Woodworker's Journal 2011-35-Winter, страница 63Fluid regulator What Is Transfer Efficiency? Transfer efficiency measures what percentage of the finish actually ends up on the furniture. A standard high pressure spray gun has a 25 percent transfer efficiency. That means one quarter of what you put into the cup of the gun ends up on the wood, and the other three quarters either misses or bounces off the wood. An HVLP gun, which delivers a more gentle spray, may have a transfer efficiency of up to 65 percent. Siphon cup Air plunger Air regulator Trigger Fluid inlet Hanging hook Fluid pin Air outlet id outlet Air outlet Squeeze the trigger and two things happen: the fluid pin pulls back and the air plunger engages. Fluid and air come together just before they reach the fluid tip. WINTER 2011 63 |