'Home' setup for glaze spraying? (UK)

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I've never had much success dipping glazes, but recently tried spraying
for the first time and was very happy with the result ..... and it seems
to be quite economical on glaze, too - no need to make up huge
quantities to be able to dip.

What would I need to do this at home? A compressor, a "spray head" and
some kind of 'booth'. I'd be doing the spraying outside under cover,
so I wouldn't expect to need any fancy filtering arrangements, just
something to stop excessive spray drift.

Would anyone be able to recommend a compressor and a suitable "spray
head" (or whatever it's called). Funds are limited, as always .....

Many thanks for any feedback ....

Lewis

I followed the same thought process.

I first 'invested' in one of those simple and cheap mains-powered
sprayguns which use a 50 Hz vibrating armature to pump the fluid through
the spray nozzle. It was not a success. The trouble was that the
abrasive nature of the glaze materials rapidly wore out the piston, and
the thing became useless.

I was recommended to try a HVLP (high volume low pressure) spraygun, and
I bought an Earlex SprayStation 3000 from B&Q, at about £50. This comes
complete with a suitable compressor, and has worked well for many
months. Being low pressure, it doesn't spread the sprayed glaze too far
afield, and I use a minimal 'spray booth' without filters, water
curtains or similar. And there are no signs of any wear and tear.

It is manufactured by Earlex Ltd, telephone 01483 454666, at
www.earlex.com or enquiries(at)earlex.co.uk And, no, I don't work for
them.

Regards
Jake Loddington POULTON-LE-FYLDE, Lancs.

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In article , no spam here,
thanks writes
I've never had much success dipping glazes, but recently tried spraying
for the first time and was very happy with the result ..... and it seems
to be quite economical on glaze, too - no need to make up huge
quantities to be able to dip.

What would I need to do this at home? A compressor, a "spray head" and
some kind of 'booth'. I'd be doing the spraying outside under cover,
so I wouldn't expect to need any fancy filtering arrangements, just
something to stop excessive spray drift.

Would anyone be able to recommend a compressor and a suitable "spray
head" (or whatever it's called). Funds are limited, as always .....

Many thanks for any feedback ....

Lewis

I followed the same thought process.

I first 'invested' in one of those simple and cheap mains-powered
sprayguns which use a 50 Hz vibrating armature to pump the fluid through
the spray nozzle. It was not a success. The trouble was that the
abrasive nature of the glaze materials rapidly wore out the piston, and
the thing became useless.

I was recommended to try a HVLP (high volume low pressure) spraygun, and
I bought an Earlex SprayStation 3000 from B&Q, at about £50. This comes
complete with a suitable compressor, and has worked well for many
months. Being low pressure, it doesn't spread the sprayed glaze too far
afield, and I use a minimal 'spray booth' without filters, water
curtains or similar. And there are no signs of any wear and tear.

It is manufactured by Earlex Ltd, telephone 01483 454666, at
www.earlex.com or enquiries(at)earlex.co.uk And, no, I don't work for
them.

Regards
Jake Loddington POULTON-LE-FYLDE, Lancs.


I followed a similar path. I bought a cheap spray gun with the motor
attached. The glaze dribbled around the thing and I got electric shocks!!
So I gave that one up. )

Then I bought a compressor from a hardware shop, smaller style but house
painting style. Then the spray unit. The compressor was NZ$300 and the
spray unit NZ$70. It was convenient at the time because we were painting
the house and just the extra $70 for a different spray unit was great. I
have had it two years now and it works a treat.

I spray in the garage, just hose any minimal spillage away so ventilation is
not a problem but I hope everybody wears a good mask when the are spraying!