WHC228@AOL.COM on tue 1 apr 03
Chris
I have been spraying for twenty years. I have a high production shop now, but
even when it was a low production shop I used Binks equipment.
I don't have the model numbers handy for the guns, fluid nozzles, and air mix
nozzles handy, but if you will call me 814 398 2148 Ext. 22, I will be glad
to talk to you and give you those numbers and my experience with those guns.
I went through a lot of guns and delivery systems before I finally got the
Binks equipment.
There are a lot of options with their guns, and you should know about them
before you invest.
Usually the biggest limiting factor is the volume of air that your compressor
can make. It has to be large enough to do the job. The people at Binks should
be able to help you with that information.
I use pressure pots to feed my spray guns. This allows the glaze to arrive at
the gun under pressure. That has some real advantages.
First, since it is under pressure the glaze doesn't need to be sucked from a
can that fits on the gun. What it does for you is allow you to use less water
in your glaze and far less air to vaporize it. This also has the advantage of
eliminating a lot of the overspray, and wasted glaze. It also gives you more
control.
When I first started spraying I had so much air pressure that I could blow a
small or tall pot off the turntable.
Second and also important is, getting rid of the can under the gun and start
feeding the sprayer with a hose. The weight of that sprayer with the cup on
it can be very heavy if you have a lot of pots to glaze. Our bodies are very
important to us as potters. We don't need wrists, elbows, shoulders, and
backs being injured because we spray.
The downside is that the equipment from Binks is going to cost a lot more
than the stuff that you get from Harbor Freight.
Good luck.
Bill Campbell
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