Please help!!

[rtcosic]

lol forum fee is if you want to subscribe to it but ya dont have to do it

No, no. Henry is correct, I was lightheartedly referring to the need for photographs, not donations.

 

[gaz1]

No, no. Henry is correct, I was lightheartedly referring to the need for photographs, not donations.

sandra is a noobie to the forums not used to the forum people teasing with great advice

we like to see pics though not many can post them or upload them

however its nice to have feedback on how your going on

 

[Sandra bellew]

Well I’m more than happy to oblige with “ forum fees” I will try and upload pics of what I achieve including any disasters to give you all a chuckle ordered the wolf Dakota 100 last night god only knows how I will get the wheels on it as it looks to be a monster , thank you all for your kind words of advice I doubt I would have made the right decision without it so I’m pleased I came across this forum, another question I have is do I need to fit anything else to this kit other than a water/oil trap ??

 

[Cobbler]

When you get a water trap Sandra, you want one with a pressure regulator on it, otherwise you will need a separate one. Get yourself some PCL quick release air line couplings as well to make life easy for yourself, if you look in the Screwfix catalogue on line, or Machine Mart, they are in there & some hose to 1/4 BSP to connect the hose the couplings. Have a look, it's fairly straight forward. If you need any help as to which ones, just ask us.

 

[gaz1]

@skotl bought one of them heres the link to his unboxing video

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/best-240v-compressor-for-sub-300.53026/#post-618169

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/best-restoration-compressor.56330/page-2#post-674246

 

[Sandra bellew]

When you get a water trap Sandra, you want one with a pressure regulator on it, otherwise you will need a separate one. Get yourself some PCL quick release air line couplings as well to make life easy for yourself, if you look in the Screwfix catalogue on line, or Machine Mart, they are in there & some hose to 1/4 BSP to connect the hose the couplings. Have a look, it's fairly straight forward. If you need any help as to which ones, just ask us.

Hi cobbler

When I bought the compressor I bought it with a 13 piece kit that includes the hose and quick release connectors but I get the impression they maybe Euro ones so I’m not sure if I will need to change them to pcl for them to work with my gun, the compressor looks like it already has a regulator fitted to it so will I still need to get a trap that has one as well , jeez who knew there would be all this to contend with haha

 

[gaz1]

you should try it when you buy a plasma cutter then find out you need the expensive air compressor as well

as i found out and so does many people out there

 

[Sandra bellew]

you should try it when you buy a plasma cutter then find out you need the expensive air compressor as well

as i found out and so does many people out there

I watched the unboxing video couple nights ago I funny that he was connecting the hose to the wrong inlet, funny in that I will be exactly the same haha I will have the gun, the compressor, the hose, the couplings, the water/oil trap but how any of this connects together will be another conundrum for me to figure out haha hoping there will be some simple how to set up your compressor step by step for dummies videos for me to look at ha

 

[Sandra bellew]

you should try it when you buy a plasma cutter then find out you need the expensive air compressor as well

as i found out and so does many people out there

And then setting the psi etc jeez should I have just stuck to my paint brush and I’ve no idea what a plasma cutter is or does

 

[Cobbler]

Euro couplings will be fine Sandra, they are less restrictive than standard PCL. They are compatable with PCL HF high flow fittings, the cheapest place to buy them is Screwfix, they are about half the price of Machine Mart last time I looked, & genuine PCL. I changed to HF fittings completely, as I had a mixture of odds & sods, some PCL & some copies

 

[slim_boy_fat]

and I’ve no idea what a plasma cutter is or does

That's a whole other learning curve, but you don't need to concern yourself with one of those [yet ]. Little steps for starting out......

 

[addjunkie]

That's a whole other learning curve, but you don't need to concern yourself with one of those [yet ]. Little steps for starting out......

But if she bought one, she could cut out her own steel, then make her own furniture....but of course she would then need to start again with " what welder do I need"

 

[Cobbler]

[QUOTE="Sandra bellew, post: 1168805, member: 31856] and I’ve no idea what a plasma cutter is or does[/QUOTE]
You don't need to worry, it won't work on wood!
I think you will find the best thing is to play about with it on some scrap wood & see what works for you, I've never tried spraying water based furniture paints, & I would guess not many on here have, but a bit of trial & error & I don't think you will find it too tricky. If I was going to try it, I would start with several thin coats, as I would think it had a tendency to run as it wouldn't have the viscosity of an oil based paint. I could be completely wrong (& generally are ) as I am no paint sprayer, just dabbled with odd bits

 

[Sandra bellew]

[QUOTE="Sandra bellew, post: 1168805, member: 31856] and I’ve no idea what a plasma cutter is or does

You don't need to worry, it won't work on wood!
I think you will find the best thing is to play about with it on some scrap wood & see what works for you, I've never tried spraying water based furniture paints, & I would guess not many on here have, but a bit of trial & error & I don't think you will find it too tricky. If I was going to try it, I would start with several thin coats, as I would think it had a tendency to run as it wouldn't have the viscosity of an oil based paint. I could be completely wrong (& generally are ) as I am no paint sprayer, just dabbled with odd bits[/QUOTE]
You may not be a paint sprayer but your all more clued up on it than I am, will definitely have a few practices before getting onto an actual piece of furniture

 

[Farside]

If painting is the only air-fed appliance you'd want a compressor for, I'd seriously suggest you look at Apollo HVLP set ups.
https://www.compressedaircentre.com/product-category/apollo-hvlp-paint-spraying/
That's just a webpage of my local stockist, they're easily available in the UK.
Years ago, I had one of the first of those, made by a French company, Volumair. It was utterly fantastic.
I was painting gensets with it and knocking out reasonable results quite quickly. A larger, stand-alone unit allowed me to paint the inside of a factory in a day.
The marvelous thing about the small one I was using was the portable nature of it, the turbine was slung over my shoulder, and the gun was simply connected with a few feet of 1" hose. Apollo don't do quite that type, but their floor-sitting units are small, very quiet, and don't annoy anyone.
The marvellous thing is they're so controllable. The same gun / nozzle combo can spray to very fine limits and there will be almost no overspray.
They're very economical on paint, too.

 

[gaz1]

And then setting the psi etc jeez should I have just stuck to my paint brush and I’ve no idea what a plasma cutter is or does

oh its one of these

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/unboxing-setup-and-first-cuts-with-my-cut-50.51625/

at least with having an air compressor you can use it for other things as well

@mrsbruce

she did one better raided hubbys heres her take on it

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/...lasma-cutter-cut-50.78546/page-2#post-1106007

alot of us blame the forums for the wants and getting more stuff

 

[gaz1]

anyway for further info heres some pics of the compressor

 

[MattF]

I think you will find the best thing is to play about with it on some scrap wood & see what works for you, I've never tried spraying water based furniture paints, & I would guess not many on here have, but a bit of trial & error & I don't think you will find it too tricky. If I was going to try it, I would start with several thin coats, as I would think it had a tendency to run as it wouldn't have the viscosity of an oil based paint. I could be completely wrong (& generally are ) as I am no paint sprayer, just dabbled with odd bits

Thin coats, and a fine sand after each coat, as it'll raise the grain. Rubbing two fine sanding sheets together gives you a sanding sheet with a dulled cut, which is perfect for the sand between coats.

 

[bigegg]

Rather than going the compressor + spray gun route, I bought an erbauer hvlp spraygun from Screwfix.
About £50?

So far I've sprayed creosote, spray primer, top coat, jotun conseal, Screwfix emulsion, and some Dulux white nondrip gloss.

Been doing furniture, but also fences, and a garage door.

Only problem I had was the jotun paint - had to use gun wash rather than xylene as it was drying in the nozzle.

Well worth a punt for the money - especially for the sort of jobs in the OP

 

[HughF]

I found a used, badly advertised volumair hvlp kit on eBay for £30, best bit of spray equipment I've used.

There's a reason all the furniture makers use turbine sprayers, far superior.

If you don't get on with the compressor route, sell it all and buy a turbine.