Home made spray booth extraction advice

[rocketchuckergeek]

Hello guys,

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I've transformed a computer desk into a spray booth, lining paper and cheap LED strips ahoy!
I'd like to fit extraction to it, I'm going to put 6mm ply on the back with a bathroom extractor fan or 2 mounted to it.
Has anyone done this before and will one fan be enough? I only spray acrylics.
What should I filter it through? Can you buy a filter in a housing, will I need 2 stages of filtration? Etc etc!
All advice gratefully received,
Cheers,
Martin

[digger303]

There is so much on this subject....best if you google it.

https://vent-works.com/blogs/the-ventil ... 7#comments
http://modelpaint.tripod.com/booth2.htm
scroll down to the embedded video
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 10&t=20269

[schweinhund227]

There is so much on this subject....best if you google it.

https://vent-works.com/blogs/the-ventil ... 7#comments
http://modelpaint.tripod.com/booth2.htm
scroll down to the embedded video
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 10&t=20269

Very nice links... Thanks ! Will tweak mine up !!!

[Kevthemodeller]

Other than the achievement of building your own. I can't see the point by the time you've bought all the bits and depending on the spec of what you buy you can very easily spend much more than buying a commercially made one.

I paid about £70 for AB500 with LED's and all the extension hose plus fittings, it works perfectly, each to their own though good luck with your project.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I love what you have done so far...keep going!!
There are a few threads on here and lots of internet info when you start searching
People usually get scared off at the sealed motor vs spark initiating open motor fan causing a fire deal.
Good luck, keep posting your progress

[digger303]

biggest problem I came up against was finding a suitable motor cheap enough to make the project a goer.

[rocketchuckergeek]

Cheers guys, some great links there.
There is tons of stuff online but it's sorting the wheat from the chaff really, most of it is how to cobble a fan onto a storage box!
I'm looking for the tech stuff which was in one of Diggers links, cheers!
Kev, them booths are great and I nearly got one but my work bench is small and I use this desk for putting built and WIP parts and general diorama bits on to free up space and having a booth on there permanent would limit my usable space. The inconvenience of folding it away and having nowhere to put it makes it easier for me to try a custom job.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Had a laugh about this one.....from an old dishwasher tub. Ingenious
http://makezine.com/projects/convert-a- ... int-booth/

[chops1sc]

^ That's definitely one way to reuse an old appliance, lol! I don't see the point if you aren't at least trapping the overspray with a filter and a fan. I would choke myself out painting with that thing, lol!

[Twokidsnosleep]

^ That's definitely one way to reuse an old appliance, lol! I don't see the point if you aren't at least trapping the overspray with a filter and a fan. I would choke myself out painting with that thing, lol!

I agree.
Would be super easy to run a hose out the bottom with a fan and make it a down draft vented booth

[Damonkh]

I ended up getting a small shop vac. The only issue is the noise level. I ended up putting outside the shed in a covered box. Ran the hose inside. I use a fish tank sponge filter on the vent entrance. Works well for me. Though this coming year I should be able to get a patriot spray booth. Yay me. God willing and the sun shines. LOL

[Twokidsnosleep]

Ya the Patriots are beautiful
Lots of pics for us when you get it