Originally posted by ctEaglesc
<br />Put a DC boot behind the lathe and there is no need for a respirator.
I have never used lacquer, but I really want to give it a go. It actually seems like it might me a perfect finish for a pen. You got some great answers here, but there are other questions. Eagle seems to have a great idea, but I always thought that the mist might hit a spark in the vac and blow my shop and house up with me in it. As far as the repirators go, thats fine for the finisher, but what about the rest of the shop and house? I have a gas fired heater and water tank? Would that cause a problem? <kaboom> The fan solution has the same possible problems, it pushes the funes away from the finisher, but where do the fumes and dust go? I realize that spraying a pen uses very little finish, but I have sprayed other small projects and it stinks up the house to high heaven.
Am I being over cautious? If I am stepping on Clewless's post a little, I didnt mean it, I just wanted to voice some concerns.