Powder Coating

[Foster]

We have a full, welded frame that will be ready for powder coat Sunday night.

The place we are sending it wants it Monday / Tuesday so we will loose two work nights (6 hours). We are trying to decide if it's worth it vs the time we will miss. (We do have other things that we can do, so it's not like we will be standing around, but there will be a productivity hit)

Teams that powder coat, some questions for you:

• How long does it take to get your parts back?
• When in the season (what week) do your parts go out?
• Do you do one batch of parts or many?
• Do any of you coat an assembled welded frame?

Thanks very much!

[dodar]

Originally Posted by Foster

We have a full, welded frame that will be ready for powder coat Sunday night.

The place we are sending it wants it Monday / Tuesday so we will loose two work nights (6 hours). We are trying to decide if it's worth it vs the time we will miss. (We do have other things that we can do, so it's not like we will be standing around, but there will be a productivity hit)

Teams that powder coat, some questions for you:

• How long does it take to get your parts back?
• When in the season (what week) do your parts go out?
• Do you do one batch of parts or many?
• Do any of you coat an assembled welded frame?

Thanks very much!

We have been powder coating for the past few years: it takes around 2-5 days, around week 5 or 6, we do it all in one bundle, and we send our frame welded together and plus all our other smaller parts that we bolt on

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by Foster

Teams that powder coat, some questions for you:

• How long does it take to get your parts back?
• When in the season (what week) do your parts go out?
• Do you do one batch of parts or many?
• Do any of you coat an assembled welded frame?

Thanks very much!

In the past we have been able to get them back in two days, but this year will likely be 4 days due to the shop being busier. We plan to take ours in this coming Monday, or Tuesday at the latest. We usually try to do everything in one batch, although we might need to go for a second round this year. We coat welded frames, but nothing bolted together during coating.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

In the past we have been able to get them back in two days, but this year will likely be 4 days due to the shop being busier. We plan to take ours in this coming Monday, or Tuesday at the latest. We usually try to do everything in one batch, although we might need to go for a second round this year. We coat welded frames, but nothing bolted together during coating.

wow! done with your robot already or soon.......cant wait to see what you folks have cooked up AGAIN.