richhotrainSad to say, I have never even experimented with weathering.
Me, either. Although I've scratchbuilt quite a few buildings, I have not weathered any of them.
I really don't have a reason -- I think it might be that I put time and effort into building and painting them that I don't want to ruin them with a bad weathering job.
I will need to practice and have a try at it sometime.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
SeeYou190 The contractors and workmen that have been here at my house have all been amazed by it.
The contractors and workmen that have been here at my house have all been amazed by it.
Rich
Alton Junction
York1 richhotrain Sad to say, I have never even experimented with weathering. Me, either. Although I've scratchbuilt quite a few buildings, I have not weathered any of them. I really don't have a reason -- I think it might be that I put time and effort into building and painting them that I don't want to ruin them with a bad weathering job.
richhotrain Sad to say, I have never even experimented with weathering.
Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190 The contractors and workmen that have been here at my house have all been amazed by it. The new paint booth should not require a respirator. It is vented to the outside about 25 feet from the air inlet to the garage. The capture area of the paint booth is large, and the CFM flow rate of the blower should exchange the atmosphere in the garage every 5 minutes.
The new paint booth should not require a respirator. It is vented to the outside about 25 feet from the air inlet to the garage. The capture area of the paint booth is large, and the CFM flow rate of the blower should exchange the atmosphere in the garage every 5 minutes.
I bet those contractors were Amazed by it as I have been.
I have seen the size of that blower motor you posted on your thread here and understand the CFM capabilities of it.
Exchanging the air in your garage every five minutes, I would have to believe you don't need any kind of respirator protection on your face whatsoever.
In fact I think you could open up a small bakery and pass all the Cities make-up air Codes with that spray booth of yours
I bet you're not smelling anything when you have that exhaust fan on.
TF
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Funny stuff! Don't lean up against the door jam with your fingers in there either.
There's was quite a while back in Minnesota when the government started mandating such strict energy codes for the way the houses were built. It was done to conserve on natural gas because of the Sub-Zero weather up here.
They changed that because buildings that were built like that started having mold problems from positive and negative pressure and moisture being forced into the walls. I have gone into houses like that when you open the front door and one of the interior doors slam.
Since then they found out what the Canadians have known and been doing for years. A simple solution to adjust positive and negative air pressure in a building to prevent mold problems. Installing a 6 inch flexible breather hose coming into the utility room into a bucket so air can go out when there's positive pressure and air can come in when there's negative pressure.
Problem solved!
SeeYou190That is so true... Non-model-railroaders love model railroads. Each and every one of them. Visitors have always been very interested in my trains. Also very respectful and complimentary.
Twice now I've had former railroaders stumble upon my layout during service calls.
Recently a telephone tech was tracing some wiring and I took him into the basement layout area. After a little conversation he mentioned that he once worked for Norfolk Southern for a few years.
Another time I had an electrician here doing some repair work and he spotted a signal bridge on the layout and said, "Hey, a General Railway model G signal head!" Here he was a former NYC signal maintainer and I fired-up the layout and gave him a demonstration, including seeing the signals operate.
One of the jobs I did at GE was to maintain the exhaust fans and hoods. We had some huge ones and there was some pretty nasty stuff coming out of some of them, Hydrogen Sulfide, Tungsten hexafluoride, some had radioactive dusts in them, mostly Thorium.
Some days you really had to be on your toes if you had a job on the roof. Just because the poisonous gas was vented outside didn't mean it had dissipated. Sometimes the gas was heavier than the air and would collect in a confined area or even be drawn back into the building.
Cheers, Ed
Fun stuff! Regards, Ed
Very nice Kevin. Yes, projects that work well are satisfying. Wish they all could be.
- Douglas