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griffindodd:
Economy Home Powder Coating Setup
I'm always looking for ways to increase my skill set and my tool set  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: so I thought I would have a go at creating an economical powder coating station at home that I could use to PC most common parts found on a cabinet. For me the largest part would be the frame of an over-under coin door.

Dedicated Powdercoating Gear
Powder Coating Gun Kit - $69 - 10-30 PSI Powder Coating System at Harbor Freight
Matt Black Powder Paint - $4.99 - 16 Oz. Powder Coat Paint, Matte Black at Harbor Freight

Stuff you may already have
Donor toaster oven for heating parts - $20 from any Walmart/Target etc


Steel Filing Cabinet 27"x14"18" - $10 I found mine on Craigslist

 
Air compressor of your choice capable of steady 30psi - Already owned


The Oven

The main problem for many people can be the oven, especially if you are doing longer pieces of metal as finding an oven they will fit in can be tricky. If you have the room and a 220v outlet in your garage then you can get hooked up with an old electric full-size oven for next to nothing from Craig's List or Freecycle.org in your area. But if you're limited for space and don't have easy access to 220v then you are stuck with plug-in appliances.

Toaster ovens are great for at-home powder coating if you are doing reasonably small pieces, but if your pieces start getting above 14" or so in length then you are out of luck as they are just too long to get in the small oven. This is the main problem I have been having trying to find an economical way to cure my parts such as the over-under coin door assembly and the metal trim parts that run the width of my cabinets.

- We're going to use the steel filing cabinet as my basic box and try to use the sliders and drawer frames to create a loading/hanging frame for the parts to be suspended by.
- I plan to insulate the area between the loading frame and the outer skin
- Next install all the heating elements and electronics from our donor toaster oven
- Finally make a side opening insulated door with thermometer to hing onto the front of the oven.

Nephasth:
Why toaster ovens when you can get someone's used kitchen oven off CL for next to nothing?

BadMouth:
so disappointed not to see a full size range in your backyard.  :(

griffindodd:
Neph I covered that in the OP. (reading is fun :P )

Personally I don't have the space to dedicate to a full size oven so I need something more versatile. The hope is that I can actually turn this unit on it's end and have it be tall and slim, perhaps even wall mount it.

rablack97:
Baking is fun, i use those little oven to bake solder masks for home made pcb's.....

 :cheers:

While your at it, make you you tack on Ond's home made flocking technique as well, you might want to add some plushness on this thing on down the line.

FYI, in ---smurfy--- mood, guy on craigslist has a samsung sychmaster 204t for $10.00, bastard sold it while i was driving to get it..... :angry:

Oh yeah, looking forward to seeing you powder coat stuff, just wondering, wouln't an old grill on low heat do the same thing as an gas oven, plus it gives you more area space, just rig up a secondary rack....

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