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Old 04-18-2009, 12:10 PM
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Default Re: making oven

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Originally Posted by whatrwedoingnow View Post
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24 hours and you've not gotten a response? Odd. If I tell you something that is completely eroneous, then someone will pipe in and correct me I'll bet....

funny thing about this one, is your biggest question is a Coating Question, not really an oven question.

If you go to almost any website that sells powder, they have the powder listed and the curing paramaters right there with 'em. Most powders cure between 350-400 degrees.... Some a little higher, some a little lower.... Some really fast, some take a while longer. To sum up though, each powder has it's own curing parameters....

If you build your oven to go above 500, to maybe 550, outgassing parts will be much more effective, as you generally want to cook cast parts at 50 to 100 degrees above cure temp, for at least a double cure cycle time,.... as part of the preperation for coating. Billet and sheet metals do not need outgassing unless they are assemblies that cannot be un-assembled,... ie, welded or riveted.... This outgassing will cook off grease or bring it to the surface of the cast part or out of cracks and seams of assemblies.

A few considerations anyway....

Oh .... these are my opinions and I'm certainly not claiming to be the "be-all end-all" in this department.
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