Mounting tool for spraying enclosures.

[makaze808]

 Not sure if this is original, but I'll claim it as my invention for the time being and while I'm ignorant of other methods used for spraying.

I made a little stage like box and was thinking of using wire to hang the enclosure but I had to clear space in my garage, during which time I found several copper pipe off cuts, and loads of screws etc including some tee nuts, and pipe clips. A flash of inspriation from nowhere

I put the tee-nut into the copper pipe, it was loosly snug, it might be solderable but I'll wait for a freind to try it, I just used some paste hardener sort of stuff to secure it, and level of the top. A small round head machoine screw holds secures the enclosure onto the top of the pipe.

The pipe clip screwed into the front bottom of the stage, the enclosure holder  slips nicely into and out of the pipe clip vertically, you can spin it around as much as you want, slip it out for closure inspection etc. 

I hope this helps someone in their spraying efforts as it would be the first time I've contributed anything

Cheers. Woz

[Renegadrian]

I use toilet paper rolls as standoffs while painting enclosures...

[frequencycentral]

I use toilet paper rolls as standoffs while painting enclosures...

But but but, what if................oh never mind. 

[darron]

I use egg cartons. Two of the pointy up things together. Then I put that on a cardboard base so that I can rotate it around while in the booth or move it across to the oven to bake without having to touch the enclosure or try to clumsily grab it from underneath.

[John Lyons]

Tin cans work well and you can screw them on to a base or playwood etc.
You squish the round open end oval to fit smaller boxes.

John

[davent]

A scrap piece of wood, four long drywall screws and double sided foam tape. You can manipulate  the box into any position to paint without fear of it slipping off the stand onto the floor.

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dave

[Plinky]

You can take a small piece of 2X4 (about 8 in.) and a couple of coat hangers and rig up a holder. I made one for painting scale model car bodies and it works equally well with enclosures.

[Renegadrian]

I use toilet paper rolls as standoffs while painting enclosures...

But but but, what if................oh never mind. 

Ehehe not a new one, just the last part, as the paper itself is over...

[jayp5150]

I use my jack stands lol. The top of the stand with a rag over it holds the enclosure pretty well.

[Paul Marossy]

I've been using old clothes hanger wires for painting enclosures for the last eight years. If it ain't broke, why try to fix it?! 

[MikeH]

I usually use the cap from the spraypaint can. 

[12milluz]

I use my jack stands lol. The top of the stand with a rag over it holds the enclosure pretty well.

That actually sounds really good...I'm going to try that!

[Rodgre]

I've been using old clothes hanger wires for painting enclosures for the last eight years. If it ain't broke, why try to fix it?! 

Me too. I have them bent into a shape that lets me screw the bottoms onto the enclosures, with the clothes-hanger wire sandwiched between. The hanger can hang on a pipe or my hand, whatever.

[Paul Marossy]

I've been using old clothes hanger wires for painting enclosures for the last eight years. If it ain't broke, why try to fix it?! 

Me too. I have them bent into a shape that lets me screw the bottoms onto the enclosures, with the clothes-hanger wire sandwiched between. The hanger can hang on a pipe or my hand, whatever.

That's clever. I use two seperate wires, one for the top and one for the bottom. Your way sounds a little more efficient.

[SteveB]

As Plinky was talking about.
I made one like this out of a short piece of 2 x 4 & some heavy guage wire. But, pieces of a coat hanger could be used. I put a blob of "Handi-Tack" on each of the 4 end pieces. The combination of the spring tension on the inside of the box coupled with the Handi-Tack allows you to even hold the box upside down while painting.

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