New Spray Booth

[Gisbod]

Happy Sunday all, the sun’s out and spring has sprung!

I thought I’d share my new airbrushing set up, but not a booth at all really despite the title. I did look at modelling booth set ups, but tbh they all seemed fairly ineffective and expensive. My old booth was a flimsy, very inefficient affair bought off the shelf.

As I’ve moved house, I wanted to get something new and more effective so took to the internet for ideas. The result is a powerful, externally mounted, centrifugal extractor fan. It produces an incredibly strong airflow - so much so that if you hold your hand anywhere near to the grill - it literally sucks your hand against it with real force! I also bought a new workbench to have a dedicated spray area.

Really pleased with it and it works like a dream!


Guy

If of interest, I bought it from here:


https://www.justfans.co.uk/awv-external-fan-awv-p-121.html




Overview:





Workspace:





Outside:

[torbiorn]

Thank you for sharing. I will file it away for a time when I (hopefully) have the necessary space. I guess you live in a climate zone where heat loss through the fan is not much of an issue?

[WD]

Very nice guy!

Warren

[Berman]

Guy,
      The link you provided displays five models ranging from 220 cubic meters per hour to 740 cubic meters per hour. Which one did you use?
 Too little air flow resulting in being ineffective and too much affecting spraying. Are you planning to install a filter to prevent paint particles from building up on the fan's components?
       In America, there are many inline fans produced by Fantech. These can easily be attached to a duct.

[Gisbod]

Thanks Warren 

Thank you for sharing. I will file it away for a time when I (hopefully) have the necessary space. I guess you live in a climate zone where heat loss through the fan is not much of an issue?

Well, I’m in the UK so we get some cold spells! But it’s in the garage and the garage door isn’t sealed, so it’s much of a muchness! I’ve got a heater anyway.

Guy,
      The link you provided displays five models ranging from 220 cubic meters per hour to 740 cubic meters per hour. Which one did you use?
 Too little air flow resulting in being ineffective and too much affecting spraying. Are you planning to install a filter to prevent paint particles from building up on the fan's components?
       In America, there are many inline fans produced by Fantech. These can easily be attached to a duct.

Hi Barry,

It’s the AWV15S - 620m3/hr model. It’s certainly a strong pull, but I haven’t noticed any problems spraying yet.

It hasn’t got a filter, but it’s pretty small amounts of paint tbh, that said I guess it will build up. Maybe I should look for one, but it will restrict the flow also? I don’t really know enough to know whether it’s necessary or not...


Thanks,


Guy

[Alexis]

Hey  Guy , nice set up in the new home !

A filter will not restrict the air flow 


Alexis

[Gisbod]

Ah ok,

I’ll look into that then 

Thanks,

Guy

[bobs_buckles]

Nice setup Guy.
Very nice.

vB

[gbrivio]

Nice setup, very clean.
Ciao
Giuseppe

[lcarroll]

    That's a great setup Guy and is much less intrusive and bulky then a conventional "Booth". I was scrolling through the site you provided and the relatively inexpensive inline filters that custom fit the vent look like the solution to the paint build up question. Like most my Booth takes an inexpensive throwaway furnace filter and I am amazed at the amounts of paint that can accumulate. Better on a filter and in the bin ultimately then gumming up your system!
    Enjoy, I'd say you've got the "ultimate" system there!
Cheers,
Lance

[Gisbod]

Thanks Lance,

Yes, I will get one. I do like the fact there’s no bulky booth and fan on the inside 

Guy

[kensar]

The reason why a booth is part of paint booth designs is to create a face velocity high enough to capture and carry out fumes and paint particles.  The booth ensures airflow from one direction - from behind the user toward the exhaust.  Just saying.

[Mike Norris]

Hi Guy,
That's an impressive setup you have there.
My only concern would be airbrushing possibly flammable substances so close to power outlets and the wall hung boiler?

Mike

[Gisbod]

The reason why a booth is part of paint booth designs is to create a face velocity high enough to capture and carry out fumes and paint particles.  The booth ensures airflow from one direction - from behind the user toward the exhaust.  Just saying.

Well, all I can say is it’s very powerful and it works, everything gets drawn in..

Hi Guy,
That's an impressive setup you have there.
My only concern would be airbrushing possibly flammable substances so close to power outlets and the wall hung boiler?

Mike

Well, nowhere else to do it frankly, if I stop posting then it didn’t go well...


Guy

[Berman]

 The equivalent of a 620 cubic meter per hour fan is 365 cubic feet per minute.