I am needing to get (or make) a spray booth for my garage, There was a post awhile back for a spray booth from Harbor Freight Tools, but I was slow to purchase and they now no longer carry them.

I see that Keith Magee has a Digital Diamonds article on how to build your own that looks pretty good. I am just wondering if any of you guys (or gals) have built one of these, or if anyone has links to reasonably priced booths. I am not wanting to spend more than $100 if I can make one myself and still be safe. Any other ideas or suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks as always.

I've got no specific experience about that, but a few articles including a comparison between the various spray booths available can be found at http://www.finescale.com that's Fine Scale Modelee's site and make a search for "spray booth"
Ciao

Great stuff, thanks for the tip Fabio, I will post pics of my self-made spray booth when I get done.

:-) My spray booth is built into what was the downstairs toilet :-) It consists of a piece of kitchen worktop, between the walls, side pieces supporting a kitchen extractor unit which is vented through the bricked up window. I have made a door from a piece of clear acrylic sheet. I have a fluorescent light inside the booth and a machine light and the original light outside. Only cost was £10.00 for the extractor and £3-5.00 for the cement, to brick up the window. Everything else I already had, or was liberated :-)
Mal

Not sure which building style you're venturing into. One thought of quick easy box is the 'tupperware' plastic tubs you see everywhere at DIY stores, WalMart/Target type stores. They are good size, sturdy construction, easily altered (easily cut) to custom fit lights/fans/vents whatever. And they come in lots of sizes. Some are translucent to let in more light.
I've seen some that have turned out pretty nicely.

Wow, I never thought of that slodder....thats a durn tootin good idea! you can pick those things up for usually under ten bucks!

Yeah, I was thinking about possibly going in that direction, seems like a really good idea, it's either that or start getting rid of some of the scrap wood in my garage from other unfinished projects. Models aren't the only thing I do half way. #:-)

Hey guys.....another thing you might want to check out....is places that sell wood stoves....the boxes they come in are a thick walled cardboard, easily cut for light and ventilation, and if you ask nicely.....are free!!!

Mind you some of you that live in the southern US might have a hard time finding them....not much call for them down there.....mine is actually a fireplace insert....its about 3ft cubed....have been using it for years as you can see buy the amount of paint on the walls and such!!!

Ok, all finished, here's the final result using what I had in the garage. Worked out pretty well I think. Approximately 36x16x18, wanted to make sure it could handle any longer models that came along

Looks great!!

What type of filter is it that you have used?? Is it a normal exaust fan??

Just wondering...

I am using a 3M Micro Allergen filter and a bathroom ceiling fan that can handle moisture. Since I only spray with acrylics (water-based) I can use this setup. If you wanted to spray with enamels or something else that was flammable you would have to find a better like a squirrel cage fan. All in all this project cost me about $25 and should hopefully keep things a little safer in my workspace..