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Powder Coat Machine
Posted by:
Rich Matranga
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Date: January 17, 2006 02:43AM
Recently I saw a powder coat machine on sale ( HARBORFREIGHT TOOLS) for $60 regular $100. I was wondering if anyone has bought one of these or other low priced powder coat systems and used it to coat reel seats etc? Just wondering if they do a good job and worth the investment. Thanks!
Rich Matranga Folsom, Ca. Re: Powder Coat Machine
Posted by:
Fred Yarmolowicz
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Date: January 17, 2006 06:41AM
Rich,Havent used one but looked into for my other intrests.Dont know what type of seats you are interested in doing they must be baked at i think 150 degrees or so to complete the process.Also the thickness of the finish will lock up the threads.I`ve had other items PCed and had to run a tap through the threaed holes to get the bolts in and it was harder to tap than the actual metal. Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte) Re: Powder Coat Machine
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: January 17, 2006 09:02AM
There is an upcoming article in RodMaker on powder coating for rod builders. It's a great process, but requires some special know-how and procedures in order to give good results.
I can tell you that the machine Harbor Freight is selling is not likely to do what you want to do - we're not talking about a high quality piece of gear. At least not very well. And, powder coating requires more than just the power gun - certain surface prep procedures and subsequent "cooking" steps must be taken in order to get the hoped for results. ................ Re: Powder Coat Machine
Posted by:
steve parks
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Date: January 17, 2006 09:18AM
Check this site out. Lots of metal coating and anodizing stuff here! [www.caswellplating.com] Re: Powder Coat Machine
Posted by:
Rich Matranga
(---.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net)
Date: January 18, 2006 04:43AM
Thanks much for all of your help. Tom; I'll wait and read the upcoming article. Steve; I checked out the website and save it for future use. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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