Awhile back I built a "silent" air compressor for my airbrush: http://www.hobbysquawk.com/thread-1320.html and it works great but haven't gotten much use of it since my workshop is located in a relatively small area in the unfinished portion of my basement and overspray is a problem. I've looked at commercially available units but they are either less than desirable or very expensive so an alternative had to be found. As it would turn out the answer was quite literally right under my nose. There was a nice 20"X16" wooden box that was left by the previous owners that was probably part of some storage cabinets. It has been under my workbench and just used as storage. Here it is sitting on my toolbox:
Well, it is now in the process of becoming my little spray booth and I thought I would share the experience in the hopes it might help someone in a similar situation find a way to safely do some airbrushing and not incur the wrath of the better half when she discovers overspray on the washer and dryer :angel: . I'll post pictures and details as they become available.
Steve
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OK, here we go.....
Here it is full of "stuff"
Here with all that stuff out and the inner divider and drawers removed
Here are the main components which consist of a cheap ($17) bathroom exhaust fan, a 3" to 4" adaptor, 4" flexible hose, clamp, and some filter material
Here is the hole I cut in the back and the 1"X1" frame epoxied and screwed to hold the fan unit
Here is the adaptor attached using metal duct tape
Here we are back in the front with the fan unit installed. The grid you see is made from a cheap ($12) 2'X4'
light fixture which is readily available at most hardware stores. It is going to be attached to the 1"X1" pieces of wood you see behind it. These are spaced out about 2" from the back of the box so there is a chamber behind the filter before the fan. This grid will support the filter but still permit plenty of air flow
more to come tomorrow
Steve
Well, it is now in the process of becoming my little spray booth and I thought I would share the experience in the hopes it might help someone in a similar situation find a way to safely do some airbrushing and not incur the wrath of the better half when she discovers overspray on the washer and dryer :angel: . I'll post pictures and details as they become available.
Steve
[hr]
OK, here we go.....
Here it is full of "stuff"
Here with all that stuff out and the inner divider and drawers removed
Here are the main components which consist of a cheap ($17) bathroom exhaust fan, a 3" to 4" adaptor, 4" flexible hose, clamp, and some filter material
Here is the hole I cut in the back and the 1"X1" frame epoxied and screwed to hold the fan unit
Here is the adaptor attached using metal duct tape
Here we are back in the front with the fan unit installed. The grid you see is made from a cheap ($12) 2'X4'
light fixture which is readily available at most hardware stores. It is going to be attached to the 1"X1" pieces of wood you see behind it. These are spaced out about 2" from the back of the box so there is a chamber behind the filter before the fan. This grid will support the filter but still permit plenty of air flow
more to come tomorrow
Steve
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