Paint booth question

[dwc43]

Where can I get a cheap squirrel cage blower motor so I can build one. I checked the local Northern Tool and they don't have one. I don't recall seeing any at Harbor Freight either, but when I was there, I was not looking for one at the time. I might have missed it. Any ideas ??

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Why would you need a squirrel cage blower ? You plan on paintin more than models ? For models all you'd need is a good bathroom fan or a really good range hood fan.

[Mr. Can Am Garage]

Better safe than sorry is why.

Safe your pennies and OPM (other people's money - gifts) and buy a Pace.

[dwc43]

Better safe than sorry is why.

That's correct. With a squirrel cage only the blades are in the air stream, so there is very little chance of fumes getting pulled inside the motor to cause a flash fire. And yes, I want to use it for more than painting models. I have shop that I build race cars out of and I occasionally restore a muscle car or two. I own a multi show winning Road Runner as well. A table top booth about the size of a sand blaster cabinet would work real nice.

Edited November 1, 2009 by dwc43

[lonewolf01]

hey dw if want here is the web addy for pace www.pacepaintbooths.com .

[dwc43]

hey dw if want here is the web addy for pace www.pacepaintbooths.com .

Thanks for the addy. I'm really wanting to build one for my specific needs though. At least I have there fan outputs to compare with what I want to use mine for. I might e mail them and see if they will sell me just a replacement fan assembly.

[Greg Cullinan]

Mr can-am, I'm going to buy a Pace Peacekeeper. Will it eliminate small dust particles getting stuck to my fresh paint jobs?

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

That's correct. With a squirrel cage only the blades are in the air stream, so there is very little chance of fumes getting pulled inside the motor to cause a flash fire. And yes, I want to use it for more than painting models. I have shop that I build race cars out of and I occasionally restore a muscle car or two. I own a multi show winning Road Runner as well. A table top booth about the size of a sand blaster cabinet would work real nice.

I hate to disturb your thinking, but there are no sparks in an induction motor. It has no brushes like DC motors. All in all if you're going to do larger parts then a squirrel cage would be more effective.

[crazyjim]

Use a bathroom exhaust fan. I modeled my booth after the larger Pace unit.

[Brian_R]

Check Grainger for your motor

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/small-cen...N-8ta?op=search

Brian

[Aaronw]

I don't know how big you want to go or what you consider cheap, but I made my own this summer for $200 or so, 24" wide, 20" deep and 18" tall. I shopped around and mine is bigger with a much more powerful blower than anything else with a similar price.

Grainger has a bunch of squirrel cage blowers at decent prices. They have awesome service, my blower was in my hands within 24 hours of ordering it.

I bought a 485 cfm Dayton shaded pole blower (aka squirrel cage) for $144 + $6 for a 8' cord. It is fairly quiet and seems to do the job. It is part number 1TDR7, if you want a little bigger you can get a 549 cfm blower for another $20 1TDT2.

I used a cheap furnace filter to catch the paint particles and 1/2" plywood to build the box, I used a piece of 3/4" plywood I got free out of the scrap bin to add support where the fan meets the booth, since it is fairly heavy.

Edited November 3, 2009 by Aaronw

[Mr. Can Am Garage]

Mr can-am, I'm going to buy a Pace Peacekeeper. Will it eliminate small dust particles getting stuck to my fresh paint jobs?

Eliminate? Not so much but it will help.

[dwc43]

Check Grainger for your motor

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/small-cen...N-8ta?op=search

Brian

I don't know how big you want to go or what you consider cheap, but I made my own this summer for $200 or so, 24" wide, 20" deep and 18" tall. I shopped around and mine is bigger with a much more powerful blower than anything else with a similar price.

Grainger has a bunch of squirrel cage blowers at decent prices. They have awesome service, my blower was in my hands within 24 hours of ordering it.

I bought a 485 cfm Dayton shaded pole blower (aka squirrel cage) for $144 + $6 for a 8' cord. It is fairly quiet and seems to do the job. It is part number 1TDR7, if you want a little bigger you can get a 549 cfm blower for another $20 1TDT2.

I used a cheap furnace filter to catch the paint particles and 1/2" plywood to build the box, I used a piece of 3/4" plywood I got free out of the scrap bin to add support where the fan meets the booth, since it is fairly heavy.

Thanks guys. I had not even thought about Grainger. I'll check them out and order me up a motor asap. Thanks again.

[modelercarl]

If you are going to build your own booth check out a design that I found on Briansmodelcars.com that I built. It uses standard (inespensive) furnace filters and is built from 1/4" acrylic which provides maximum visibility and ambient lighting, plus has a closable door to protect the paint job while drying/curing. I used a Dayton Blower #1TDR7 from Grainger for it. I will try to post a picture for you (I am new to this site so not sure how it works yet).

[dwc43]

If you are going to build your own booth check out a design that I found on Briansmodelcars.com that I built. It uses standard (inespensive) furnace filters and is built from 1/4" acrylic which provides maximum visibility and ambient lighting, plus has a closable door to protect the paint job while drying/curing. I used a Dayton Blower #1TDR7 from Grainger for it. I will try to post a picture for you (I am new to this site so not sure how it works yet).

Thanks. And you have to post pics off site like photo bucket and then use the image button to put the link to your pic in the post. I dont know why they do it like that, but it's pain and takes a long time if you have multi pics to post.