Spraying Finish in my Finishing Room

Ep253: In this episode we take you on an adventure, heading downstairs to the finishing room, which is a first - live from the “downstairs shop.” I will show you the setup of my finishing room and demonstrate how I spray finish so easily in this space. I’m spoiled to have an area away from the usual dust of the shop, but after this spray demo, maybe you will find a way to set apart an area for this super efficient finishing method.

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[algnojewski]

Definitely hoping for more instructions for dealing with complex pieces and over spray. Let’s change your chair to a rocker with 8 back spindles and two spindles per arm rest.

So would you work top down because your headrest, arm rests and spindles are going to have over spray on the wood seat. Essentially hoping the final spray on the seat will burn in all that over spray?

What about inside corners of case goods, what are the considerations there?

[daviddeyoung]

Great video. Tom, you are a fantastic teacher. Thank you to you and Kris for your efforts!

[Zamboni-]

I could watch your videos all day long! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge.

[henrysara]

Thank you, I remember my childhood when all chairs were Thonet syles.

[ronmcbride]

Thanks for this episode, it was nice to see your finishing room. On my small projects I use a low CFM touch up gun from Harbor Freight, about $30 or so. I have an 8 gallon compressor and I set the regulator for the gun at about 40psi. I can usually finish spraying a side without the generator cycling on. I have a moisture filter on the gun. I have had great success with shellac and lacquers. So for those of us with small budgets, it can be done with an 8 gallon compressor.

[IantheWoodcraftsman]

You need 8 CFM to paint with a suction feed gun at around 40-50 PSI. Wagner make electric spray guns that don't need a compressor. The exhaust fan needs a flame-proof motor, when spraying solvent-based finishes. Great show -- good information.

[davidsanturri]

Great SNL Tom .Im interested in a Fuji Hilo sprayer. They’re supposed to be well made. Have you heard of them. Having a dedicated spray area is sweet.

[ChrisStCyr-gnt]

I know a guy in Henniker who does a nice job caning chairs.

[daveengstrom]

Turbine sprays are good because they do not run out of air like an air tank. Spray all day if you want. They are expensive, however.

[liveoak]

Looks like Jacob & Josef Kohn #30 cafe chair. Founded in Vienna 1849, Kohn was major competitor of Thonet and merged with them around 1920

[gunnerrr]

An informative video but somewhat painful listening to all the blah, blah, blah. Example: Three and a half minutes explaining how to make up shellac. Three times I listened to your confusing (your words) explanation, when the clearest description was all in your last sentence. "A pound of flakes mixed with a gallon of alcohol is a one pound cut". Sometimes my friend, less can be more. Thanks!