Quote (AXIS @ Mar 28 2013 05:52am)
How much powder have you used so far? Has it proved fairly economical or does the cost of powder add up quick?
I did some reading a while back and almost bought my own setup and now im thinking about it even more.
Well, since I am still a Noob, I feel I have lost more powder than I should of...well I know I have. (I guess it is possible to have 100% coverage, and not lose any powder. You can also reuse powder if you have a safe clean way to catch the extra before it becomes contaminated by dirt etc...)
But that said, the cost of said lost powder?.....MAYBE 4 bucks.
It's a lot like welding in the regard that your ground clamp (alligator clip) needs to have a REALLY good connection to the object being coated.
So I wasted some powder screwing around with the ground clamp, and not having a 100% secured ground.
The two most important/most difficult parts I've found while learning to powder coat are....
1. Object is CLEAN and properly grounded
2. Moving object to the oven, and hanging it in the oven, without losing any powder.
I'd definitely recommend it, I think you'd have a lot of fun with it.
This post was edited by OldAndyAndTheSea on Mar 28 2013 11:17am