Charlie:
I have both. I bought the HF on sale after I already had the Eastwood unit. My
plan was to use its parts to build an electrostatic paint system Haven't
figured out yet how to keep from shunting the electrostatic charge through the
painter.
The HF seems to want higher pressure to work, and creates more of a cloud than
the Eastwood. The Eastwood unit seems to be more responsive to changes in air
pressure, and consequently, is easier to control how much powder is coming out.
I think the HF unit would be adequate for most applications, but the Eastwwod
gives a little better control especially when using powders that are really fine
grain. Some of the stuff I bought from Surplus Powder Coating is much finer
than what Eastwood sells.
Jim
Charlie Shelden wrote:
> Hey all.....
> I'm looking at a powder gun (thnks David), anyway. I see that our favorite
> tool shop has the Chicago Electric version for about 1/2 of that of
> Eastwoods. Question is has anyone used the Chicago Electric powder gun?
> Just wondering if it is better to spend twice the money for the one from
> Eastwood. The HF model will use any powder paint, so I could still have the
> selections from Eastwood.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Charlie
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