tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post3758069242231030718..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Finished With the Paint BoothSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-53035469389290194602016-08-01T22:16:58.791-04:002016-08-01T22:16:58.791-04:00LOL! Me too!
I should have mentioned using a cha...LOL! Me too! <br /><br />I should have mentioned using a chasing tap, not a cutting tap.<br /><br />But you are completely correct that if you have a lot of holes, it is probably quicker to just stick plugs in them.Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30924930076420124182016-07-31T13:00:12.344-04:002016-07-31T13:00:12.344-04:00...wish I'd thought of that......wish I'd thought of that...SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-19932924839667809942016-07-31T12:40:25.492-04:002016-07-31T12:40:25.492-04:00So what you're saying is, if you don't hav...So what you're saying is, if you don't have enough masking supplies, then just screw it?<br />}:-]Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-3095304722298113872016-07-31T12:24:10.710-04:002016-07-31T12:24:10.710-04:00Unfortunately, I don't remember. I got it so ...Unfortunately, I don't remember. I got it so long ago I don't even remember exactly when. Might have been 2005. <br /><br />The gun I have is an older Craftsman gun. I see them on eBay for $50 or $60 ish. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Craftsman-Electric-Powder-Coat-Spray-Gun-Metal-Finisher-17288-car-boat-paint-/360964799766?hash=item540b2dbd16:g:YWEAAOSw7PBToKDk" rel="nofollow">Here's one</a> (I have no idea who the seller is, if this is a good deal and any other disclaimer you can think of) The new guns that Sears sells require compressed air, while the one I have has a fan in it to blow the powder out. I've read the compressed air requirements are very modest, under 20 PSI, but if you don't have a compressor, that could be a problem. They're also $175 new. Horrible Freight sells a system that looks just like it. One of the big names in the biz, Eastwood, sells a starter kit with a <a href="http://www.eastwood.com/dual-voltage-powder-gun-starter-kit.html" rel="nofollow">gun like it</a> but with more features. <br /><br />Personally, I'd prefer the gun with the fan than to have to lug a compressor and air lines around outside. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-65046338395360484102016-07-31T12:01:49.471-04:002016-07-31T12:01:49.471-04:00I apologize if you posted it before and I missed i...I apologize if you posted it before and I missed it, but what did your powder coating equipment cost, approximately? Only if you don't mind saying - if you'd rather not, that is fine. I realize it is rude to even ask. "Under X amount", would do the trick for me. Thanks.Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71425106769482286562016-07-31T10:35:26.335-04:002016-07-31T10:35:26.335-04:00No, but I created another one that's got some ...No, but I created another one that's got some thin spots. <br /><br />I had only one small bag of powder to work with and honestly didn't know if it would last through the job. Now that the first coat is done, I could try to get a light dusting on the couple of places that need it and bake them out. Multiple coats are fine; the rack itself now has a generously deep coat of paint on it! <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81991298539953090062016-07-31T07:32:39.717-04:002016-07-31T07:32:39.717-04:00They look very good. And you chose one of my two f...They look very good. And you chose one of my two favorite colors. <br /><br />If you had a larger third mill, you could do the Grizzly work on the larger third mill, but then you would need a larger fourth mill to do the CNC conversion on the third mill, and so on, and so on.<br /><br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-20773563642782640592016-07-31T06:15:53.883-04:002016-07-31T06:15:53.883-04:00Good to see things are progressing!
Just make su...Good to see things are progressing! <br /><br />Just make sure you don't use your machine to do anything that would go against Obamas new executive order:<br /><br />http://bustednuckles.blogspot.com/2016/07/obama-signs-executive-order-that.html<br /><br />The revolution is getting closer. If Hilary gets elected it will get ugly. <br />Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-37044657774872489812016-07-31T00:48:46.092-04:002016-07-31T00:48:46.092-04:00Did you recoat the part that was a bit "thin&...Did you recoat the part that was a bit "thin" om powder?drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com