DIY spray booth part 8

Almost done with this one. In this segment I get the motor mounted, and the wiring done. All that is left is to figure out how to get the exhausted air out of the house.

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[TheRocketSilo]

my homemade one has 3 computer fans ,, I purchased a fan controlle that adjuts the seppd of each fan ($20) so it doesn't redirect the flow of the airbrush from the model ...that said .. this fan looks mighty powerfull ! can't wait to see the finished result !

[badgrendels]

@TheRocketSilo It is very powerful, I have sprayed rattle can in it on more than one occasion with no fumes in the house. I don't regret building this at all!!

[artist1001]

Great Job on this booth. I bet it's heavy with all the 1/2" ply but at least it will stay put. I notice the fan is now in the corner. Do you find yourself spraying into the corner more or is suction well throughout? I plan to do this and Thanks So Much for the info on that fan. Peg board... awesome idea!! Cant wait to see your next video. Hope to see you use it in action.

[badgrendels]

@artist1001 I will get that video up soon, right now work is overwhealming me a bit. It is the busy season, and I will have a lot of time off soon. Once that gets here, I will post videos of it in action!!

[1993Revhead]

Ha ha thin layer of cock!

[badgrendels]

@granander Just to let you know that the CFM is dependent upon the size of the spray booth. There is an equation for this: We calculate the required CFM (volume of air) by taking the area of the capture surface in sq.feet and multiply that by the desired airflow in LFM (speed of air), 50LFM for downdraft, 100LFM for cross draft. A smaller booth would require a smaller fan. I made a pretty large booth!! And yes you could get away with a smaller fan if you use an air brush.

[badgrendels]

@artist1001 It is pretty heavy. I can lift it by myself, but I am also not a weak person. As for the suction, I haven't noticed more in that one corner than in the center. I think that there are a couple of factors involved. One: The fan draws a LOT of air. So much that all that air has to come from somewhere. It can't all come from the corner. This is one of the reasons for such a large fan. It moves twice what any bathroom fan will move. Second, the peg board acts as an air diffuser.

[granander]

@badgrendels Yes I got that :)

The conversionratio is about 35.3 cubic feet to 1 cubic meter (Since I do metrics :) )

[granander]

@badgrendels Then I guess that just working with an airbrush will demand a little less than those 237 CFM. Finding a suitable fan that is isn't too expensive and quite silent is a challange. I am thinking om going regular computerfans though, even if I know about the drawbacks.