Ready for a wax, and a wedding bow:
https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCenYudjdHmeQ#5583629056112976642
Nice to have this "spare time" project completed _BEFORE_ the wedding
next weekend!
<with everything else going on, an on time completion was looking
doubtful for a while>
And, it gave me a chance to try the new Earlex SprayStation 5000 for the
first time. Damned glad I don't do finishing for a living, but the
Earlex made spraying a few coats of shellac a piece o' cake, and it's
soooo easy to cleanup!
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote ...
> Ready for a wax, and a wedding bow:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCenYudjdHmeQ#5583629056112976642
>
> Nice to have this "spare time" project completed _BEFORE_ the wedding next
> weekend!
>
Looks nice. Those graceful lines will enhance whatever room it is placed
in.
A wedding?? Somebody is getting married?? Anybody we know??
Finding a nice little spray unit will definitely make life easier. Easy
cleanup sounds like a nice bonus.
I trust you will not be in charge of the color selection or the tying of the
bow!
Have fun at the wedding.
On 3/13/2011 3:02 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> Soooo you decided on an ESS5K, eh? I have walked around and fondled
> that thing a dozen times but never made the move.
> What has held me back is how much noisier it is than other turbine
> systems I have played with. I'm not even sure that means much, but to
> me, noise = wear. The price is awesome for the quality so I might have
> to wear earmuffs.
Say what?
(I didn't find it that loud ... but artillery fire, and standing next to
drummers will do that to you)
> I'm an Iwata HVLP pot-fed (DeVilbiss pot) guy because I like the 'no-
> cup-dangling off my arm-being-able to spray-upside-down' aspect of pot-
> fed systems. But clean-up is such a bitch that I rather drive half
> hour to use my buddy's spraybooth. I am thinking that ESS5K will fit
> the bill for smaller jobs without all the damned @#$%^&* cleanup.
> Has the inability to adjust the width of the fan (on the fly) hindered
> you much? When I spray, I am always adjusting fluid and fan as the
> target I'm spraying changes... IOW, when spraying the edge of a shelf/
> door does that fan stay wide open?
I have previously used an el cheapo $100 CH unit that's been just about
worn out in the past ten years, so I'm used to trying to compensate,
with technique (poor) and positioning, for the lack of adjustments found
in the higher priced, pro units.
The Earlex 5000 is between these cheap (but usable) units, and the low
end of the pro HVLP setups. The obvious difference between the Earlex
5000 and the $100 units (CH, HF, etc.) is much higher quality parts, and
more metal less plastic in the former. But, AFAICT, they all share the
same minimal fan and material flow adjustments, or lack thereof.
That said, I was surprised by the increase in quality of spray coverage
and just how adjustable the results were with the Earlex adjustments ...
this is one damn fine unit for those who don't need expensive pro gear
for their own personal projects, but who can still get excellent results
with a mid priced unit and a little experience and practice.
Hell, Tony Rice makes a Sears SilverTone sound like Clarence White's old
D-28.
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
On 3/13/2011 2:57 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
> Easy cleanup, too!!!!!? Ahhhh.... stop temping me.
> Love the grain on the bottom board. Any chance of getting pic of the top?
Just for you ... two in a row:
https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCenYudjdHmeQ#5584025578269930610
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
Swingman <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Ready for a wax, and a wedding bow:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authkey=
> Gv1sRgCKCenYudjdHmeQ#5583629056112976642
>
> Nice to have this "spare time" project completed _BEFORE_ the wedding
> next weekend!
>
> <with everything else going on, an on time completion was looking
> doubtful for a while>
>
> And, it gave me a chance to try the new Earlex SprayStation 5000 for
> the first time. Damned glad I don't do finishing for a living, but the
> Earlex made spraying a few coats of shellac a piece o' cake, and it's
> soooo easy to cleanup!
Very nice!
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
On Mar 13, 2:32=A0pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ready for a wax, and a wedding bow:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authke...
>
> Nice to have this "spare time" project completed _BEFORE_ the wedding
> next weekend!
>
> <with everything else going on, an on time completion was looking
> doubtful for a while>
>
> And, it gave me a chance to try the new Earlex SprayStation 5000 for the
> first time. Damned glad I don't do finishing for a living, but the
> Earlex made spraying a few coats of shellac a piece o' cake, and it's
> soooo easy to cleanup!
>
> --www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 4/15/2010
> KarlC@ (the obvious)
NICE! I like clean lines. I'm sortakinda stuck in
BauhausMetropolitanMission mode these days with a hint of Greene &
Greene tossed in for good measure.
Soooo you decided on an ESS5K, eh? I have walked around and fondled
that thing a dozen times but never made the move.
What has held me back is how much noisier it is than other turbine
systems I have played with. I'm not even sure that means much, but to
me, noise =3D wear. The price is awesome for the quality so I might have
to wear earmuffs.
I'm an Iwata HVLP pot-fed (DeVilbiss pot) guy because I like the 'no-
cup-dangling off my arm-being-able to spray-upside-down' aspect of pot-
fed systems. But clean-up is such a bitch that I rather drive half
hour to use my buddy's spraybooth. I am thinking that ESS5K will fit
the bill for smaller jobs without all the damned @#$%^&* cleanup.
Has the inability to adjust the width of the fan (on the fly) hindered
you much? When I spray, I am always adjusting fluid and fan as the
target I'm spraying changes... IOW, when spraying the edge of a shelf/
door does that fan stay wide open?
On 3/13/11 1:32 PM, Swingman wrote:
> Ready for a wax, and a wedding bow:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCenYudjdHmeQ#5583629056112976642
>
>
> Nice to have this "spare time" project completed _BEFORE_ the wedding
> next weekend!
>
> <with everything else going on, an on time completion was looking
> doubtful for a while>
>
> And, it gave me a chance to try the new Earlex SprayStation 5000 for the
> first time. Damned glad I don't do finishing for a living, but the
> Earlex made spraying a few coats of shellac a piece o' cake, and it's
> soooo easy to cleanup!
>
Easy cleanup, too!!!!!? Ahhhh.... stop temping me.
Love the grain on the bottom board. Any chance of getting pic of the
top?
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
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On 3/14/11 2:55 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 3/13/2011 2:57 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
>
>> Easy cleanup, too!!!!!? Ahhhh.... stop temping me.
>> Love the grain on the bottom board. Any chance of getting pic of the top?
>
> Just for you ... two in a row:
>
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCenYudjdHmeQ#5584025578269930610
>
Ooooweee! I'm glad I asked. purrrrty.
It's amazing, the pics that phones can take nowadays, huh?
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
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On 3/13/2011 2:28 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> "Swingman" wrote:
>
>> Ready for a wax, and a wedding bow:
>
> -----------------------------------
> Can only hope the marriage lasts as long as the table.
>
> As always, NICE.
Thanks Lew and Han!
... I've known the bride since she was a baby, and I only which the
groom was marrying my youngest daughter instead!
Lucky folks ...
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
>Ready for a wax, and a wedding bow:
>https://picasaweb.google.com/karlcaillouet/ArtsCraftsHallTable?authkey=Gv1sRgCKCenYudjdHmeQ#5583629056112976642
>Nice to have this "spare time" project completed _BEFORE_ the wedding next weekend!
>Swingman
Really nice work. I love Arts & Crafts style and that is a great hall
table. Wish I were you friends! LOL!!
`Casper