I am reposting a blog post from 4/9/10, which got lots of great feedback and I think is a helpful post. Here it is!
Today I had a query from my colleague, Donna Hamil Talman, who is about to install a ventilation system in her studio for the use of encaustic painting. I told her about the vendor I used, http://www.sanyangpai.com/ , where I purchased a fan about 2 years ago. The vent fan is much more powerful than what you'd buy locally, and it has a great warranty.
To install it, I built my version of a kind of Kool Aid Stand (above). The fan is suspended a couple of feet above my work table, which is at waist height. I can move freely around my palettes with the fan above my head. I have also installed a long ventilation hose, so that I can move the table in my studio space if I need to.
To pull the air out of my space, I installed a dryer hose from the fan to the window. I also usually open a window to help with the circulation.
It has been quite beneficial as I have moved to primarily using encaustic paint.
Also, if you want to read other info, look on the R&F Encaustic website
6 comments:
Thanks for posting this again, Lynette. You have a great set up. One question I have since I'm working bigger, what do you do when you have big panels that don't fit on your table?
Hi Nancy
I usually work on a flat table near the ventilation fan, and have one or two open windows as I work.
Yes . . thank you for posting again! I have an extra overhead stove exhaust, but thought I would have to hang it from ceiling.
Thanks Jann, I call it my "kool aid" stand...
This is a wonderful system. Always good to see how other artists resolve issues of all types.
I like your system.
My ventilation consists of opened opposite windows for cross-ventilation, which seems to do the job adequately- although it's not so energy efficient in hot or cold weather.
Thanks for this post!
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