better weed aprayer |
The Weed Sprayer is all the rage in felter's studios and workshops because you can water down ANY project in seconds. Heck, you can even add your liquid soap and it never foams up. (TIP: you are using cold or room temp water when you wet down your project so it's just fine under pressure. I would not use hot water in these things.)
Most of those available in the big box hardware stores and garden centers are for home use and they range from $9.99 to over $50.
I got el-cheapo used it for 2 months and just tossed it in the garbage. It would not seal and leaked air and needed so much manual labor that my right arm almost fell off.
The new one cost $14.95 but has a "release valve" on the side to release the air pressure after using it --- you don't want to leave it pressurized overnight or around kids and animals.
Having that extra valve means I don't have to keep unscrewing the top and losing air.
The capacity is only 1.5 gal that's why I got it---the one for $19.99 was 2 gal and you have to remember you are placing it on the floor to pump in air, then LIFTING it up to your worktable ---- don't get something that is going to wreck your knees and back.
When you fill it up:
add your cold water first
add your Dawn or other felting soap in the amount you usually use for most of your work - don't mix it in, just leave it alone
use a paper towel & completely dry the opening, the insert rod and everything around it ---- once you add liquid soap it can stop the seal from forming because it's just too slippery.
seal it up and start spraying - you will love how fast it is.
You can also omit the soap and add your soap once you've wet down your project. Many felters rub an olive oil soap bar over their wet fibers. (The fibers need to be tamped down with window screen so they don't shift while soaping.)
MAKE FELTING EASIER for yourself!!!!! Once you use it you'll never be without it.
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