bkm
07-12-2013, 05:44 PM
As some know I have dabbled a little with a very budget minded home powder coating setup. I have probably close to $125 total in my gun and oven setup. I converted a natural gas oven to run on propane cylinders mainly because I don't have 220v in my garage and the oven was free.
The biggest problem was hanging the work inside the oven. There is really no place to hang anything except for the vent for the exhaust. You could hang a clip in there, but if it was hot you would burn your hand more times than not.
So I decided to do something about this. I went to Lowes and bought two center mount drawer sliders that were all metal. I mounted them inside the oven and then welded two pieces of 3/8 rod to them for hangers. Now I can slide out the rack, hang the part, slide it in to cook, and slide it back out to remove. I can actually use all the space inside the small oven.
Here are some pics of a Tecate westcoast swingarm going in after the second coat.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g248/bkm1168/045_zps7ec16e8a.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g248/bkm1168/047_zps8335b343.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g248/bkm1168/048_zpsda7ed729.jpg
The biggest problem was hanging the work inside the oven. There is really no place to hang anything except for the vent for the exhaust. You could hang a clip in there, but if it was hot you would burn your hand more times than not.
So I decided to do something about this. I went to Lowes and bought two center mount drawer sliders that were all metal. I mounted them inside the oven and then welded two pieces of 3/8 rod to them for hangers. Now I can slide out the rack, hang the part, slide it in to cook, and slide it back out to remove. I can actually use all the space inside the small oven.
Here are some pics of a Tecate westcoast swingarm going in after the second coat.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g248/bkm1168/045_zps7ec16e8a.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g248/bkm1168/047_zps8335b343.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g248/bkm1168/048_zpsda7ed729.jpg