pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on thu 1 feb 07
Hi Fred,
What fun...nice going there with that.
I sure wish we were neighbors!
I guess s-o-m-e ( kinds of, contents of ) Glaze
overspray might be a good Soil ammendment for some
Plants...but generally not a plus...so, your yard
Plants are lkely grateful you did the move design
there.
Last night as my punkin head settled into the
lumpy pillow, I was thinking about whether one
could make a decent Spray Booth useing the Cartons
in which Wachers or Driers or other suitably sized
things come...
Be easy to cut of course where or as needed, and
easy to add same-material-parts to.
A dis-used Carton from a Water Heater could make a
nice exhaust flue or duct...the whole set on a
Table of course...re-inforced a little if need be
with a few 1x2s or 2x2s and some longish 'L'
brackets and Screws.
Too, I used to have an Electric Fan I got at one
of the Home Depots or whatever, which they had
various kinds of off and on, that was about 22
inches across, square, plastic blades, plastic
grille, then stamped Steel body/cage/surround, and
had three speeds I think...might have reversed
also...not sure now.
I had mounted mine in what had been an above the
Door Window, removed the Glass, mounted a Plywood
piece where the Glass used to be, cut a round hole
to match the Blade's diameter...to blow inside Air
'out' to aid the distal Swamp Coolers in the Shop,
to sort of cool the front room some little bit.
This allowed me to luxuriate in around 98 degrees
at midnight instead of 101...and or made the
indoor Air fresher anyway. Ran it 24/7 for many
Summers and never had a problem with it.
Anyway, these Fans were plenty strong, durable,
and only cost like $20.00 new, give or take.
Likely five bucks or less would get one at a
Thrift Store, especially those which have the
so-called 'as-is-yards'.
Anyway, seems to me one could go this route, and
for like $25.00 or less, and a little driveing
incidental to Appliance Stores of Home Clubs or
whatever, or a few Thrift Stores, get the Boxes
for free, buy a few little sticks and L-Brackets
and Duct Tape, a new or used Fan of the more or
less two-foot size, and make a quite charming and
nice design that would do everything one would
want. Cover the Fans Motor Housing with a polite
dedicated small duct for it's cooling as you
did...and...
Of course this would not be good for out doors
where the Weather would spoil it, unless one
coated it all in Parafin or something...but for
anywhere else, should be fine and would last
indefinitey.
Yes! - I too love my Milwalkee 'Sawzall' and have
used the heck out of it for 25 years now in
endless situations. It is one of the few Tools I
ever bought new, and for all the use it has had,
it still SEEMS 'new'..! You just wipe it off with
a damp cloth and wow! Looks like some low LOW
miliage one that some little old Lady only used a
few times on her way to Church.
They are 'the best'...
Prolly after a couple decades it is a nice idea to
pull the front of it off, and inspect and re-pack
the Grease in the Gear Case, same as with Drills
or other too...no matter how much or little used.
Anyway...
Fun...
Phil
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Fredrick Paget"
> >
> >Why not just spray outside?
> >
> I used to do that but I got tired of having
the shrubbery covered in glaze.
>
> So I built an outdoor spray booth that sits
in my patio on a work
> bench and exhausts the air up on to the roof of
my studio.
> .
> Most of the over spray from my HVLP turbine
blower sprayer is
> collected by a detachable metal false back
inside the booth and the
> rest goes up the pipe through an air filter
(washable) that catches
> most of the rest.
>
> The body of the booth is the bottom half of
an old refrigerator,
> installed upside down on the work bench. I cut
off the top half,
> which was the freezer, and installed it under
the work bench to use
> as a damp chamber.
>
> I used a cheap home depot attic exhaust
fan about 16 inches in
> diameter. I mounted it in the top of the booth
and ran the exhaust
> air through a reducer that I paid a sheet metal
shop to make so I
> could use the largest home depot galvanized
stove pipe - 12 inch. It
> goes up and turns 90 degrees at the end to keep
rain out.
> .
> Since the attic fan motor is right in the
air stream and it
> takes in cooling air from the air stream it
would suck in over spray
> and coat the coils with glaze.
>
> I found that a 2 pound coffee can fitted it
exactly so I ran a 3
> inch air pipe from outside the booth into the
coffee can so the motor
> gets clean cooling air. I let the blades take
care of them selves and
> so far no problems.
>
> I used to have photos of this spray booth up on
the internet and I
> think I can still find them, so anybody wants to
see them drop me a
> message and I will send them to you.
>
> The tool you need to cut up an old
refrigerator is a
> reciprocating wrecking saw. I have a Milwaukee
and it is a lifetime
> tool. Perhaps Harbor Freigh has one for a short
time use for a
> cheaper price. You can get a terrific selection
of different blades
> for these. Cut almost anything. I found it
great for cutting through
> roots of a bamboo patch when installing an
underground gas pipe.
>
> Fred Paget
> --
> Twin Dragon Studio
> Mill Valley, CA, USA
> fredrick@well.com
>
l>
> Charter Member Potters Council
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