Angela Jones on sat 3 may 03
Hi, Do I really need a spray booth if I want to just "airbrush" designs =
on my ceramic tiles with non-leaded
underglazes? These are commercial bought underglazes. My concern is the =
harmful vapors if their is any.
I will also always wear a good quality respirator mask.
Thanks all!
Angela at anggreg@bright.net
Vince Pitelka on sun 4 may 03
Brian Guffey wrote"
"spray booths are mainly for cleanliness and for particle removal in the
air. if your not worried about that then your fine."
I'm sorry Brian, but this is very irresponsible and incorrect advice.
Angela could wear a dustmask when airbrushing indoors, protecting her lungs
at the time, but the overspray would be settling on everything in the room.
Any subsequent air movement will lift it back into the air and into her
lungs.
Spray booths are to protect your lungs. They are for cleanliness and
particle removal from the air because those are necessary to protect your
lungs.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Technological University
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Brian Guffey on sun 4 may 03
That is an interesting question. the answer is a mixed one though. yes =
and no. I spray my peices outside when i glaze. it allows our communal =
spray booth to be open when i spray my sum ... 10 .. 12 ... pieces. and =
also because i can see my glazing better in the harsh florida sun. the b=
ad side ... glaze gets EVERYWHERE out there. if your air brushing the sa=
me probably happens to yourself. As for vapors .. there are always small=
particles in the air when you spray anything. one good way of telling i=
f there is a health hazard with commercial underglazes or anything in cer=
amics is to look on the container ... they usually tell you if there is. =
spray booths are mainly for cleanliness and for particle removal in the =
air. if your not worried about that then your fine.
Brian Guffey
----- Original Message -----
From: Angela Jones
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:59 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Do I need a Spray Booth?
Hi, Do I really need a spray booth if I want to just "airbrush" designs o=
n my ceramic tiles with non-leaded
underglazes? These are commercial bought underglazes. My concern is the =
harmful vapors if their is any.
I will also always wear a good quality respirator mask.
Thanks all!
Angela at anggreg@bright.net
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J. B. Clauson on sun 4 may 03
I usually do my airbrush work out of doors (back yard or kiln yard) and
haven't had a problem. We had a spray booth at the pottery, but it was
usually in use by other potters spraying glazes. I haven't been able to
afford one for the home studio. There is very little over-spray when
air-brushing as this technique is generally for detail design. In my case,
I use it to highlight texture with stains and/or underglazes. This probably
creates more overspray and misting than any other technique. I wear a "bug"
mask (I am asthmatic) and am careful to aim the spray away from me and that
there is no one in the near vicinity that can be affected by any overspray.
The mist settles quickly and, as long as the sprayed material is non-toxic,
should not pose an environmental problem.
Jan C.
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