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DaveM

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Playing with Powder
« on: October 02, 2011, 06:21:18 AM »
A little Saturday afternoon shopfoolery. (after the needed tire repair was complete of coarse thumb down.)
Trying out a new powder gun.
Playing is learning. This came out really good for a non metal piece.


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Re: Playing with Powder
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2011, 07:35:29 AM »
yes it did!
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Re: Playing with Powder
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2011, 08:17:39 AM »
It took about a dozen tries before we found a perfect bottle specimen. We'll have to try that again for every colour of the rainbow !!

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Re: Playing with Powder
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2011, 09:36:25 PM »
 That BUD bottle ... jj: jj: jj:

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Re: Playing with Powder
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2011, 11:42:58 PM »
 8) 8) Details. Can't post that stuff without letting us in on the details.  ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
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DaveM

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Re: Playing with Powder
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2011, 06:35:33 AM »
 The most important detail is to empty the bottle completely in preparation to coat it. We chose consumption as the method, and in fact prepared several bottles each for this operation. :D
 Peeled the label off of the empty. Made sure all of the label glue was off and scuffed with 320.
Preheating the bottle is the key. The powder was melting to the surface as it was being sprayed. Kept putting powder on until it dulled up a bit, then back in the oven. This newer gun can put out alot of powder in a hurry. Learning curve ahead.
 Soaked a couple of other empties in warm water to remove the labels, and applied them to the coated bottle after it cooled. Rather than digging through the garbage pail to find a good cap, we just opened another couple of bottles and chose the best cap. ;D Drank those two Buds as we  admired the finished job.
 Then the wive's called us in for homemade burgers and fries... life is good. 8)

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Re: Playing with Powder
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2011, 10:39:13 AM »
cool. Nice methodology too!!!!!
"There can be no divided allegiance here.  Any man who says he is an American,
but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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