I love new tools

[Kirkll]

The one I’ve been giving serious thoughts about purchasing is a turbine spray rig, rather than an air gun. Brandon Stahl from RoseOak creations switched over to that system for clear coating years ago and said it was a night and day difference.

It’s similar to the paint pump rigs professional painters use, only smaller. But…. They are expensive…. Kirk

[Stagmitis]

Yep!

https://www.amazon.com/Fuji-2804-T75G-Mini-Mite-PLATINUM-Gravity/dp/B00D4NPPNM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T1O41V1SENQW&keywords=fuji%2Bmini%2Bmite%2B4&qid=1666130893&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjYwIiwicXNhIjoiMi4zMiIsInFzcCI6IjEuNzkifQ%3D%3D&s=hi&sprefix=fuji%2Bmini%2Bmite%2B4%2Ctools%2C94&sr=1-1&th=1

[Buggs]

If you get a turbine setup, don't get anything less than a 4 stage, like Stagmitis has. Since they use a vacuum cleaner motor, they need to build pressure in series. And since it is pretty much just a vac motor in a metal housing, it's very simple to replicate and improve. I used a homemade unit for years. It was one 4 stage motor in a 3/8" plywood box. Heat is the big problem with turbines, if you are running them for any length of time. A homemade box lets you increase the filtered intake are by 400% or more, plus you can mount  a muffin fan to move air out of the box. If you are going to be spraying more than a couple quarts of material, you can run a pressure pot setup from a bottom feeder gun. A set up like that could be put together for a few hundred and be quality.
For the $1000. or more spent on a plug and play turbine unit, I think I would get an 80gal compressor and a really "Bitchin'" gun

[Kirkll]

For the price of these turbine outfits, i'll probably just stick with what i have. I've got a 40 gallon compressor and spent some money on a nicer HVLP air gun i can rebuild when parts wear out.... It actually works fine. was just thinking of upgrading.... Not....  Kirk

[Stagmitis]

Havent bought it yet Buggs but thinking about it. They also have a 5 stage version for a bit more. If you go on the Tube you see guys professionally painting cars with this model.

[Bryan Adolphe]

I wasn’t actually out shopping for an edge sander right now being that I haven’t worked in four months with my back but this one came up used and I was just wondering for the guys that have owned edge Sanders for a while what to beware of when looking at a used one?  This particular one looks like it’s been around the block a few times he says it works as it should looks like it needs a little electrical work but that’s minor as long as the motor is good and it tracks he wanted 500 Canadian I offered him $300 and he’s willing to accept that he just wants it out of his garage there is no end table with it. They are $ 2000 Canadian plus taxes here. I was gonna go look at it tomorrow, or should I go wait and buy a new one instead of someone else’s junk . I do understand it’s buyer beware just didn’t know much about this big edge Sanders:dunno:

[Buggs]

$300. might be a good deal, even if you only parted it out. It looks well used. How long is the belt and what the hp of the motor?

It is strange the way its elevated with those struts.

[Bryan Adolphe]

Hey Buggs     1-1/2 HP. 6x89” belt , it looks identical to the Jet. Made in Taiwan iam pretty sure.

[Bryan Adolphe]

Yes those struts are there to adjust the table because it’s non oscillating . 

[Roy from Pa]

Have him fire it up and run some wood on it b4 ya buy it.
I paid $1200 for mine.

[Kirkll]

If it tracks well, I’d buy it for $300. That 89” belt is a good size. I wouldn’t want to build bows without one myself. It’s one of the most used tools in my shop.   

Kirk

[Buggs]

Figured out what to do with the massive metal crate the stave splitter came in.

Turned it into a ramp and indeed table with the addition of one sawhorse

Turns out the dang stave splitter is good for farwood too!

[wood carver 2]

Way to think outside of the box…😉😁😁😁

[onetone]

Or to rethink the “box” as the case may be …

[Buggs]

Never seen a metal crate like that on goods sold for consumer end use.

[Kirkll]

That makes my back hurt just looking at that wood splitter….my old wood splitter wouldn't start this last spring, and I borrowed one just like yours. Those things work just fine….

I’ve been walking funny ever since though…

I finally figured out the starter is bad in mine, but haven’t replaced it yet. Have no idea where to get parts for the old motor it has on it. I may just up grade to a bigger motor. My wood splitter is huge by comparison. The ram came off a D8 cat, and it has a hydraulic crane.

[Buggs]

Looks like you got Doug Fir and Alder, there Kirk. Thats a lot of wood. You heating a warehouse or a communal sauna?

Actually I'm not a fan of the wood splitter. I only burn a couple cords a season, and have always enjoyed chopping the stuff. Reached an age where I am picking my battles more carefully

[Bryan Adolphe]

Well took a look at the sander yesterday It runs absolutely perfect tracks perfect , motors good bearings are good it just looks so butt ugly nobody bought it, it needed a new home . It doesn’t have an end table with it I’d like to get one fabricated with a pattern sander on it, that should be doable.
I need to order some belts what are The most used sanding grits for bow building ? 36-40 grit and ???
Cheers Bryan

[Buggs]

Nice score Bryan

You should be able to modify and improve that unit easily. A quick search on y-tube,  shows its a popular machine to build. Lots of good ideas

36grit for hogging off material, 80grit for more delicate work. Everybody has their own preferences.

[Roy from Pa]

That's great Bryan