Re: [T3] Production lines, was: T3PBO ... take 2

[Big Al <Big.Al@HVWC.net>]

<x-flowed>Hi Guys,
I can add in worthwhile content here!


> As for the waste of paint, The hose disconnects from the gun and only the
> tiny bit in the gun head itself gets purged.

From my days as an airbrush artist, I can attest to this.  I used 
either multiple paint containers (supply) or just had multiple 
airbrushes with dedicated-supply colors.  disconnect supply and you 
only have less than a teaspoon of paint to waste rather than have a 
whole (color-designated) booth waiting.

By the time the painted body was rolled out and a new unpainted body 
was rolled in, the gun would be clean and ready for the next color.

In other theory, (hypothetical mode) why couldn't they have 
multi-color supply lines from the kitchen to multiple airguns each 
with their own dedicated color? (and proper maintenance would require 
each gun to be cleaned every few hours anyway)



> Black
> and white each got 20% of the market.  They have historically been very
popular colors.

I know that this is hypothetical statistics for illustration 
purposes, but from the T3's here in Texas, I'd wager that Beige would 
have been the leader in color choice. Also since I have NEVER seen an 
original white or black T3 down here...

(maybe I need to add "original paint color" to the registry?)

Al

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