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Temorary walls

mjribeiro

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My garage has to support a number of different tasks, one of which is woodworking. Even with the dust collection system on, I can count on a thin layer of dust across everything in the garage. I don't want to put hard walls up, just in case I need to reconfigure the layout some day. I was thinking of curtain walls like the ones below. Anyone do something like this? I'm also thinking about just making them myself with tarps.


http://www.goffscurtainwalls.com/stockcurtains.htm
 
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Der Bugmeister

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I've been considering my options for something of that nature as well, but haven't got as far as a decision yet. I was thinking if I was going to fab my own, I'd use some clear poly instead of tarps for maximum light flow.
 

KELLHAMMER

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Last year I was planning to build a paint booth in my garage. I figured I could use lightweight metal studs and fasten 1/2" foil faced rigid foam to one side. I could build them exactly in 4X8 panels and they would be lightweight enough to move out of the way. Since you screw the studs together they can be pretty sturdy and light and fairly cheap. The foil face would reflect light to help brighten and insulate the space. I never got around to building the booth but I thought it was a decent system.
 

Hawk231

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mjribeiro said:
My garage has to support a number of different tasks, one of which is woodworking. Even with the dust collection system on, I can count on a thin layer of dust across everything in the garage. I don't want to put hard walls up, just in case I need to reconfigure the layout some day. I was thinking of curtain walls like the ones below. Anyone do something like this? I'm also thinking about just making them myself with tarps.


http://www.goffscurtainwalls.com/stockcurtains.htm
Contemplating the same thing here. Has anyone got pictures of a home made curtain wall that they would care to share? I'm always looking for ideas.
 

Down Under Bloke

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The curtains look like a good option, but it does depend on space and how much wood work you do. For example if you have one of those mage garages and do a little wood work them a cheap tent style garages maybe an option. I have an elevated house and am considering one for use as spray booth.

A good industrial vacuum is a must for wood work and many other tasks.
 
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mjribeiro

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My building is 36x40, but I always seem to be running out of room. I do have a dust collection system on the tools, but it's not 100% effective at cleaning the air. I get a very light film of dust on most of the surrounding surfaces.

That link I posted quoted a price of $330 for each 12x12 section, including all the track, rollers and hardware. Seems reasonable, but I need 3 sections.....
 
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screwTheMan

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This month's auto restorer mag has an awesome article on how a guy built a temporary crossflow paint booth using PVC pipe, forced air filters, a decent power attic fan, and plastic sheeting. He designed it in 10' sections so he could modify the size to suit whatever he was painting. Pretty cool (and relatively cheap!)
 

Krodad

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Wish I had time to draw this up...

My neighbor does a lot of painting in his large garage (4 car) and he wanted a paint booth/clean room. He made 8' wide wall sections (12' high) with light gauge square steel tubing, and faced with 1/2" MDO. hinged it at the top, mounted to the ceiling, and hinged again about 3' from the floor with HD piano hinges. On each section, he folds up the 3' lower assembly, then can lock the whole thing up against the ceiling, away from the clean room (because he needs a lot of light fixtures in that area.) The real slick part is that he made removable legs for the lower section, and can fold them up 90 degrees to make a very long work surface for staining trim, planing, etc. It's not super sturdy, but at least as good a quality card table, which is fine for the lighter weight stuff he uses it for. He found some really slick latches that hold the panels in the stowed position until he gets up there with a ladder to lock them with a bar that won't let them fall by accident. Very slick setup, and he did a quality job...the edges seal up with an extended jam on every other panel, and he seals up the bottom edge with the same handles that he uses to push the panels up to the latch, and those handles slide into a very strategically placed sawcut in the slab.
 

Down Under Bloke

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Krodad said:
Wish I had time to draw this up...

My neighbor does a lot of painting in his large garage (4 car) and he wanted a paint booth/clean room. He made 8' wide wall sections (12' high) with light gauge square steel tubing, and faced with 1/2" MDO. hinged it at the top, mounted to the ceiling, and hinged again about 3' from the floor with HD piano hinges. On each section, he folds up the 3' lower assembly, then can lock the whole thing up against the ceiling, away from the clean room (because he needs a lot of light fixtures in that area.) The real slick part is that he made removable legs for the lower section, and can fold them up 90 degrees to make a very long work surface for staining trim, planing, etc. It's not super sturdy, but at least as good a quality card table, which is fine for the lighter weight stuff he uses it for. He found some really slick latches that hold the panels in the stowed position until he gets up there with a ladder to lock them with a bar that won't let them fall by accident. Very slick setup, and he did a quality job...the edges seal up with an extended jam on every other panel, and he seals up the bottom edge with the same handles that he uses to push the panels up to the latch, and those handles slide into a very strategically placed sawcut in the slab.

Sounds interesting
Any chance of: A, Introducing your Neighbour to us and/or B, slipping over with a camera and posting a few picks for us.:thumbup:
 

Krodad

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I can certainly get photos of the panels in the stowed position...I'll make sure he knows to holler at me when they get put down. It's kind of a process to get them in the down position and his wife's garage queen has to be moved out, but I think it will show the bulk of how it works pretty clear.
I'm taking him to shoot honkers over the weekend, so I snap some shots when I pick him up.
 

z28toz06

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Why couldn't you take some larger roller shades and hang them from the ceiling? When you need a wall, just pull the shades down. They are white so they'll reflect light well. If you wanted clear plastic you could probably cut pieces to length and attach them to the roller frame and have a see through set up, no?
 
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