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Spray booth fan FYI

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    February 2007
Spray booth fan FYI
Posted by mitsdude on Friday, February 25, 2011 5:28 PM

For those of you looking for exhaust fans to use with a spray booth.

I purchased the following portable dust collector fan for my woodshop tools  from Harbor Freight.

I paid $100 using a 20% coupon.

Central Machinery 31810 13 Gallon Industrial Portable Dust Collector

The following are anecdotal observations.

I happened to notice it had the same 4in duct connectors that my spray booth fan used. Being curious I switched them out and all I can say is WOW! what a difference.

Using a rattle can I always had to spray in short bursts to keep the fumes from getting into the room. Using this new fan I was not able to detect any paint odor using the rattle can continuously.

If i can handle a rattle can an airbrush shouldn't be a problem.

The spray booth fan is a Grainger exhaust fan rated at 1/20 hp and 365cfm.

This fan is 1 hp and 660cfm.

The exhaust flow never enters the motor section, just like on the Grainger.

I will have to say that it is louder than my Grainger fan.

They also have a smaller cheaper version.

Central Machinery 94029 1 HP Mini Dust Collector

This would be about $80 using a 20% coupon.

  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Sunday, February 27, 2011 6:51 PM

Something like that I would definitely mount outside my workshop...in the attic with a remote switch to turn it on and off. You really need to plumb these thing to exhaust outside. Those bags are fine for saw dust but finer particles bleed through the bag. My friend has a really expensive one and he's always complaining about the dust in his workshop...each time I point to the source. Sure as pudding, as soon as he vented it outside, the dust problem was gone.

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

 

 

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

  • Member since
    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Saturday, March 19, 2011 12:54 PM

I didn't use the bag. Instead the output is connected to a dryer hose/vent that goes out the window.

I'll admit this is way overkill if you are using nothing but a hobby airbrush.

I mainly use rattle cans for spraying primer or when a large model is being painted in one color. (like the Mobius large Seaview).

Next time I'm at Lowes I'm gonna pick up a 4in diameter "Y" ductwork adapter, some more dryer hose and reconnect the smaller fan for when I use an airbrush. This may not work if fumes escape out the other side of the "Y" that isn't being used.. I'll keep ya posted.

 

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