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| Subject: | [Chapter] The Heart of the Matter |  |
| Date: | Jun 26, 2007 |
| From: | Hans Haase | |
The Heart of the Matter
When building things, and I refer to non-model subjects, you need a focal point to base everything around. This is the main concept that you build off of, and the rest of the project grows around. In this case, I am integrating a dedicated spray booth into my work bench. At current dimensions, based on the window right behind it, will give me a spray booth 29" wide, 18" high and about 16" deep.
This is the guts of it that the booth itself is based around, which is a 5" outlet industrial blower fan. It was purchased at a yard sale, and I estimate it to have about 500 to 700cfm of airflow when comparing it to other similar sized units. For sake of comparison, this is similar airflow to that passing through the carburetors of your typical 5 to 6 liter V8 engines. I may have to tone it down a bit.
Now, I have been preaching to other folks for some time that you MUST have an "Explosion proof" exhaust fan. Well, sorry about that guys, I hadn't really shopped around for one., I simply didn't realize they aren't made in the sizes and voltages we need. In fact, as far as I can tell, none of the spray booths that you can buy have one either until you get to the sizes used for painting cars. The only ones made in the appropriate size are for boat use, and are only available in 12volt.
The reason I am putting the blower motor on the bottom, which yes it's going to cause some issues, is that it gives me a much simpler way to vent it outside through the window. I haven't figured out exactly what I am going to do with the inlet or outlets yet, but since I already chopped a big hole in the top of the bench to sit the motor down into.... I'm on this path one way or another. |
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 | [BLOG] Modellers Workbench M4A1 - Hans Haase - Jun 21, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Out with the old.... - Hans Haase - Jun 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Out with the old.... - john desrosiers - Jun 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Very.... - Hans Haase - Jun 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Out with the old.... [IMG] - Bill Goodrich - Jun 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Yikes, another low ceiling. - Hans Haase - Jun 21, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Yikes, another low ceiling. - Bill Goodrich - Jun 21, 2007 |
| . . . Re: [BLOG] Modellers Workbench M4A1 - Aaron Smith - Jun 22, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] In with the new! - Hans Haase - Jun 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] In with the new!/ Looks good - Marc Brandes - Jun 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Strangely, it's never been a problem - Hans Haase - Jun 23, 2007 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] In with the new! - Harry DiVencenzo - Jun 24, 2007 |
| . . . . . . . . . Storage and Spraying.... - Hans Haase - Jun 24, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] The Heart of the Matter - Hans Haase - Jun 26, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Topside Clear! - Hans Haase - Jun 29, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] The Joys of well planned wiring and plumbing - Hans Haase - Jul 4, 2007 |
| . . . [Chapter] Work area almost done! - Hans Haase - Jul 8, 2007 |
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