Items in Cart - 0

Wood Slicer logo

TRY OUR WOODWORKING
SEARCH ENGINE

Workshop Wisdom

CURRENT SPECIALS

FLIP    THROUGH OUR
WOODWORKING TOOL CATALOG Woodworking Tool Catalog

Classes

FREE
STREAM 68 EPISODES
OF OUR TV SHOW

The Highland Woodworker The Highland Woodworker

Search
 
Viscosity Cup
Highland Item # 196039
Color of cup may vary from photograph


Price : $7.50
In Stock

 

Detailed Description

Viscosity Cup

A viscosity cup is essential equipment for successful spray finishing. Any finish's viscosity, its resistance to flow (we usually call it "thickness"), can change very significantly in response to changes in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure. This simple tool lets you measure how a finish is behaving on any given day, so you can thin or modify it as needed to assure predictable, consistent spraying performance.

We suggest you record your measurements to provide a benchmark as a way to help troubleshoot things when spray frustration strikes; trouble spraying the same product that sprayed flawlessly for you just a few weeks earlier. Of course do not forget the other variables like the effects of the weather on the atomization & drying of the finish, the size of the fluid tip, how far away from the surface you are holding your gun, the overall cleanliness of your spray gun and the shelf life of the product. (Just to name a few). When you open a new can of finish, stir it well and dip in the viscosity cup, lift straight up and let it drain, timing the seconds it takes to empty (or with more viscous finishes, for the stream to break). Record your time on the can of finish for reference, noting the date & temperature as well.

Cup is based on the #4 Ford cup style. (Color of cup may vary from photo)

Product Warnings

WARNING FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA!

This product may expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Please read our Proposition 65 warning.
For more information, see www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Related Products