South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
07-19-2012, 02:32 PM
#29
RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
Can I just hang a hammock from the rafters so my bed is out of the way? Leaves more space for us to build models. Bunk beds take up to much building space!!! 
07-19-2012, 02:57 PM
#30
RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
Im moving too. LOL. Make room for me. But i got alot of tanks. Something like 15 plus all the battle field props, artillery batteries and such.
07-20-2012, 06:58 AM
#33
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
ORIGINAL: YHR
WOW. Awesome set up with tons of potential. You are living a dream.
WOW. Awesome set up with tons of potential. You are living a dream.
08-06-2012, 10:03 AM
#35
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
Some more progress on the r/c area and workshop. Cleared some more ground cover and saplings. Marked stumps for removal, and am getting ready to
move the old dead timber on the ground. As for the workshop, got the tv hung, 5 coats of polyacrylic on the workbenches, shelf put in for a charging station, and
started installing the 470 cfn fan for the paint booth. Thefan has a chain connect to an external metaldoor that opens when you release the chain, it also turns the fan motor on
at the same time. Fanmotor will be connected to a fan dimmer switch to have variable speeds.
Also moved in some free standing shelves and toys to see how it's all gonna fit. Next will be to finish off the fan installandmount plexiglass aswell asputting up some peg board.
move the old dead timber on the ground. As for the workshop, got the tv hung, 5 coats of polyacrylic on the workbenches, shelf put in for a charging station, and
started installing the 470 cfn fan for the paint booth. Thefan has a chain connect to an external metaldoor that opens when you release the chain, it also turns the fan motor on
at the same time. Fanmotor will be connected to a fan dimmer switch to have variable speeds.
Also moved in some free standing shelves and toys to see how it's all gonna fit. Next will be to finish off the fan installandmount plexiglass aswell asputting up some peg board.
08-06-2012, 10:34 AM
#36
RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
That set up is beautiful.
I just want to throw this out there, I'm not some safety nazi, nor do I want to criticize your shop in anyway, just be careful with what you vent using that fan. Since the motor is in the airstream, it can easily be a source of ignition if you are using volatile material. Acrylics and such are fine, but please be careful with harder stuff.
Squirrel cage fans are a good alternative to the ridiculous price of explosion proof motors if you need to vent turps or MEK or something since the motor and airstream are separate.
I had a friend back in the day who used acetone to clean stubborn clay stains off his shop floor. The fumes, being heavier than air, drifted along the floor, down the stairs to the water heater pilot and flashed over. He was lucky only to lose his eyebrows and the front of his hair, not his house. That was just fumes from one rag, a fan compresses the air while venting it, especially if it's atomized through an airbrush.
Again, I'm not out to assume, alarm or rain on your shop in anyway, I love it.
I just want to throw this out there, I'm not some safety nazi, nor do I want to criticize your shop in anyway, just be careful with what you vent using that fan. Since the motor is in the airstream, it can easily be a source of ignition if you are using volatile material. Acrylics and such are fine, but please be careful with harder stuff.
Squirrel cage fans are a good alternative to the ridiculous price of explosion proof motors if you need to vent turps or MEK or something since the motor and airstream are separate.
I had a friend back in the day who used acetone to clean stubborn clay stains off his shop floor. The fumes, being heavier than air, drifted along the floor, down the stairs to the water heater pilot and flashed over. He was lucky only to lose his eyebrows and the front of his hair, not his house. That was just fumes from one rag, a fan compresses the air while venting it, especially if it's atomized through an airbrush.
Again, I'm not out to assume, alarm or rain on your shop in anyway, I love it.
08-06-2012, 10:54 AM
#37
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
ORIGINAL: ausf
That set up is beautiful.
I just want to throw this out there, I'm not some safety nazi, nor do I want to criticize your shop in anyway, just be careful with what you vent using that fan. Since the motor is in the airstream, it can easily be a source of ignition if you are using volatile material. Acrylics and such are fine, but please be careful with harder stuff.
Squirrel cage fans are a good alternative to the ridiculous price of explosion proof motors if you need to vent turps or MEK or something since the motor and airstream are separate.
I had a friend back in the day who used acetone to clean stubborn clay stains off his shop floor. The fumes, being heavier than air, drifted along the floor, down the stairs to the water heater pilot and flashed over. He was lucky only to lose his eyebrows and the front of his hair, not his house. That was just fumes from one rag, a fan compresses the air while venting it, especially if it's atomized through an airbrush.
Again, I'm not out to assume, alarm or rain on your shop in anyway, I love it.
That set up is beautiful.
I just want to throw this out there, I'm not some safety nazi, nor do I want to criticize your shop in anyway, just be careful with what you vent using that fan. Since the motor is in the airstream, it can easily be a source of ignition if you are using volatile material. Acrylics and such are fine, but please be careful with harder stuff.
Squirrel cage fans are a good alternative to the ridiculous price of explosion proof motors if you need to vent turps or MEK or something since the motor and airstream are separate.
I had a friend back in the day who used acetone to clean stubborn clay stains off his shop floor. The fumes, being heavier than air, drifted along the floor, down the stairs to the water heater pilot and flashed over. He was lucky only to lose his eyebrows and the front of his hair, not his house. That was just fumes from one rag, a fan compresses the air while venting it, especially if it's atomized through an airbrush.
Again, I'm not out to assume, alarm or rain on your shop in anyway, I love it.
08-06-2012, 11:03 AM
#38
RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
Cool.
I want to open the 'Had a blast this weekend!' thread and read about 10 tankers coming to your shop for a battle, not 10 firefighters battling your shop.
I want to open the 'Had a blast this weekend!' thread and read about 10 tankers coming to your shop for a battle, not 10 firefighters battling your shop.
08-06-2012, 11:09 AM
#39
RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
For future ref, squirrel cage motors from a place like Grainger are usually less expensive than kitchen or bathroom fans. More powerful too. I've had the same one for about 12 years now, built right into the bench and out the wall.
08-06-2012, 03:06 PM
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
Don't worry Jim, there's an attic above the shop which will be finished and have sleeping quarters. Might be a little warm in the summer though.
08-06-2012, 08:07 PM
#42
RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
ORIGINAL: TheBennyB
Don't worry Jim, there's an attic above the shop which will be finished and have sleeping quarters. Might be a little warm in the summer though.
Don't worry Jim, there's an attic above the shop which will be finished and have sleeping quarters. Might be a little warm in the summer though.
08-07-2012, 04:18 PM
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
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So your saying, it will be a room full of men, in an attic, in the summer heat? [X(]
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Don't worry Jim, there's an attic above the shop which will be finished and have sleeping quarters. Might be a little warm in the summer though.
Don't worry Jim, there's an attic above the shop which will be finished and have sleeping quarters. Might be a little warm in the summer though.
no dude fest for me. lol
08-07-2012, 05:38 PM
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
ORIGINAL: TheBennyB
Ausf, your absolutely correct. I'll mainly be doing airbrush work, so nothing too heavy. Good idea on watching the heavier stuff though.
ORIGINAL: ausf
That set up is beautiful.
I just want to throw this out there, I'm not some safety nazi, nor do I want to criticize your shop in anyway, just be careful with what you vent using that fan. Since the motor is in the airstream, it can easily be a source of ignition if you are using volatile material. Acrylics and such are fine, but please be careful with harder stuff.
Squirrel cage fans are a good alternative to the ridiculous price of explosion proof motors if you need to vent turps or MEK or something since the motor and airstream are separate.
I had a friend back in the day who used acetone to clean stubborn clay stains off his shop floor. The fumes, being heavier than air, drifted along the floor, down the stairs to the water heater pilot and flashed over. He was lucky only to lose his eyebrows and the front of his hair, not his house. That was just fumes from one rag, a fan compresses the air while venting it, especially if it's atomized through an airbrush.
Again, I'm not out to assume, alarm or rain on your shop in anyway, I love it.
That set up is beautiful.
I just want to throw this out there, I'm not some safety nazi, nor do I want to criticize your shop in anyway, just be careful with what you vent using that fan. Since the motor is in the airstream, it can easily be a source of ignition if you are using volatile material. Acrylics and such are fine, but please be careful with harder stuff.
Squirrel cage fans are a good alternative to the ridiculous price of explosion proof motors if you need to vent turps or MEK or something since the motor and airstream are separate.
I had a friend back in the day who used acetone to clean stubborn clay stains off his shop floor. The fumes, being heavier than air, drifted along the floor, down the stairs to the water heater pilot and flashed over. He was lucky only to lose his eyebrows and the front of his hair, not his house. That was just fumes from one rag, a fan compresses the air while venting it, especially if it's atomized through an airbrush.
Again, I'm not out to assume, alarm or rain on your shop in anyway, I love it.
Using acrylics you will be OK, but even an airbrush spraying VOC's can be a problem. I have an LEL explosion meter that measures the explosive mixture as I too have an airhood without explosion proof motors. When spraying anything that might be volitile I use the meter to ensure the perfect atmosphere for an explosion does not exist.
08-08-2012, 04:49 AM
#47
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
Thanks for the advice on the fan fella's. I'll be sure to keep an eye on it, especially when doing bigger job's such as lower hull's. Going to work on the peg board and some display shelves tonite.
08-09-2012, 06:54 AM
#49
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RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
ORIGINAL: texchap
I wanna know one thing, when can we come and play? LOL
I wanna know one thing, when can we come and play? LOL
battlefield.
08-09-2012, 09:44 AM
#50
RE: South East PA Battlefield/Workshop
How about setting your backyard like this.....It would be nice to battle on something with a little hill here and there......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pyvZLNEQQI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pyvZLNEQQI