Snowblower Wings and Powder Coating

[RandyM]

Well, I was going to post this in the finishing forum but, I see it no longer exists. Soooooo, I guess I will put it here instead. This is a project to add wings to my snowblower to get a little wider path. I am hoping to document the powder coating process a little bit.

Here is how the blower is starting out. A basic 54" wide unit. And the final fabrication of the wings. Stand by, more to follow.

 

[Tony Wells]

Nice job, Randy. I'm sure glad I don't need one of those!

 

[valleyboy101]

Beautiful paint job Randy, if you lived in the NE states it would be getting a major workout today.
Michael

 

[RandyM]

Nice job, Randy. I'm sure glad I don't need one of those!

Yeah Tony, some of use are lucky that way. :roflmao:

Beautiful paint job Randy, if you lived in the NE states it would be getting a major workout today.
Michael

Michael, we do get our fair share of snow,but you are correct not today.




NOW, here is the brace. It has been glassbeaded and cleaned with alcohol and the hanging wire is in place.




Here it is hangin in the oven being pre-heated.




And here it is after coating and curing still in the oven.



This is all being done in an ordinary house hold oven. Which is the restriction to my coating, anything that fits in the oven gets powder coated.

 

[Kennyd]

Great job Randy, how did you bend the wings?

 

[DAN_IN_MN]

Do you ever have trouble with it clogging up? Do you wonder why they clog?


[video=youtube;EMAgb3QNEE8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMAgb3QNEE8[/video]

 

[xalky]

Do you ever have trouble with it clogging up? Do you wonder why they clog?


That's a great tip. I'm gonna do mine this weekend. I got rubber and self drilling/tapping screws. Good to go.

 

[kd4gij]

I come in here looking for somthing that was going to fly What do you use that thing for anyway. Will it pick up leaves.:roflmao:

















Hellow from sunny Fl.:allgood:

 

[Glmphoto]

Nice job, Randy. I'm sure glad I don't need one of those!

Just came in from 3 hours of blowing snow over the top of my machine.......
People from Texas should just pass by any post including snow blowers with out comment....... LOL

You lucky dog


Nice job Randy

 

[GarageGuy]

Your oven is way too clean! :rofl:

GG