Home-made Shopvac (TM) HVLP turbine ?????

[pianolac at bestweb.net]

>YOur idea is by no means new.  Early Electrolux vacuum cleaners (1940's)
came with a simple HVLP paint gun.  It worked, if you thinned out the paint
a lot.

The problem is power.  You need a lot of it for a sustained period of time
to get enough cfm (and at least 20 psi) to shoot the finish.  Remember, the
longer your hose, the more power you need.  I don't think Fuji and
Turbinaire are ripping us off by charging what they charge for their pro
style HVLP sprayers.  Buy the right one the first time, and it can last
decades.

Arthur Grudko
PianoLac



Howdy,
>     Yesterday I bought a  new, cheap, ShopVac ($30)
>specifically for sucking up sanding dust from
>finishing operations. I don't  care to operate the vac
>with the dead rats in it, in my pristine,
>abacteriological Finishing Parlor. Too much stuff
>comes out the "rear-end".  
>     Well, it occurred to me that all those EXPENSIVE
>turbines for HVLP spraying are really just vacuum
>cleaner motors in fancy boxes. AND, as this thing has
>an "in" and "out" port, why not just put an adaptor on
>it to run my HVLP gun ???  If it doesn't have enough
>"Oomph', I can hook 2 together. ( "Two stage" ) Or
>three.......( Bwahahahaha!!!)
>     I'd put them in a big plastic storage bin, with
>some weatherstip around the top edge to seal the lid
>tighly and prevent explosions. Then I'd vent the box
>to the outside with some clothesdryer duct. Or put the
>whole box outside, and pipe the air in. 
>     See any dummoes with this conception ?
>     Thump
>
>
>
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