[TheForge] DIY Electrostatic paint gun

[Gladish Family]

Shannel, I just happened to open an old Fabricator magazine to an article on
electrostatic painting and setup.
September 2001
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Andy G.
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> Has anyone ever made or seen plans on the net on how to setup your own
> electrostatic paint system? Ive looked into whats available here and its
> quite expensive, I know little about it but its a high voltage/low amps
> setup which puts a strong electromagnetic field infront of the
> nozzle of the
> spraygun, the item to be painted is negatively charged and the positively
> charged paint jumps onto it just like powder coating. Seems to me
> the "black
> box" etc wouldnt be hard to build yourself. Maybe theres more complexity
> than I understand in the system? Anyone got a lead for me, Ive
> done a bit of
> googling without much success...
>
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