Scratchbuilder
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So winter was on its way. no real heating in the shed/cave and no electricity unless the weather was dry (extension lead to and from house), so it looked like a case of rattle can primer, then once dry spray with primer or build and then wait for warmer weather to paint.
But trawling through YT one night I came across this video -
And I thought yeah! ok another weird idea to gas yourself....
But then I thought about it and reason set in so I ordered the items required including a new spray booth and table (which seconds as a bench extension)....
And here they are minus the table which was still folded away...
So the first job was to open up the foam which comes shrink wrapped and its main use is for acting as a fileter in a fish tank. This once carefully unfolded was placed in a bucket of water to expand to its original size 2ft x 2ft, then allowed to dry (3 days + 1 in the airing cupboard)...
During this time I assembled the bucket/water trap. A hole 10.5 cm diameter was cut into the lid, with 8 half inch holes drilled around the top to allow air to escape, and once cleaned up the extraction hose was stretched out about 12 inches and fed through the hole. Once satisfied with the length inside the bucket (8in) I used mastic sealant on both sides of the hole to seal in the pipe and allowed it to dry for 48 hours once smoothed and cleaned up.
I then got out the table and unfolded the legs expecting a smallish size but it is about 18in x 36in and was ideal for the spray booth to fit on lengthways.
The spray booth was assembled and tested to make sure it worked...
Assembly day -
The lid was placed on the bucket but I did find that the pipe had a tendancy to lift the lid - this was solve by a length of masking tape wound around both lid and bucket as you would a parcel (no water yet).
The other end of the pipe was fitted to the rubber seal and instead of using the aligator clip to hold the seal onto the spray booth I used it to hold the seal onto the pipe and push fitted the seal onto the outlet on the back of the spray booth...
The foam was cut in a 12in x 12in size and then a hole 10.5 cm was cut in the centre and the outside diameter cut to match the bucket lid and then a cut made from the centre to the outside to allow the foam to fit around the pipe. I did add some small squares of double sided carpet tape between the air holes just to hold down the foam....
And there it is all assembled...
I did a test run and sprayed some IPA into the booth and to be honest there was no smell except when I forgot and sprayed the rest into the waste paper bin
...
And here it is fully working, water in the bucket (about 3 inches and scented with some 'pine' floor cleaner) - Does it work - yes, and I stand humbled for doubting the guy who put up the video....
Cost - For everything just under £100... Time for construction - however long you want to take
But trawling through YT one night I came across this video -
But then I thought about it and reason set in so I ordered the items required including a new spray booth and table (which seconds as a bench extension)....
And here they are minus the table which was still folded away...
So the first job was to open up the foam which comes shrink wrapped and its main use is for acting as a fileter in a fish tank. This once carefully unfolded was placed in a bucket of water to expand to its original size 2ft x 2ft, then allowed to dry (3 days + 1 in the airing cupboard)...
During this time I assembled the bucket/water trap. A hole 10.5 cm diameter was cut into the lid, with 8 half inch holes drilled around the top to allow air to escape, and once cleaned up the extraction hose was stretched out about 12 inches and fed through the hole. Once satisfied with the length inside the bucket (8in) I used mastic sealant on both sides of the hole to seal in the pipe and allowed it to dry for 48 hours once smoothed and cleaned up.
I then got out the table and unfolded the legs expecting a smallish size but it is about 18in x 36in and was ideal for the spray booth to fit on lengthways.
The spray booth was assembled and tested to make sure it worked...
Assembly day -
The lid was placed on the bucket but I did find that the pipe had a tendancy to lift the lid - this was solve by a length of masking tape wound around both lid and bucket as you would a parcel (no water yet).
The other end of the pipe was fitted to the rubber seal and instead of using the aligator clip to hold the seal onto the spray booth I used it to hold the seal onto the pipe and push fitted the seal onto the outlet on the back of the spray booth...
The foam was cut in a 12in x 12in size and then a hole 10.5 cm was cut in the centre and the outside diameter cut to match the bucket lid and then a cut made from the centre to the outside to allow the foam to fit around the pipe. I did add some small squares of double sided carpet tape between the air holes just to hold down the foam....
And there it is all assembled...
I did a test run and sprayed some IPA into the booth and to be honest there was no smell except when I forgot and sprayed the rest into the waste paper bin
...And here it is fully working, water in the bucket (about 3 inches and scented with some 'pine' floor cleaner) - Does it work - yes, and I stand humbled for doubting the guy who put up the video....
Cost - For everything just under £100... Time for construction - however long you want to take
You go and give me something stick on a new wish list!!!
