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[He Man]

If you are using propane you can just pick up the burners from the grilling sectino of Home Despot.  Then use the controls of a regular grill.  At any given elevation in the over, the temperature should be pretty consistent.  And so long as you seal it up, that should hold it.  in fact....  Have you considered just using a steel drum (barrel) on it's side cut in half so you can lift off or hinge off the upper half?  That'd be plenty bid for a frame, and already built pretty much...  And with a few burners in it out of propane grills and the normal grill style control for each burner, you could theoretically even control the stove heat sectionally to an extent....  just a thought

I already built it. so no im not gonna go find a barrel to replace it. lol and the point of this is to make it out of scrap so im not buying anything until i absolutely need to! Ive already decided to make tubular burners. aka black iron pipes with holes drilled in them.

However, everything i want to PC is a stressed member of my bike and theres still the idea of my swing arm and wheel snapping after i hit a pot hole. lol

[mookieo2]

If you are using propane you can just pick up the burners from the grilling sectino of Home Despot.  Then use the controls of a regular grill.  At any given elevation in the over, the temperature should be pretty consistent.  And so long as you seal it up, that should hold it.  in fact....  Have you considered just using a steel drum (barrel) on it's side cut in half so you can lift off or hinge off the upper half?  That'd be plenty bid for a frame, and already built pretty much...  And with a few burners in it out of propane grills and the normal grill style control for each burner, you could theoretically even control the stove heat sectionally to an extent....  just a thought

That sounds like a great idea. I know that if I leave my Weber grill unattended while its warming up I`ve gotten it to about 650 real quick. If you can find an old Weber grill or( I`m not condoning this)  go to the store and grab the serial # off of one, the burners are warranteed for like 10 years. My friend found one in the garbage and he called them and they replaced everything for free.

[RB]

gold is the target color, but im running into issues with PCing the wheels.

regardless, how many coats can that Eastwood gun do before it becomes too weak?

not sure what you mean, i clean it after every use, just discharge and blow out with compressor. also you need to make sure your compressor is 'dry'. drain it first or attach a dryer so no water contaminates the powder. A regulator on your line will help control the air, this is a must, or the high speed air can blow the powder off the part....easily since it is just held by static.
Google powder coating multiple coats, i have read that you don't fully cure the first coat, and you can even do multiple colors if you wish by removing or the powder with a damp sponge and a steady hand. But i am not the authority on this.
I haven't run into a problem yet with my gun.
I have had my frame and swing arm coated, and i believe the wheels are from the factory. Not sure what your issue would be, with PCing the wheels. If you are in doubt about the material being heated after powder coating i don't think that is an issue. But i would NOT burn the powder coating off the softer metal parts(burning off powder coating is the easiest way to remove the PC, but needs to be done at 700 degrees, or so i have been told)...wheels and swing arm which could damage said parts.

hope that helps

RB