Paint Booth#
The SHED Makerspace has a heated and ventilated room for painting, or when dealing with off-gassing materials.
The SHED can provide N95 particulate masks. Face seal respirators must be fit tested by EHS in order to be used, and would fall to the student, staff, or faculty that wishes to use them to secure their sign-off.
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) must be provided upon request for the materials that are being used within the paint booth.
Time must be scheduled for use to avoid conflicts between other users, outside of open hours.
Controls#
The Paint Booth is heated and ventilated. During cold months, it may be required to run the heat at ~80 degrees, as the ventilation pulls in ambient air from outside.
- Turn on the Lights
- Turn key on side to On position
- Turn on Fan to begin ventilation
- This process takes about 30-45 seconds
- Turn on Burner (if necessary)
- The temperature can be adjusted with the dial in the top-left corner
Ventilation / Room Pressure should only be adjusted by Makerspace Staff.
Trash Cans#
Trash cans are provided of disposal of gloves and aerosol cans.
Each trash can has a label above it, along with the aerosol trash having a size limiter installed.
Reserving the Paint Booth#
As the Paint Booth is a low-impact area that is used by many people, we have two avenues for using it. We have an open hours sessions from Monday - Friday between 10am and 4pm. If you need this for longer, you can only reserve in slots from 4pm to 10am the following day. This time must be reserved at least a week in advance. These requests can be submitted through email to: make@rit.edu
For general use, you can stop in Monday - Friday 10am to 4pm. This is first come, first serve.
For specific use, you must reserve at least 1 week in advance, and must book the 4pm to 10am slot, even if you don't intend on using this entire time. This will help prevent conflicts and allow time for wrap-up.
If coordination for longer use is required, please reach out to professional staff: make@rit.edu