Spray Booths in Australia

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Bruce Probst - 16 Oct 2007 23:37 GMT

Does anyone know of any Australian sources for a hobby spray booth
similar to the ones that Tamiya sell in Japan, or Paasche sells in
North America?

If worst comes to worst I can import one of those models, but then
I'll need to source a power converter to go from 110V to 240V. I'm
hoping to find a cheaper and easier option.

(And thank you, but no, I don't want to build my own. It may well be
cheap to do so, but it won't be easy because I don't do carpentry. At
all. Ever.)

Bruce
Melbourne, Australia

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willshak - 16 Oct 2007 23:52 GMT

on 10/16/2007 6:37 PM Bruce Probst said the following:

> Does anyone know of any Australian sources for a hobby spray booth
> similar to the ones that Tamiya sell in Japan, or Paasche sells in
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>
>

I never used carpentry to build mine. The first was a cardboard box,
with a clear acrylic door. The second was parts of a corrugated plastic
box that housed a garden fountain bought at Lowe's, with the same door
as the cardboard box ( I saved it).
All that needed was a utility knife, duct tape, a filter material, and a
vacuum cleaner.

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In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Kevin(Bluey) - 17 Oct 2007 10:44 GMT

> Does anyone know of any Australian sources for a hobby spray booth
> similar to the ones that Tamiya sell in Japan, or Paasche sells in
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> Bruce
> Melbourne, Australia

You don't need to be a carpenter to build a spray booth .I bought a
second hand range hood from an auction for 10.00 ,got a sheet of packing
crate plywood from the work skip and made a back a top and two sides
from that .The range hood is upside down on the bottom so the fumes and
overspray go out through the bottom.It's 900mm wide a lot bigger than
the shop bought ones.

I got a bit fancier later and added a 2' flouro light in the top,and a
couple of brackets to hang my airbrushes on ,and built duct work out the
back .
I can e-mail some pics if you want some ideas.

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"I'm not young enough to know everything."

bluey69@west.net.com.au

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Bruce Probst - 17 Oct 2007 22:50 GMT

> You don't need to be a carpenter to build a spray booth . <snip instructions on how to build one>

Thank you, and I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful, but I
don't do that. Ever. I really don't know how I can be more clear
about this. If it's not made of plastic, and assembled using glue, I
don't do it. I ESPECIALLY don't do it if an electrical cable of any
kind is involved.

I really, really don't want to be told how to build one. I just want
to know if I can BUY one, already made. (I've been hunting around for
a while and the answer seems to be "you can't", which is a shame, but
I just want to make sure that I have all my bases covered before I try
the expensive import route.)

Bruce

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willshak - 17 Oct 2007 23:34 GMT

on 10/17/2007 5:50 PM Bruce Probst said the following:

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>> You don't need to be a carpenter to build a spray booth . <snip instructions on how to build one>
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> Bruce

Sorry. I'm in the US, so I have no idea about Australia. Ignore my last
message.

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Count DeMoney - 18 Oct 2007 02:03 GMT

> > You don't need to be a carpenter to build a spray booth . <snip instructions on how to build one>
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> Bruce

Bruce,

Try the following link to artograph and look at their spray booths. I
have one of these and it's a great unit. They do show distribution in
Australia on their website:

artograph.com

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Bruce Probst - 18 Oct 2007 23:10 GMT

> Try the following link to artograph and look at their spray booths. I
> have one of these and it's a great unit. They do show distribution in
> Australia on their website:

Hmm ... the websites of the two Australian distributors that they list
don't show any spray booths, but you have at least given me a couple
of new lines of enquiry. Thanks for that!

Bruce

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