Pressure pot container.

[mtumbleson Amateur Metal Finisher Find all posts View Profile Close mtumbleson]

I?ve been searching for a suitable container to convert my hobby gun to a pressure pot set-up and can?t find anything. Can anyone suggest where I might find something usable?

I don?t mind having to modify the container to fit this use; I just can?t find anything to start with. Any ideas?

[pickleboy Metal Finishing Guru Find all posts View Profile Close pickleboy]

Re: Pressure pot container.

if you are talking about a hopper here is a thread on the forum where someone made one up for the hobby gun.
http://forum.caswellplating.com/show...ghlight=hopper

[mtumbleson Amateur Metal Finisher Find all posts View Profile Close mtumbleson]

Re: Pressure pot container.

Thanks. Where can I buy that container?

[Popeye Experienced Metal Finisher Find all posts View Profile Close Popeye]

Re: Pressure pot container.

Check with Caswell, they might part with the one we built for them.

[mtumbleson Amateur Metal Finisher Find all posts View Profile Close mtumbleson]

Re: Pressure pot container.

I'm going to need 4 or 5, so I was hoping that someone had an idea for an off the shelf container that I could modify.

Also, I thought Caswell was going to market this (?)

[Popeye Experienced Metal Finisher Find all posts View Profile Close Popeye]

Re: Pressure pot container.

You'll need to ask them, I thought they were looking into them as well.

[FSTFBDY Amateur Metal Finisher Find all posts View Profile Close FSTFBDY]

Re: Pressure pot container.

goto any hobby store and get some quart containers with screw on tops. Thats what I did before. They were under 5bucks each. I made 3 of em. all diff. colors.

Then I desided to just make a swapable lid. to rotate to all the diff jugs I have.
http://www.cecoatings.com/images/Equ...wdercolors.jpg

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Re: Pressure pot container.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Powder-Coating-H...QQcmdZViewItem

[pickleboy Metal Finishing Guru Find all posts View Profile Close pickleboy]

Re: Pressure pot container.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Powder-Coating-H...QQcmdZViewItem

that is a nice hopper but it needs a powder pump to work doesnt it.

[coleman5 Amateur Metal Finisher Find all posts View Profile Close coleman5]

Re: Pressure pot container.

any glass container will do i use peanut butter jars jelly jars
if you need bigger get some dry roasted peanuts in the large glass jars

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Re: Pressure pot container.

i cant find any info on what a powder pump is and does.

[pickleboy Metal Finishing Guru Find all posts View Profile Close pickleboy]

Re: Pressure pot container.

i cant find any info on what a powder pump is and does.

i cant say for sure but what i think is the best description is that in a cup gun the air going into the cup fluidizes the powder and propels it out to the barrel. on a hopper the air in the bottom will fluidize the powder but will not propel it to the gun. the pump is air in and out and draws the fluidized powder from the hopper and then sends it to the gun. simple terms its like the siphon effect that a sand blast cabinet uses for the sand.

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Re: Pressure pot container.

i cant say for sure but what i think is the best description is that in a cup gun the air going into the cup fluidizes the powder and propels it out to the barrel. on a hopper the air in the bottom will fluidize the powder but will not propel it to the gun. the pump is air in and out and draws the fluidized powder from the hopper and then sends it to the gun. simple terms its like the siphon effect that a sand blast cabinet uses for the sand.

would you know where i could get one or make one for the hobby gun?