Okay, this is a long and tedious post to write. Particularly, with my IPad spellchecker fighting me. Apples OS does not play well with this website. It is a SERIOUS fight. So, if you see lots of spelling and grammatical errors, Sorry Charlie. Tired of the fight but the convenience outweighs the pain.
The booth is done.
Below: I drilled a hole for the air-hose and this was not an easy task. This metal is difficult to cut through. I started small stepping up to larger bits. The final sizing was done by adding a grinding bit to my drill. I planned to use a rubber grommet for the opening but that would require taking off roughly another 1/8 of material. I don't have a drillbit that large and if I did, it probably would not fit in the chuck. I might still do it one day by grinding, but as of today, I am not up to it.
Below: When I must position the door to access the booth, I need a stop for it to rest against. And what better than to use a door stop! Hehe. You can position it for the correct angle and the rubber foot helps protect the plexiglas from getting damaged. I secured the foot using double sided tape. I try to apply these changes so as to cause the least amount of damage, keeping the changes reversible. Why? If I ever need to sell or donate the thing, it would allow me to undo my crazy. Not sure anyone would want this sort of system.
Lastly, the arm is epoxied at the precise angle I want.
Below: you can see how I constructed the hand openings. The black things are made from pipe flashing; highly modified.
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The assembly is epoxied to the door. The pipe clamps are epoxied to the pipe flashing. The purpose of the clamps is to provide something for the gloves to attach to.
Below: Gloves in place. As noted in another post, I cut the gloves off. I do that because they are too bulky, and keeping them clean would introduce more lint and such. Long story short, it would be more trouble than it's worth. I really only need the sleeves. The sleeves provided a loose seal around my arms and that is all I want. It allows for easy in and out. When done, I stuff the sleeves in the opening and that keeps the fumes inside.
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A happy note about the gloves. I expected I may need to glue or clamp them to the inner clamp, but the gloves come with an elastic compression. And let me tell you, they squeeze. They are not comfortable to adorn as designed. Your arms will get sore quickly, but for my purpose, it solved a problem. The elastic allows me to fit the sleeves over the clamps and it holds perfectly.
Lastly, to secure the door while in use... I purchased a set of removable hangers. I bind the door closed with rubber bands. The face of the booth is not entirely square so if I want a better seal, I need to use these.
Some last words about this booth. The ductwork exiting the blower have some major airleaks. You can feel air flowing through the joins in multiple locations. So, for my purposes, they need to be sealed. The air coming out is fumed air. So, I sealed the leaks using clear caulk.
Thus ends a chapter, Bakster takes a side trip.
I suppose this means I must start work on the Chariot again. Let's see if life will allow it. It's been turbulent.