I bought the DeVilbiss pro gun from sears about 1 1/2 years ago. This fall
I bought a DeVilbiss HVLP gun...... I will never touch the non HVLP gun again!
I paid about $150 for the first gun, about $170 for the second one.
At 08:50 AM 1/2/99 -0600, Tw Cook wrote:
>
>Well, I painted my tractor with a cheapo Cambell-Hausfeld spray gun I got at
>Wal-Mart. It worked well enough (although now I know why I want an HVLP gun)
>and the Sears stuff should be better than that. DeVilbiss makes some
>excellent HVLP spray guns, maybe your Sears can get you one of those.
>
>Tw
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Don Thiel
>> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 1998 1:45 PM
>> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Which paint sprayer to purchase (subtitle: What I got for
>> Christmas)
>>
>>
>>
>> I received a gift cert to the local (West Acres, Fargo) mall. I am
>> considering purchasing a sprayer to paint my tractor.
>> However, the only
>> store in the mall that has such items is Sears. They offer
>> the Craftsman
>> line (aka Crapsman, although I do purchase their hand tools) and a
>> DeVilbiss (sp) model (which model escapes me right now). My
>> question to
>> those in the know is: Should I get the DeVilbiss? Should I
>> just use my
>> gift cert to purchase some more hand tools and look for a better deal
>> somewhere that specializes in these things? What sprayer is
>> the best?
>> What items should one look for in a sprayer? I have air, so
>> that is not a
>> big concern. I realize that HVLP is probably the way to go,
>> but my budget
>> (and the purchasing dept/wife) probably won't allow that.
>>
>> Thanks for any info.
>>
>> Don (who blows alot of hot air sometimes, too)
>> Don Thiel mailto:dwt@means.net
>> Train Dispatcher
>> RRVW RR
>> Breckenridge, MN (But I live in North Dakota!)
>> Make plans to attend the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion
>> Sept 3-6, 1999, Rollag, MN More info at http:\\www.rollag.com
>> This year's feature is Massey Ferguson
>>
>
Mark Mandrell
mark@mandrell.net
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