My old spray rig finally quit on a big dining table job last week

I was finishing a 6 foot cherry table for a client in Tacoma, about 3 coats into a conversion varnish. The compressor motor just started making a horrible grinding noise and died. I had to scramble and rent a rig from the local supplier to finish the job, which cost me an extra $85 for the day. It got me thinking about how much more reliable my old gear used to be back in the day. Anyone have a good lead on a solid, basic HVLP setup that won't break the bank?

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lily_dixon2712d ago

Man, that grinding noise is the worst sound in the shop. My old orbital sander started smoking once right in the middle of a maple floor. Had to finish by hand with a block, felt like I was back in the stone age. Makes you miss when things just ran until you decided to replace them, doesn't it?

uma_baker9912d ago

Ugh, that's the worst timing, right in the middle of a finish. That rental cost is just salt in the wound. I totally get missing the old reliable gear. My first sprayer was this ancient turbine thing that weighed a ton, but it just would not die. Everything feels so much more fragile now. It's like you're always waiting for the next thing to break.