Let's do the ol "cut and paste" of which I've become so fond of lately
""Hi and Merry Christmas to all. I have just purchased a powder coating kit and some primer and powders. I have a few questions."" .... welcome to our little family and happy holidays to you as well. Glad you're here.
"" Will the manual come with tips and such describing how you get the parts from the spray booths to the oven? How to handle the parts? How to remove parts from the oven incase I want to fire multiple items without letting the oven cool?""..... there are many posts concerning this process in these very threads. There will also be a book coming out VERY shortly for all of your hobbyists available on this site. Look through the threads and the Tips and Tricks section for help in that answer.... I have no doubt it's here.
""I have a compressor but it doesn't have an actual regulator on it. It will kind of regulate down to maybe 40 psi for a nail gun or something, just not very acurate. I have a tankless compressor too that could be used for an airbrush. Would something like this operate the gun? Do you have any links for a specific regulator that you have used for this process?"" ..... I personally reccomend getting a compressor worthy of your new hobby. Maybe it's me but I find that sufficient air with a capable regulator is a joy to seal with especially seeing as how you'll want to now sandblast (a big user if air) as well as powder coat parts. Put a regulator on a seperate line for the first compressor you mentioned and I don't think you'll have any problems with it. Leave the tankless and air brush compressors for thier intended purposes.
""I make a part that rides behind a saw blade. Its called a splitter or riving knife. It is cut from flat sheet aluminum. I want to powder coat this also. Since it is mainly the upper 3/4 that would need coating, could I cure the part with it clamped vertically in an oven without the coating running down? I would expect a little flow, but it wouldn't all run off, would it?"" ..... powder coating of the epoxy/poly/hybrid nature is a thermoset plastic. Which is to say simply... it melts and after a certain amount of time, it hardens. Very little if any "flow" is in this powder and you shouldn't have a problem with anything you purchase here. I suppose you could get ultra-ultra heavy with the coating and you'd get a fair amount of flow that way.... but you'd have other problems if you did that (flow would be the last thing you'd be crying about, trust me). It's basically a non-issue.
""Has anyone had any luck powder coating bright finish aluminum tread plate?"" I havn't personally done any myself but I'm sure somebody on here has done something along those lines and will no doubt chime in when they log on next (or when thier memory is jogged,etc). I don't see it as any different that any other type of metal, personally. It's just that yours has a slight "pattern" on it, so not much to worry about there.
Thanks for joining our little "family" Lee..... I have no doubt you'll have great success with the Caswell line of products and even more success with us as fellow "hobbyists"..... Russ[/b]