Vinyl suggestions anyone……

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

Oracal® Vinyl and Avery® Vinyl are used by the person that we will be getting our stencils from.

This is one that I’m looking to use…Anyone familiar with these makes of vinyls and if so what do you use…

Oracal 751 - 24 inch x 10 yds NP - White
2 mil high performance PVC film with excellent dimensional stability and very good cutting and application characteristics. 7 years outdoor durable. Surface glossy finish. 78# release liner which provides excellent weeding and release values.

the lowest cost………don’t know if it will work….

Oracal 641 - 24 inch x 10 yds NP - White
Oracal 641 Economy is a 2.75 mil glossy film. Designed for short-term graphics, it has a 4 year outdoor life. It is NOT recommended for vehicle use. A 78# release liner provides excellent weeding and release values.

I know 3M was suggested…but I need to stay with Oracal or Avery……..

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making oven

April 18th, 2009 at 04:56pm Under metal finishing

hey im david im 18 and i drift 2 1984 datsun/nissan 200sx’s

im trying to get towards suspensiona nd rims and have spawned interest in powder coat


i have a welder etc. got the eltric oven today for free.

planning to make it bigger

whats a good temp i need for ?

any tips, or info? thanks!

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zinc nickel composition

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:04am Under metal finishing

I have a problem to find the percentage between zinc and nickel composition in metal .Is there any titration method i can use to solve it without using spectrophotometer or any costly device?hope anyone could help..

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Powder Coating

March 16th, 2009 at 07:06am Under metal finishing

Race City Powder :

We are located Mooresville, North Carolina.

Our state of the art oven has a capacity of up to 35 feet.

We can handle all your powder- needs; no job is to small or to large.

With our new loading docks, we can handle all your shipping requirements

So call us today at 704.799.0291 or visit our website at

www. racecitypowdercoating.com

You can also e-mail us at racecitypowdercoating@windstream.net

Sheryl

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Catalog Printing Methods

February 28th, 2009 at 07:21pm Under Printing

We cannot deny the fact that catalog is now a soaring industry. Nowadays, catalogs are considered one of the useful tools in advertising and marketing. It can be used to give information to customers and to show pictures of products that can be purchased. In some cases, catalogs will show services that can be offered by certain businesses as well.

You can choose to print your own material catalog or be aided by a professional service. It is still best to use a professional printer if you are creating a large catalog with lots of pictures. However, you can still print catalogs at home if you have the right equipments, including computer programs, paper, and a high-quality printer.

Catalog is more difficult and lengthy in procedure compared to pamphlet or brochure . The reason to this is that it has many pages and each page must be designed to show different products, services, prices and company information. It can be a tedious process thus, it is still best to get hold of a professional printer rather than just experimenting on your own.

Four is mostly used by services and commercial printers. This is because this kind of generates the most clear, vibrant and crisp images. Examples of this kind of can be seen in magazines such as Time, People and National Geographic.

There are several methods used in catalog . The first on is the web press. A web press is an offset press that uses a roll of paper rather than sheets of paper. The use of a roll of paper allows quicker . There are two types of web presses the heat-set and cold-set.

A heat-set web press is the standard catalog and magazine press. It has a heating unit that dries the printed ink as it exits the press. This press allows high speed on coated papers such as gloss. It also produces brilliant, crisp photo reproduction for catalogs. Heat-set web presses are huge, complicated presses that necessitate several people to operate and setup. It is only reasonable to use this type of press for print runs of 10,000 copies or more and in increments of 8 pages, preferably 16. Ninety nine per centum of all mail-order catalogs are printed on this type of press.

Cold-set web press, on the other hand, does not include a heating unit so the printed ink must air dry. This press can only print on uncoated papers which allow the ink to absorb into the paper. Cold-set web press produces a fairly dull, fuzzy photo reproduction for catalogs. This kind of press is smaller and simpler than heat-set web presses, costing less and requiring less setup time. This can be a good press for very small quantity catalog print runs starting at 1,000 copies.

Another method of catalog is the sheet-fed press. This press is a customarily low volume press that prints on pre-cut sheets of paper. Because of its more precise method a sheet-fed press produces the sharpest of these three press types. It can print on a wider variety of paper weights. However, because of its sluggish speed it is the most costly of all the print methods. Sheet-fed press is commonly used for small print runs or job which necessitates the most excellent .

Additional Information about the articles can be found at http://www.catalogprintingexperts.com

Maricon Williams

I love reading. Give me a book and I'll finish it in one sitting. Reading is the chance to be transported to a different world and so is writing. I'm more enthusiastic about writing however, since you can relay your ideas to someone else. I can only imagine that feeling when I hear a complete stranger talking about my ideas which read on an article somewhere. To relay my message to as many people is the same as touching people with music. Only mine's less harmonic. I try to make up for it with the I bring with words. And most of the time, its more than enough.

 

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nickel plating antique stove parts

May 28th, 2009 at 12:22am Under metal finishing

I have stove parts that have spots where the nickel has wore off. Can i use the plug and plate to brush the area that have been worn off?

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Vinyl suggestions anyone……

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

Oracal® Vinyl and Avery® Vinyl are used by the person that we will be getting our stencils from.

This is one that I’m looking to use…Anyone familiar with these makes of vinyls and if so what do you use…

Oracal 751 - 24 inch x 10 yds NP - White
2 mil high performance PVC film with excellent dimensional stability and very good cutting and application characteristics. 7 years outdoor durable. Surface glossy finish. 78# release liner which provides excellent weeding and release values.

the lowest cost………don’t know if it will work….

Oracal 641 - 24 inch x 10 yds NP - White
Oracal 641 Economy is a 2.75 mil glossy film. Designed for short-term graphics, it has a 4 year outdoor life. It is NOT recommended for vehicle use. A 78# release liner provides excellent weeding and release values.

I know 3M was suggested…but I need to stay with Oracal or Avery……..

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Vinyl suggestions anyone……

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

Oracal® Vinyl and Avery® Vinyl are used by the person that we will be getting our stencils from.

This is one that I’m looking to use…Anyone familiar with these makes of vinyls and if so what do you use…

Oracal 751 - 24 inch x 10 yds NP - White
2 mil high performance PVC film with excellent dimensional stability and very good cutting and application characteristics. 7 years outdoor durable. Surface glossy finish. 78# release liner which provides excellent weeding and release values.

the lowest cost………don’t know if it will work….

Oracal 641 - 24 inch x 10 yds NP - White
Oracal 641 Economy is a 2.75 mil glossy film. Designed for short-term graphics, it has a 4 year outdoor life. It is NOT recommended for vehicle use. A 78# release liner provides excellent weeding and release values.

I know 3M was suggested…but I need to stay with Oracal or Avery……..

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8 Pin Relay (Contractor) Buzzing

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

A few months back ED sent me a wire schematic for the oven including a fan, light, PID, Buzzer and timer. I have it all wired up and everything is working great but one thing. when I turn on the timer the oven fires and burners get hot. The 8 Pin Relay stays open and buzzes. I quickly turn the timer off and the relay buzzing stops. Now if I left the timer on the burners do get hot but I obviously would have a burnt out relay. Any suggestions to what I have backwards? I checked and I think I have it all correct. I have the timer load 1 gong to the load splice and the Line 1 going to the relay #2. Whats keeping the relay form closing connection. A ground or something? I also haven’t programmed the PID as I need to figure that out. Is that keeping something open until programmed? I have no idea how to program this PID (JLD612)

Any help is appreciated :)
Have a great 4th!

stevecjohnson@gmail.com
Steve

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8 Pin Relay (Contractor) Buzzing

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

A few months back ED sent me a wire schematic for the oven including a fan, light, PID, Buzzer and timer. I have it all wired up and everything is working great but one thing. when I turn on the timer the oven fires and burners get hot. The 8 Pin Relay stays open and buzzes. I quickly turn the timer off and the relay buzzing stops. Now if I left the timer on the burners do get hot but I obviously would have a burnt out relay. Any suggestions to what I have backwards? I checked and I think I have it all correct. I have the timer load 1 gong to the load splice and the Line 1 going to the relay #2. Whats keeping the relay form closing connection. A ground or something? I also haven’t programmed the PID as I need to figure that out. Is that keeping something open until programmed? I have no idea how to program this PID (JLD612)

Any help is appreciated :)
Have a great 4th!

stevecjohnson@gmail.com
Steve

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8 Pin Relay (Contractor) Buzzing

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

A few months back ED sent me a wire schematic for the oven including a fan, light, PID, Buzzer and timer. I have it all wired up and everything is working great but one thing. when I turn on the timer the oven fires and burners get hot. The 8 Pin Relay stays open and buzzes. I quickly turn the timer off and the relay buzzing stops. Now if I left the timer on the burners do get hot but I obviously would have a burnt out relay. Any suggestions to what I have backwards? I checked and I think I have it all correct. I have the timer load 1 gong to the load splice and the Line 1 going to the relay #2. Whats keeping the relay form closing connection. A ground or something? I also haven’t programmed the PID as I need to figure that out. Is that keeping something open until programmed? I have no idea how to program this PID (JLD612)

Any help is appreciated :)
Have a great 4th!

stevecjohnson@gmail.com
Steve

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oven for sale

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

Industrial Oven Blue-M

Model POM7-336F-HP
Outside dimensions 33" X 45" X 76"
Inside dimensions 20" X 25" X 38"
Used but still works great. Ideal for your small powder business.
BUYER TO ARRANGE SHIPPING

LINE VOLTAGE 208-240V/3PH/60HZ
TEMP RANGE 343 C / 650 F
LINE CURRENT
L1 38 / 50A
L2 38 / 50A
L3 38 / 50A
208/240V 3PH

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oven for sale

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

Industrial Oven Blue-M

Model POM7-336F-HP
Outside dimensions 33" X 45" X 76"
Inside dimensions 20" X 25" X 38"
Used but still works great. Ideal for your small business.
BUYER TO ARRANGE SHIPPING

LINE VOLTAGE 208-240V/3PH/60HZ
TEMP RANGE 343 C / 650 F
LINE CURRENT
L1 38 / 50A
L2 38 / 50A
L3 38 / 50A
208/240V 3PH

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oven for sale

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:05am Under metal finishing

Industrial Oven Blue-M

Model POM7-336F-HP
Outside dimensions 33" X 45" X 76"
Inside dimensions 20" X 25" X 38"
Used but still works great. Ideal for your small business.
BUYER TO ARRANGE SHIPPING

LINE VOLTAGE 208-240V/3PH/60HZ
TEMP RANGE 343 C / 650 F
LINE CURRENT
L1 38 / 50A
L2 38 / 50A
L3 38 / 50A
208/240V 3PH

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Chemical strip or sand blast?

July 3rd, 2009 at 04:04am Under metal finishing

I was wondering is sand blasting absolutely necessary? Or could the same results be archived by chemical striping paint and old powder? The reason why I ask is I do alot of computer cases and if I could dip and strip it would save me alot of time, as opposed to sand blasting. Thanks

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