require a
compressor. I am wondering it it would work for glaze, if the glaze is thin=
ned
down. I want to get something compact, that does not require a compressor a=
nd
that is easy to use. I do not do a lot of spraying, but like to do so on
occasion.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance, and I hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather.
Veena
VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
Eva Gallagher on sun 27 may 12
Hi - years ago I tried a similar sprayer but the orifice was just too small
and it clogged. I then used for many years a vaccumm cleaner attachment tha=
t
I could buy for a few bucks. The coating particles were a a bit larger - so
got a slightly rougher surface but by the time the glaze had melted it was
fine.
Now I cannot find these vaccumm cleaner attachments for sprayng paint any
more.
Eva Gallagher
Deep River, Ontario
http://newfoundoutpotter.blogspot.com/
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Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 1:20 PM
Subject: Wagner paint sprayer
> Hi,
>
> I know there have been a lot of posts about spraying and sprayers, but I
> do
> not think anyone addressed this particular one. I read about an electric
> paint sprayer made by Wagner. It is self contained and does not require a
> compressor. I am wondering it it would work for glaze, if the glaze is
> thinned
> down. I want to get something compact, that does not require a compressor
> and
> that is easy to use. I do not do a lot of spraying, but like to do so on
> occasion.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance, and I hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather.
>
> Veena
>
> VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
>
>
James Freeman on sun 27 may 12
On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 1:20 PM, wrote:
I read about an electric
paint sprayer made by Wagner. It is self contained and does not require a
compressor. I am wondering it it would work for glaze,
Veena...
Coincidentally, I was wondering that myself yesterday. I have one of those
Wagner sprayers. I bought it years ago to paint a garage, and never used
it again. It is just sitting in my basement collecting dust, and I had the
thought about glaze as I considered putting it on Ebay..
You would probably not want to thin the glaze at all, as the sprayer was
designed to disperse very thick and gooey paint. If no one else reports
direct experience with it, and if I get a chance in the next few days, I
will take it out to the studio and give it a try, and will report back.
All the best.
...James
James Freeman
"Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
-Euripides
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfreemanstudio/
http://www.jamesfreemanstudio.com/resources
William & Susan Schran User on sun 27 may 12
On 5/27/12 1:20 PM, "VeenaRaghavan@CS.COM" wrote:
>
>I know there have been a lot of posts about spraying and sprayers, but I
>do
>not think anyone addressed this particular one. I read about an electric
>paint sprayer made by Wagner. It is self contained and does not require a
>compressor. I am wondering it it would work for glaze, if the glaze is
>thinned
>down. I want to get something compact, that does not require a compressor
>and
>that is easy to use. I do not do a lot of spraying, but like to do so on
>occasion.
Veena,
I've not tried one of the Wagner self contained spray guns for spraying
glazes, but I did have one for spraying paint and couldn't stand the
noise. I do have a couple gravity feed spray guns, but getting out and
setting up the compressor - I do all spraying outside the studio - was a
pain. I bought a Harbor Freight electric spray unit that is a HVLP gun and
compressor like device (actually sounds like a vacuum cleaner) that I use
to spray slips on pots for my crystalline glazes. Like most everything
from this place, the stuff is cheap and not well made, but I've been using
this sprayer fro over two years, perhaps 2 - 3 times a month and it works
well for me. And right now they're on sale.
Here's the link:
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-volume-low-pressure-spray-gun-kit-44677.h
tml
Bill--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
Derek Kasper on mon 28 may 12
Hi
The Wagner airless sprayguns work very well for spraying glazes. The one I
had could adjust the spray patter from a fan to a circle using different
tips. The material feed could be adjusted from a very fine atomization to =
a
coarse spatter which I really liked for some designs.
As ever, with the good comes the bad. The piston and cylinder that it
oscillates in, although made of carbide, wear out fairly quickly and then
the thing won't prime. (it won't suck up the glaze anymore, so it quits
spraying) You can get a replacement piston and it will work for a while,
but once the cylinder is worn a little more it just quits. The other thing
is the noise. It sounds a bit like a chainsaw with a cold. Mind you it
only makes noise while the trigger is held down....The better models are
pretty expensive for the length of time they last. If you spray much at al=
l
you will get better value from an inexpensive compressor and a Critter
sprayer, or inexpensive HVLP gun.
Derek Kasper
No Two Alike Ceramic Arts
Http://NoTwoAlike.ca
VeenaRaghavan@CS.COM on mon 28 may 12
I want to thank everyone for their replies to my post about spray guns. You
are all invaluable. This is one of the many reasons I love Clayart and
appreciate being a member of such a wonderful responsive group.
I have decided to take the majority's advice and order the one from Harbor
Freight.
Thank you one and all and have a wonderful, creative, and successful
summer.
All the best.
Veena
VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
C Sullivan on mon 28 may 12
Hi Veena
I tried an electric paint sprayer, made by Black & Decker, purposed for
exterior paint jobs, so i thought it had enough "umpth" to do the job of
glaze-spraying pottery.
And it does. Noisey as the dickens, but one could get used to that. Found
tho, that the glaze has to be of nearly "water" consistency -- very thin.
Because i wanted it to last for a while, was very conscientious about
cleaning it as per the directions. Approximately (in actual "spraying"
time) a month later, the sprayer refused to spray.
Ought to note right off the bat, i am mechanically challenged. For me, all
machines are alien items whose sole purpose in life is to cause frustration
and angst to the would-be user. Even so, sat down one day recently to try
and "fix" it. Screwdriver and pliers in hand, and all those nifty little
parts lined up on the floor in the order they were disassembled, i arrived
at this little gizmo (which i later found out) was a piston. Electric
motors have pistons !!! Who would have thought !!! Steel-wooled the heck
out of it and sprayed it well with WD40 and re-assembled the parts.
It works perfectly now. Just wanted to alert you that if you decide to go
this route, when you clean the machine, clean the piston also, which
process is not necessarily specified in the directions !
Hugs
Chae
On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 1:06 PM, William & Susan Schran User <
wschran@cox.net> wrote:
> On 5/27/12 1:20 PM, "VeenaRaghavan@CS.COM" wrote:
> >
> >I know there have been a lot of posts about spraying and sprayers, but I
> >do
> >not think anyone addressed this particular one. I read about an electric
> >paint sprayer made by Wagner. It is self contained and does not require =
a
> >compressor. I am wondering it it would work for glaze, if the glaze is
> >thinned
> >down. I want to get something compact, that does not require a compresso=
r
> >and
> >that is easy to use. I do not do a lot of spraying, but like to do so on
> >occasion.
>
>
> Veena,
>
> I've not tried one of the Wagner self contained spray guns for spraying
> glazes, but I did have one for spraying paint and couldn't stand the
> noise. I do have a couple gravity feed spray guns, but getting out and
> setting up the compressor - I do all spraying outside the studio - was a
> pain. I bought a Harbor Freight electric spray unit that is a HVLP gun an=
d
> compressor like device (actually sounds like a vacuum cleaner) that I use
> to spray slips on pots for my crystalline glazes. Like most everything
> from this place, the stuff is cheap and not well made, but I've been usin=
g
> this sprayer fro over two years, perhaps 2 - 3 times a month and it works
> well for me. And right now they're on sale.
> Here's the link:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/high-volume-low-pressure-spray-gun-kit-44677=
.h
> tml
>
> Bill--
> William "Bill" Schran
> wschran@cox.net
> wschran@nvcc.edu
> http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
>
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