Wood Talk Online – Episode 29
Marc and Matt discuss: Marc being a judge at a woodworking show, analyzing other people’s work and how it affects your own work, Matt trying lacquer for the first time, the Earlex HVLP System, blade guards and splitters,
Relevant links:
Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers
Charles Neil
Earlex HVLP Sprayer
Plumbing a Shop for Air
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I have been in the market for a long time for a sprayer. I recently saw the Earlex at my local woodcraft. Now please understand that I love woodcraft, but typically they’re pretty over price. With a large kitchen remodel coming up soon, I set out looking for the best deal on the Spray Station 5000. And believe it or not Harbor freight had the best price. I haven’t purchased anything yet, but I’m excited for you review.
I’m also interested in the sprayer review. Sears is currently selling the Spray Station 5000 for $40 cheaper than Woodcraft at $285 (I rarely buy anything from Woodcraft as they are consistently overpriced). Hey Marc, if and when you give a review I’d be interested to hear a cost/benefit argument of the features of the 5000 compared to the 3000 (i.e. are the features of the 5000 really worth double the cost of the 3000). I was just looking at the Porter Cable PSH1 sprayer… still need to do my homework here so any follow-up segments on sprayers in general would be very interesting!
Woodcraft is a good place to buy Festool since they are the same price everywhere. And I pick up small items there, but rarely good for big tools.
I just purchased the 5000 from Harbor Freight (thanks tooladdict) for the heads up. I figure if its good enough for Charles Neil, then surely it’s good enough for me.
Have you guys done away with the online voicemail system? I know you used to have it at one point, but now I just hear about the Skype option. Just curious…
also interested in reading your review of the Earlex. interesting fact about the company, they also make equipment for spray tanning booths.
Hmm…..guess its time for my all-over tan! :) Antique Maple should give me just the right sun-kissed tone. :)
The online voicemail system has been gone for quite some time now. No one ever used it so I just removed it from the site. You can still use Skype to leave us a message though. Just Skype marcspag and that will go to our voicemail box.
PVC for air lines, Yes there would be certain situations and locations not to run pvc pipe for safety reasons “suspended from the ceiling, on a workbench or in close proximity to the work space could be dangerous.
The setup I had was a line running along the wall up 8ft and teeing down at locations secured every 4ft @ ends, at the ends there was the regulators with disconnects that hooked up to a hose reels. I think by not allowing no more than a 90 psi in the lines coming from the compressor and main regulator I believed helped in reducing the chances of breaking; oh and no condensation.
“But allways think safety first”
In my new shop because of the locations I will be using steel.
Thinking MythBusters.
Re: PVC air lines. I don’t have personal experience but read in FWW about a PVC air system that was fine for 10 years. Then one day it spontaneously burst, taking out equipment but happily not people. Apparently it gets brittle with age. I imagine sunlight exposure and heat would speed that process up. Not a gamble I personally would be willing to make.