wjffineww Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I am looking to purchase a mid range turbine spray unit. I was hoping to spend around $500. I will mainly be spraying clear finish top coat mostly lacquer but also some water based and conversion varnish. If anyone has any suggestions/ experience I would appreciate it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sancho Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Just curious why you would go for a mid range turbine unit when for the same price you can get a very good conversion gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DALSAW Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I would go for the Earlex HV6900, there going for right around $500.00. I have the smaller Earlex HV5000 uses the same gun as the 6900 just has a smaller turbine. I could not be happier with mine, I'm shure that the 6900 will be just as good as the 5000 that I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmykx250 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Personally I would shop the used market. You will get more bang for your buck. Be patient and know what you want before starting the used shopping market. I have found that nicer higher end used tools are well taken care of and are usually a great budget saver. Shop craigs list,e-bay etc,etc. This may take more time than buying new but well worth the effort.Just my 2 cents though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjffineww Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I would need a big compressor to run a gun by itself? I would certainly be interested if there was a way to use my small compressor. I definately agree with buying used tools most of my tools are second hand and I've had very good luck. I guess I'm just not exactly sure what to look for. It seems most of what I see is home painting sparay equipment from the big box, which I'm definately not interested in. If there is a place I could be pointed to that could provide some more info about the different options I would like that. Thank you all for the replies I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmykx250 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Check out Mark's review of the earlix 3000- thats the cheaper unit and ive heard good things about it. Im not to familar with the compressor driven type because i only have a pancake compressor which isnt enough and I dont want anything bigger. Turbine units are self contained and the more stages you get in the unit the more powerfull the unit is say one stage vs 4 stage- the one stage would probably struggle with water base paint and the 4 stage would handle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 If you can bump up your budget by a smidge, I would recommend the Fuji Mini Mite 3: http://www.amazon.com/Fuji-2803-G-XPC-Mini-Mite-System-Gravity/dp/B002Z7EM5U/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1298134113&sr=8-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 If you can bump up your budget by a smidge, I would recommend the Fuji Mini Mite 3: http://www.amazon.com/Fuji-2803-G-XPC-Mini-Mite-System-Gravity/dp/B002Z7EM5U/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1298134113&sr=8-6 Is that the Fuji you have Marc? There ya go influencing my purchases again!! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Is that the Fuji you have Marc? There ya go influencing my purchases again!! ) Its similar. I have the older model, the Q3. The mini mites are a little louder and this particular one has a gravity feed gun. Mine is a standard siphon gun. But the guts of the turbine should be very similar to mine. Its a great HVLP setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Its similar. I have the older model, the Q3. The mini mites are a little louder and this particular one has a gravity feed gun. Mine is a standard siphon gun. But the guts of the turbine should be very similar to mine. Its a great HVLP setup! Cool! I need to get that in my arsenal. I'm still trying to come up with a "spray booth". Of course, I'll only be spraying water based, but a good set up is still a must. Thank you Mr. Spags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sancho Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I would need a big compressor to run a gun by itself? I would certainly be interested if there was a way to use my small compressor. I definately agree with buying used tools most of my tools are second hand and I've had very good luck. I guess I'm just not exactly sure what to look for. It seems most of what I see is home painting sparay equipment from the big box, which I'm definately not interested in. If there is a place I could be pointed to that could provide some more info about the different options I would like that. Thank you all for the replies I appreciate it! There are conversions gun made to run on a small compressor. Mine runs on a 1 1/2 hp 4 gal emglo compressor the small 2 tank model. I would check out homesteadfinishing.com and Jeff a call. He has helped me with mine and I didnt buy it from him. He actually sets up the gun for what you are going to use it for. There are lots of choices out there. But that is what works for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Bennett Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Its similar. I have the older model, the Q3. The mini mites are a little louder and this particular one has a gravity feed gun. Mine is a standard siphon gun. But the guts of the turbine should be very similar to mine. Its a great HVLP setup! I have the Fuji mini mite and it is fantastic, HVLP is so much easier than my old irratic compressor system I used to have. Like all HVLP's it makes some noise but the fuji's are about as quiet as they get, and so controllable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahlee Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 I'm quite happy with my Earlex HV5000. Woodwerks has it on sale right now for a fantastic price with an extra needle. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjffineww Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I think I've decided on the fuji mini mite 3. I checked out the homestead site and it seems pretty good, that's a recommended place to buy? or does anybody have any other suggestions? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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