I am about to get back into small scale models. Regarding airbrushing requiring a spray booth I contemplated using my existing cooker extractor & creating a removable cardboard enclosure beneath, sat on the cooker. Do you think this would be ok ?
Yes< I thought about Madame's reaction ! I Thought if made of a cardboard box type construction, funnelling into the overhead extractor, I could simply lift it easily away. What do you think ?Really depends on others in the house........I can just see "The Look." now........
I've not done it but I've seen it done....I am about to get back into small scale models. Regarding airbrushing requiring a spray booth I contemplated using my existing cooker extractor & creating a removable cardboard enclosure beneath, sat on the cooker. Do you think this would be ok ?
I did that with the spray booth I bought a few years ago. It came with an aluminium-foil hose that tore on every attempt to get it over the exhaust tube, so I went to a store and bought a plastic one for tumble dryers instead.You could probably use tumble dryer extraction hose to duct away the fumes if you wanted to as well..
Excellent, wish I had the space for that to be honest. Much better than the small one I have……I have a 1000 wide hood 3 speed and i also used an in line extractor half way down the exhaust hose just for over kill, the light unit fitted to most hoods is quite dim so i stripped this out and wired in anLED fitting much better light, for the sides i used 2 bits of perspex the rear wall is 12mm ply and on the front i screwed on some clear plastic curtains like the ones found in warehouse doorways so you can reduce or increase the working area and when you close all 3 curtains its powerful enught to pull them in a bit
the bottom of the unit i wall papered well not quit but i lined it with wall paper unused rolls masked in to place these keep the area reasonably clear of over spray, just replace once the over spray mounts up couple of pictures of it.
bought mine on gumtree for next to nothing and it works really well only issue i have had was the exhaust tube there was some escaping of dust so i duct taped it up View attachment 467638View attachment 467639View attachment 467641View attachment 467642
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I bought mine, ready made, it was just easy for me at the time, but I do love to see a proper home made example.I built my own essentially out of a cardboard box and Rubbermaid tote. 239cfm is more airflow than the average consumer booth, so I have to turn down the fan speed in the winter when it’s very dry and static electricity builds up on my models. They turn into dust magnets and the booth just sucks it right in.
This.
I'm currently at work - I won't be googling that !Well i must say after googling rubbermaid tote it wasnt as exciting as i thought it might be. Lol
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