Spray Booth

What I need is a spray booth which is cheap, easy to assemble and folds away neatly between use. I don't have too much room
Dave

QUOTE: Originally posted by fiasco What I need is a spray booth which is cheap, easy to assemble and folds away neatly between use. I don't have too much room

So far I have only seen 2 that will kinda fit your requirement:
1.) Wave Super Spraybooth
2.) Tamiya Spraybooth

The Wave was a detachable skirt and the Tamiya's can be folded away while it is not in use. The Motor unit bit thing at the back and hose can be stored seperate.

benmaden50

So far my only complaint is that most of the booth got a hose that is too big to be comfortably vented to the outside.
Gunze Sangyo kinda has an interim solution with their venting part that fits their and Tamiya's hoses but you are still stuck with a gap in the window there that part is wetched in.

Nice would be a flexible part that can be wetched into a window/opening and the vent hose attached to it without leaving a gap.
Problem for most people is not the booth itself but venting it to the outside without having to custom-rig\jury-rig something to get it to work nicely.

Thankyou guys for your feedback.

heya mate
im thinking about making myself a spraybooth and the biggest problem i have come across so far is the venting, like model museum said. if i stick the hose out the window the umes will just blow back in unless the pipe is sealed in,which would mean no use of the window, which could pose problems if ur using the window for ventilation...
maybe u could make a pipe attachment that would remove all harmful particles from the air so it wouldnt have to be vented outside? dunno if thats fesible but hope it helps!

I think price is the key element...dropping a couple hundred bucks for a spray booth is very hard (despite the fact that we'll spend that much on a compressor, supplies and some kits). If you could "re-invent" a way to make it cheaper, I'm all for that.

I think some type of pleated/accordian style window baffle... you can slide out the ends of the part the hose attaches to, to accomodate any window size...

Like the window mounted air-conditioners use....

maybe they already have this and I just haven't seen it...

Greetings,

I just hooked up my spray booth from pace industries. I had looked around and found that this was the best one out there. It is a little pricey, about $400.00 delivered but was bigger than any of the other options out there (art o graph) and used ordiniary furnace filters. I was going to pop for the art o graph until I stumbled on this one. It has a built in light and a work tray that attaches to the front of the booth. Also has a variable speed fan switch and two extra switched outlets on the side.

I used 4" rigid furnace pipe to vent it out my basement window through a plywood plate that i built in the window opening. The exhaust vents through a free swinging, baffled, dryer exhaust vent that I bought at Menards for a couple of bucks.

Hope this helps you

Chuck

I built my spray booth from a plywood box 30x16x16", open on one long side. I cut a vent at the top and used a computer fan box (3 small fans - I think they cooled an equipment rack - but I wanted an electrical plug on the end, not wires to have to connect to a switch box) and used a dryer vent tube - flexible hose, rotating base. I designed a plenum by carving up an old cat litter box and a Coors beer carton. I put a spring-loaded vent on the end of the hose so critters can't climb in. When I open the window (slides horizontally), I close it on the vent and that holds it in place. I put a piece of wood above it so it doesn't draw the fumes back in. Works great! I added some lights and painted interior white. I lined the box with newspaper or paper towels and throw them out when done.

Jack in Centennial, CO
PS - total cost about $28.00 w/ lights

The only concern with my spray booth was the length of the extraction hose, it was far too short to reach the window without letting the fumes back in. The solution I came up with was to tape on a 2 meter tumble drier hose to the end. Now when I airbrush the fumes go outside and stay out.

I made my own spray booth and designed it to fit the filters used in the Artograph spray booths sold my WWW.MICROMARK.COM. The two filter components filter out particulates AND volatile organics. They do it so effectively that it’s not necessary to vent the exhaust to the outside. Of course, the data I'm using was gathered with my nose and the lack of a headache after I do a lot of airbrushing, especially with enamels. Not having to cut a hole through the wall of my garage has made my life a little bit easier.

Tom

Check out this pic of my model room:
http://planetmyhill.com/Modelmaster/PICS/ModelRoom.jpg

You can see my booth, which I built for about $40. Plastic tub, dryer hose, cardboard, duct tape, filter material & a double window fan. All the stuff could easily be thrown in the tub after the overspray dries & stored somewhere. It may not be the prettiest mug in town, but it sure works like a gem!

Aftermarket has the right idea...I created my spraybooth using a microwave cabinet (i.e. a custom-made cabinet some guy ordered and when he came to pick it up noticed there was no way to put the microwave in without taking off the facia) for $10.00, for a fan I used a marine bildge fan ( this is important in that it is rated to be used with flammable vapors and runs at 300cfm to 350cfm..if you used a vent hood fan - you may one day find yourself using a mini-flamethrower instead of an airbrush) for $20.00+/-, the venting is like Aftermarket's except I have a joint just outside my window so that when I am done I can release it from inside....I drilled a couple of holes around the exterior of the booth and used recessed lights to illuminate things...I have vented the booth from high on the back with a flared connector and a filter: on the bottom using a plastic shoe box lid with some holes punched thru and a small filter. And finally I attached a plexi-glass panel to the front with hinges to further cut down on the vapor/overspray.

If you're still looking for ideas, my booth is an eclectic celebration of cheap-but-effective. I have a plywood box about 3' by 2' (Using wood I liberated from a freight pallet), an old flexible lamp screwed onto the top, facing down, with a simple piece of cellophane taped just in front of the bulb (to keep the bulb from building up paint , it works and is easily replaceable) and a dryer exhaust hose cleverly fitted onto a computer fan, the hose fits neatly intto an open window. Not the most sophisticated mind you, but it offers so much room for "technical" improvement.

If you guys are interested, I can email you a pdf of a booth I made a couple of years back. It cost $50 CAD & folds against a wall when not in use.

Chris

I'll take a copy of the spray booth plans if available...
Thanks,
Ken

I made one out of 2X2 pine stock and marine shrink wrap. Built all the sides as frames and heated shrink wrap around them. The base is a single sheet of plywood with feet screwed on. Fumes are carried out via the dryer vent in the basement by a 4" marine bilge blower and a battery charger. The whole thing goes together with dowels and can be completely disassembled, stacked and strapped together, making it easy to hide in the corner.

hey dude can i get a copy of those plans plz? my email is tmw_80@yahoo.com.au

cheers!!

This probably goes without saying, but be sure you use fans with brushless motors. I laid out $30 on squirrel blower fans, then found out that although they're labelled brushless, they were not. Meaning that there were a couple of months of spraying when I could've blown myself up or set myself on fire. Not nice.

Ken, what's your email?

Chris

QUOTE: Originally posted by benmaden50 Hello, I am studying design & technology for my final year od school in australia, and we must design, or re invent a product, related to our interests. I would like to do something involving this great hobby of ours, and thought of maybe designing a cheaper, more cost effective spray booth. It would be a great help if you could give me some suggestions, or your complaints with spray booths currently on the market. ANY feedback will be helpful. benmaden50@hotmail.com

I'll take a copy of those plans too, thx. You can email me at pr_31@hotmail.com

I would be interested in a set of those plans. my email is dwk454@hotmail.com
Thanks in advance

i would also like a set of the plans.my e-mail is tanakids@mindspring.com. thanks

Has anyone gotten a copy of the plans yet???

topher5001,
Put me on the for the spray booth plans ...email to mariuszw@hotmail.com
Thanks