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meddlingfool
 Post subject: Earlex sprayer...
PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:26 pm 
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Anybody have any experience with them?
Went for a bandsaw blade, walked into a tent sale, it's on sale for 329$.
Looks like a good kit....
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Matthew Jenkins
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I have the Earlex HV5000 and I love it.
I spray EM6000 and get great results.


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Colin North
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I asked a similar question 2 years age (Earlex 5000) and had no real response.
Maybe someone here has tried them by now.

Google searches give some experiences with using for guitar finishing, and general wood finishing videos.

Earlex site has a testimonial
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For my workshop making Delta Resonator Guitars, I required a spray unit that covered several criteria: low noise, lightweight, easy to use and able to obtain a truly professional finish. My Spray Station 3000 fit the bill perfectly - and at the right price.
(model used has been replaced by 3500)

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, I chickened out and bought a Fuji 3 system for an extra couple of hundred bucks.

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meddlingfool
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Kinda how I feel.
I think you can use different guns with the Fuji too.
Mathew, with the Earlex were you able to get good atomization with the WB finish?
Did you need to thin it at all?
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Matthew Jenkins
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No, I didn't need to thin the lacquer at all. However, having said that, the final levelling can be quite a task so I may try thinning the final coats next time [:Y:]
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Did it leave a smooth shiny coat, or did it leave a matte pebbly kind of look?
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Matthew Jenkins
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matte & pebbly kinda
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meddlingfool
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Ah, well, I already have a sprayer that does that for me...:)
Guess I'll hold out for the Fuji...
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I recently bought the Fuji Super 4 Gold and it is definitely worth waiting for. I used it to stain and finish a cherry kitchen, and it did a great job. The XPC gun is very adjustable, and the warm air from the turbine helps when spraying in less than ideal conditions. :D

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Are both the air and material flow adjustable?
I don't suppose you feel like rushing out for a tin of KTM-SV to see how it sprays, eh?
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meddlingfool wrote:
Are both the air and material flow adjustable?
I don't suppose you feel like rushing out for a tin of KTM-SV to see how it sprays, eh?
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The air is adjustable at the hose connection to the gun via an inline toggle, and material flow adjusts at the gun as well as fan width. Sorry about the KTM-SV though. I usually spray Target and General stains and finishes for cabinetry.

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