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Range Hood based spraybooth?
discordian
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 04:11 AM UTC
Seems to me that spray booths are ridiculously expensive for a box with a fan and filter.
So I'm all for making my own. Hell - we build stuff. That's what we do, right?
I built one from a plastic storage bin, a box fan, and some ductwork. And it was doing OK, but I've reach the limit with it now that I'm really getting the hang of airbrushing.

I recently got a new stove and will be replacing the hood above it... so I'm thinking of using the old hood as a basis for a spray booth....
Has anyone tried this?

The old hood has a 190/250 CFM fan. I'd probably use disposable filters instead of the washable metal mesh. All I'd have to do is make 3 walls and a base out of plywood or something and stick in a cheap lazy susan from Ikea (which I have). And it's 30" wide which would handle anything I would be building - 1:35 AFV, 1:48 planes, and an occasional 1:700 ship - plus it has a light.

Thoughts? I do almost exclusively acrylic painting with my airbrush..
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 04:34 AM UTC
Hey Scott, I'm doing the same. Just make sure your wires are well insulated where you join them or ya might have a bad problem with enamels, I am adding a furnace filter in front of the metal one that comes with the hood. Had it set up loosely last year and had no problems, the light inside and above is a plus.
discordian
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 12:39 PM UTC
Cool! I was also going to use furnace filters.

Does it pull enough air? Do you vent out a window or back in to the room? I'm lucky enough to have a window directly above/behind my spray area.
dioman13
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 01:57 PM UTC
Scott, I just replace the metal filter with the furnace filter, just cut to size. Booth is shut down for the winter, moved from the basement to the upstairs. I'll vent it out side this summer.
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Posted: Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 10:34 PM UTC
hey thats a cool idea,you've got me thinking now...

cheers paul
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 12:46 AM UTC
Scott

I suggested that to my electrician when I was replacing a range hood a couple of years ago. When i told him the ins and outs of a spray booth he didn't think that the fan was appropriate due to sparking danger. So I didn't go ahead with the idea.

Admittedly I use enamels almost exclusively so the fumes are a bit more volatile

He said that even with something like a furnace filter over the front any hiccup with the wiring could be "embarrasing". You know - front page of the local paper - "Scale modeller burns house down" type of embarrasing.

Whether things are different in the US - I am unsure. We use 240 volts over here whereas I understand you use a lower voltage - maybe that will help things work.

Brian
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Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010 - 05:27 AM UTC
If you can't use a squirrel cage type motor use a brushless type (think computer muffin fan)

I've got a homemade one that uses 2 110v 6" dia ones and works great.
discordian
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Posted: Friday, February 19, 2010 - 10:29 AM UTC
After reading the post in the general forum I may rethink this a bit... maybe still use the hood but scrap the included fan in favor of brushless fans.
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Posted: Friday, February 19, 2010 - 03:23 PM UTC
have a look at my paint booth? old post entitled "rustic paint booth"
NebLWeffah
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Posted: Friday, February 19, 2010 - 07:14 PM UTC
Check out this thread here: https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/153797&page=1

Be VERY careful.


Bob
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 03:04 AM UTC
After reading the former artical, I will opt for a different motor this spring in my hood fan. Though I use acrylics, the story has changed my mind. I do have enamels and would hate one day not to remember and thus suffer the same fate. Better safe than sorry. Hope this fellow recoups with no bad after affects.
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Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 01:58 AM UTC
I have used the Range hood type exhaust fan for several years with not a problem. BUT that is me and I'm not going to tell anyone to use this type. Of course the Dummy in me also Tested this with various types of paints and "Other" flammables sprayed Directly into everything! Call me dumb, stupid ,Whatever, I just wanted to see if I could cause any of these malfuntions in a controlled environment. Now I just use a simple bathroom exhaust fan. Just my opinion is all.
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Posted: Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 01:20 PM UTC
Scott,

For an idea, click the Photo's link under my name....it'll give you a good idea of what I did with a rangehood.

Mike
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Posted: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 04:56 AM UTC

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Scott,

For an idea, click the Photo's link under my name....it'll give you a good idea of what I did with a rangehood.

Mike

Now that is an interesting design! Whats the size of that thing? I'm getting a new space and I want to build a new one.
TacFireGuru
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Posted: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 06:05 AM UTC
Bill,

It's quite large....but the width and depth were solely based on the range hood I used (LOL, a $1000 Broan stainless {did NOT cost me that}). This one is 37" wide by 20" deep by 31" tall (measurements include the hood and the plywood "frame").

Mike
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Posted: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 05:36 PM UTC
Yea I hope you didn't pay that! lol Thanks for the info.
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