Recent content by dtjordan

I haven't found the static to be a problem, in fact it more that likley helps keep the booth a little cleaner because the dust does tend to stick to the poly. I didn't have the fan installed in these photo's and the booth is down now. I haven't painted in this one yet but I plan to add a fan by...

The clips are just made by taking another piece of pvc and cutting it about 4" long. Then cut out one side and here is the trick to making it work without tearing the plastic, sand the outside corner so they are rounded. It doesn't take much clamping force to hold the poly in place so don't make...

I found that the cheapest method was to use pvc conduit. If you go that route then you get a free coupler on each end of the pipe. I used two 10' sections with one 5' section in the middle. It's a little flimsy so you will see that I ran a 1x down the center and attached it to the wall of the...

Here are a few more of the pic's.

I'd like to see if anyone else has created a portable paint booth. I paint from time to time, not frequent enough to have a dedicated paint booth so I've had to make due with using poly on many of my paint jobs. I've found that with today's finishes it's not that big of a deal since most of the...

Good question, the original color looks maroon but the can of paint that best matched the color was labeled as a brown. I just took one of the handles with me to the paint store and matched it up as close as possible. The brown paint on the motor and mounting plate were originally a hammer tone...

I've been asked about what paint I used for my drill press, here is a picture of the paint, it's rustoleum "hammered". I also noticed that after I removed someones old spray job the motor housing was originally a two tone brown and gold.

I like your drill presses, here is a picture of the one I'm working on.

Evintho, Thanks for your post, you inspired me to go out and do something with my Craftsman 150. Here are a couple before and after photo's. I'm waiting on a spindle that I'm hoping will replace the bent one. If not I may need to have it machined. Regards, dtjordan