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05-27-2006, 01:51 PM
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Name: Dolan Brown City: Wallace State: NC County: Duplin Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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No, not the creepy/crawly type.  Has anyone had any experience with the Critter sprayer? See link ==>> http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx...fcode=05INFROO
I have had one for over three years and the first time I tried it about three years ago, with paint I was not at all pleased with it. I probably didn't have the paint thinned enough to spray properly.  So I put it back in the box and didn't use it again until this week. I was repairing/refinishing an old wood chair and wanted to put clear water based poly on it. I decided to try the Critter again, since I couldn't hurt the old chair. It was in bad shape when I my MIL gave it to me, so I had nothing to loose if the sprayer didn't work. Well much to my delight it sprays poly very well. I was able to put a coat of poly on in just a few minutes compared to brushing it on. And the clean up is a breeze, just put warm water in a pint jar and spray it through the nozzle. It is a very simple/cheap sprayer with only one moving part, the trigger. You can store your finish in pint or larger mason type jars. I will test it out on other finishes as the need arises. Just thought some of you ww'ers with shallow pockets like me, might be interested is a simple/cheap sprayer.
Oh, I did have a real critter on the front porch this morning. A small chicken snake was curled up under the front door mat that the storm blew up against the house last night. I guess he was trying to get out of the wind/rain/hail we had last night.
The photo does not do the finish justice.
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05-27-2006, 01:59 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dolan, thanks for the review on something under $400 
Hmmm, that Critter might just fit in the Woodcraft Bag Sale bag.
And you got the word out just in time!
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05-27-2006, 06:20 PM
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Name: Cathy City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Very nice job on the chair.
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05-27-2006, 11:03 PM
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Name: D L Ames City: Fayetteville State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dolan,
My FIL gave me a Critter a few years ago as a Christmas gift but I left it in the box and had forgotten all about it until you mentioned it in your post. I will have to dig it out to see if I can play with it a bit. Your right about it being a very simple product and the ability to save various finishes in several mason jars is nice too. Did you have to thin the poly you shot with it?
D L
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05-27-2006, 11:09 PM
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Name: Peter Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I have seen that little thing in the WC catalog, and discounted it as being far too simple to be much good. thanks for a review of an inexpensive and apparently worthwhile tool-thingy! 
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05-28-2006, 10:47 AM
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Name: Dolan Brown City: Wallace State: NC County: Duplin Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by D L Ames Dolan,
Did you have to thin the poly you shot with it?
D L No DL , I just poured the poly in the jar and did a test pattern on the edge of my work bench, adjusted the nozzle and went to work. It went on very smooth, with no globs, splatters, etc. I haven't tried stain yet, so I don't know how that will work but I think it will be ok.
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