DIY Powder coat

nobbie48

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Blondie has an interesting site for amateur machinists. I'm not sure if it's just a serious hobby or an actual enterprise. Here she's ventured into powder coating small items. She's got more tools and smarts than me.

The problem with power coat is there isn't a lot of interest by the professionals to do one offs. I can't blame them due to expectations by the end user as far as cost and scheduling. Elmer Fudd clients tend to be a PITA.

If you walked into a pro shop with a fist sized metal thing and got a price, what would it be, assuming no personal connections?

These amateur kits start at a few hundred dollars at PA. Made in China, 23,000 volts. What could go wrong?

She takes a couple of cheap shots at toaster ovens.

 
In most instances, for small stuff what's wrong with rattle cans ?
The same advantages as for large stuff.
Whether it’s worth $500 of dicey tooling and a tricky learning curve is up to the end user.

Some times I try something just to learn about it. I usually find that most things aren’t as simple as they seem.

Right now there’s nothing on my workbench or in my foreseeable future that would justify a purchase.
 

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