My completed spray booth (Again) Bench top dust proof booth

[Quick GMC]

I started a few other threads before about spray booths. I am starting this one for visibility, so anyone looking to do something like this might either benefit from what I did, or find a much smarter, easier way.

First things first; I spent entirely way too much money, and way too much time doing this. It was worth every penny to me, but there are definitely cheaper ways.

• Why did I do it this way? The main reason is I was given the Artograph booth as a gift. Rather than be ungrateful and return it, I decided to use it and build from it. You could do this without purchasing the booth, but you will still need the fan(s) and base.

• My goal:

1. A dust free booth

2. A booth that vents outside

3. A booth I can use inside the house, with a single flip of the switch.

4. A booth with high visibility, viewing area, and easy access.

•. What I did; I took a brand new Artograph booth, built an acrylic encloser to mount to the booth so that everything is one single unit. The entire front flips open.

What would I have done differently?

1. I might have built a similar enclosure, but one that fits all the way around and just covers the booth and sits on the desk, not actually mounts to the desk. This would make the construction faster and you would not need to drill holes in the expensive booth. The reason I did not do this was 2 reasons:

I.) I felt I might push the box, or slide it on the desk when my arms were through the hole.

II.) I am limited on desk space and this would consume more area.

Materials and tools used:

1. Angle aluminum from Home Depot

2. Acrylic panels from Home Depot

3. Dremel with various bits

• The wood router bit that comes with the dremel turned out to be the best tool for cutting the acrylic. I used the router attachment against a straight edge for straight cuts, and the circular cutting tool for round cuts.

4. Drill with drill bits. The aluminum is soft, so my Black & Decker generic bit set worked great for the aluminum and acrylic.

5. 4 foot & 2 foot level

6. Square

7. 12" ruler

8. LOTS of work space to spread out and lay out everything.

9. PATIENT WIFE

10. Beer & whiskey

The original plan was to cut and assembly everything, get it all buttoned up and dialed in. Then take it apart and paint the metal all nice and professional like. Now that I am done, I'm done. I'm not touching it. In the future, I will probably build another one, as this one has some cracks in the acrylic, the metal cuts aren't perfect, but I will make sure I have the tools or make plans and have someone else cut it up for me.

Gloves will be added to the hand holes once I get them. The only open area is at the front, on the bottom. Rather than cutting a large hold in one of the panels for a filter (which will weaken it significantly), I left this area open for the fans to draw air from. I know it's not completely sealed, but this area is outside the booth and below the fan line, so it will be much more unlikely for dust to be dawn into this area.

Wide angle lens with distortion, I don't have alien arms

The whole front opens with the 4 small hinges I added to the top

I can also stand and look down, it is a very comfortable position either way

Bird's eye view

my corner

[JohnnyK]

What did you use as an exhaust blower?

[Miatatom]

Are you going to use some sort of gloves to prevent dust from being sucked in around your arms?

[Quick GMC]

Are you going to use some sort of gloves to prevent dust from being sucked in around your arms?

Yes. I'm just waiting for them to be delivered

What did you use as an exhaust blower?

It's the Artograph 1530 spray booth that I modified

[Miatatom]

Here's what I use: http://www.vetprovisions.com/category/product-type/protective-items/ob-protective-wear

[Mike Kucaba]

Very nice! Is the model in the pic sitting on filter material?

[Quick GMC]

Yes that's the pre filter.

[Chillyb1]

Cool Ferrari!

[Quick GMC]

Thanks. I have a WIP going but haven't touched it in a year. I'll update it soon

[Miatatom]

What was the source and cost of the flanges you're using for the arm holes?

[AzTom]

You'll have to cut an intake in the cabinet once the gloves are installed.

[Quick GMC]

You'll have to cut an intake in the cabinet once the gloves are installed.

The bottom where the acrylic overhangs the base is open. It's enough to get some airflow. It's not 100% sealed but it's below the fan line so any dust that gets sucked in from that point should go right down into the filter before it reaches the model

[AzTom]

I see.

It doesn't look like that room has a speck of dust in it,lol

[Miatatom]

It does look clean but dust is EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!

[Jeremy Jon]

Very cool cabinet, looks great!

[Mike_G]

Dust specks sand right out

I usually paint outside

[Quick GMC]

You guys would cringe if you were to see it in person. There is dust in our area like you wouldn't believe. We're surrounded by sand dunes. The wind blows East, usually 10-30 mph, but regularly we get gusts 40-70mph and that gets dust everywhere. I added a filter to the incoming vent as well. A/C doesn't work as well but it's worth it.

[Greg Pugh]

What'd that set ya back?

[Quick GMC]

Too much. I set a goal and completed it. I'm stubborn when it comes to stuff like this.

The autograph booth was a gift. I messed up a few panels of acrylic and some angle aluminum. If I were to do it again without the mistakes I would say approximately $200 plus the cost of fans and material to make a box.

I spent about $15 for a few boxes of machine screws. $100ish for the acrylic.

I would use Lexan next time, but it's double the cost.

It's a $550 booth the way it sits, but it doesn't need to be that much

I do plan on rebuilding it in the future with Lexan and professionally cut and drilled aluminum. I'll draw the plans