Painting by Machinery.

Progress, Volume II, Issue 8, 1 June 1907, Page 302

Painting by Machinery.

It is important to notice that a technical paper goes the length of saying that in another ten years we shall be having much painting work done by machinery. It is admitted that the work of the aerograph is better than hand work for coating washable distemper on paper. Here is an expert's report :—: — I used it myself, and found it easy to evenly distribute a coat of this dark colour in such a way as to be perfectly even, and to cover upon white paper as regularly and efficiently as if stippled, and with less labour than the mere stipphnsf itself, apart from the painting I noted that stencilling could be done as if by magic ; that a 12 inch frieze could be stencilled perfectly and even blended, in one tenth of the time that the stencilling brush would take, and without any noise, jarring or exertion. The writer begs the trade to consider the saving in " wear and tear of brushes and many similar troubles," and urges it not to oppose but to welcome the introduction of painting by machinery.