Tracy Wilson on tue 17 feb 98
Hi Debbie,
I used a Wagner spray gun like you described for about 3 months with glazes
because we already owned it. I wore it to death and I spent a lot of time
disassembling and reassembling it. I don't know if I'd spend the $$ if I
were you. I used it for 25 or 30 pots big (15" lamps)per month I then
bought the baily siphon spray gun and as long as I strain each glaze
immediately before spraying, It works great. I use a small compressor that
has no storage tank so it's really noisy, though...
Good Luck
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Tracy Wilson
Saltbox Pottery
4 Shaw Rd.
Woolwich, ME 04579
phone: 207-443-5586
fax: 207-442-8922
email: saltbox@ime.net
web: http://www.ime.net/~dwilson/
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Joyce Lee on tue 29 sep 98
Hi Lynn,
I have the top-of-the-line Bailey's sprayer as advertised in their
catalog and was very happy with it. Loved the extra jars to hold small
amounts of glaze to be sprayed in decorating experiments. Since taking
Tom Coleman's workshop, however, my tool-happy #1 SP bought me the one
Tom uses. I like it better. It's an H.V.L.P. (high volume low
pressure) gravity feed paint sprayer which holds 0.6 litres and uses a
non-drip plastic cup with 4MM nozzle size. It was around $70.00
purchased from Harbor Freight. For a bigger investment you can get the 1
liter with aluminum cup. It's fast, has a wide fan pattern (not that I
need such a wide one yet but am plugging away at those platters...all
hammered so far but getting there) and is easy to operate and maintain.
If it's easy for me, it'll be a piece of cake for you and Robert.
Joyce
In the Mojave enjoying exchanging posts with Diane, the newbie who was
told to exhaust all possiblities before asking Clayart. I've concluded
we need a new acronym, CEEP, Completely Exhausted Every Possibility.
Vince Pitelka on wed 30 sep 98
>In the Mojave enjoying exchanging posts with Diane, the newbie who was
>told to exhaust all possiblities before asking Clayart. I've concluded
>we need a new acronym, CEEP, Completely Exhausted Every Possibility.
Joyce, Diane, and everyone -
I agree with most of what has been said regarding the subject of basic
questions from newcomers. I recognize that much of the magic of this forum
is in the diversity of people who participate, and I do not want to do
anything to discourage newcomers from actively participating in this list.
I am always willing to help people out in any way I can. I guess I am just
interested in the most efficient way of doing so, but I do not want to
sacrifice any degree of humanity in the process. At the same time, I still
recommend that people check their ceramics books before posting Clayart, and
that they get some good basic texts if they have none. It is true that there
is some major misinformation in past and present ceramics texts, but most of
the information is accurate. A great approach would be to consult the books
you have on hand, and then post Clayart for comparative information.
But Joyce and Diane, I certainly never suggested that anyone exhaust ALL
POSSIBILITIES before posting Clayart. Let's keep things in perspective.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Joyce Lee on thu 1 oct 98
To Roger et al,
The HVLP spray gun I purchased after seeing Tom Coleman's in use is
model #34944 from Harbor Freight in Camarillo CA 93010-5096. Customer
Service telephone is 800-444-3353 or 805-388-2000. After taxes,
s/h the cost was $82.23. This was on June 16 '98. To all who asked
about a spray booth: No, I don't use a spray booth. I spray outside
well away from house or studio on a stool or a table with my banding
wheel on it, walking around slowly and spraying. Yes, I wear safety
equipment. Thanks for asking.
Joyce
In the Mojave
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