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Angle Iron/Aluminum
I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the
turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. |
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On Feb 13, 7:54 pm, Searcher7 wrote:
I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. Check out powder coating. It is powdered plastic that is sprayed on the metal, then melted. Aluminum will oxidize in just a few minutes. The coating on steel is scale and should be ground/sanded off before painting or powder coating. Paul |
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Searcher7 wrote:
I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. KRYLON -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Angle Iron/Aluminum
why does it have to be metal? can you use corian?
"Searcher7" wrote in message ... I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Searcher7 wrote:
I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. Powdercoating. -- Gary Brady Austin, TX www.powdercoatoven.4t.com |
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On Feb 14, 5:53 pm, Anthony wrote:
wrote in news:95cec56b-7d79-48b6- : I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. Hard Anodized aluminum angle should work. It will be black and a very durable finish. Thanks. Since they do not have that at Home Depot, would you know the best(cheapest) place to get it? Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. |
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Searcher7 wrote in
: On Feb 14, 5:53 pm, Anthony wrote: wrote in news:95cec56b-7d79-48b6- : I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. Hard Anodized aluminum angle should work. It will be black and a very durable finish. Thanks. Since they do not have that at Home Depot, would you know the best(cheapest) place to get it? Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. You'd have to buy the angle, then have it hard anodized. Should be a few places fairly local to you that do that. -- Anthony You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make better idiots. Remove sp to reply via email |
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On Feb 14, 12:16*am, Grant Erwin wrote:
Searcher7wrote: I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. KRYLON The spray paint? I'm building a modular control panel with joysticks and buttons(which is why I mentioned the sweaty hands). Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. |
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On Feb 14, 11:43*am, "William Noble" wrote:
why does it have to be metal? *can you use corian? Angle Corian? :-) Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. |
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On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:48:31 -0800 (PST), with neither quill nor
qualm, Searcher7 quickly quoth: On Feb 14, 11:43*am, "William Noble" wrote: why does it have to be metal? *can you use corian? Angle Corian? :-) Bullnose iron? -- SALMON -- The Other Pink Meat |
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On Feb 16, 11:48*pm, Anthony wrote:
wrote : On Feb 14, 5:53 pm, Anthony wrote: wrote in news:95cec56b-7d79-48b6- : I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. Hard Anodized aluminum angle should work. It will be black and a very durable finish. Thanks. Since they do not have that at Home Depot, would you know the best(cheapest) place to get it? Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. You'd have to buy the angle, then have it hard anodized. Should be a few places fairly local to you that do that. This would make it difficult and cost prohibitive, so I'd need to go with another option. Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. |
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Angle Iron/Aluminum
Searcher7 writes:
I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Powder-coating could be an option -- that's an extremely durable finish. http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...19897&D=319897 The possible problem is you need to have a 400F oven, which isn't used for food preparation. If the part is small enough, a used toaster-oven would do just fine. |
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Angle Iron/Aluminum
On Feb 23, 4:10*pm, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
writes: I am working on a project that will require me to create a ledge the turns down at a 90 degree angle. It has to be as resistant as possible to oxidation(ie:sweaty hands), and also as dark as possible.(Preferably black). The angle iron I've found at Home Depot has some sort of paint/coating that doesn't seem durable, and the angle Aluminum there is too bright. I'd appreciate any other ideas for a materials/coatings that may fit my needs. Powder-coating could be an option -- that's an extremely durable finish. http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...19897&D=319897 The possible problem is you need to have a 400F oven, which isn't used for food preparation. *If the part is small enough, a used toaster-oven would do just fine. I looked into powerder coating years ago when I was considering using it on some arcade game related metal parts, but had come to the conclusion that it wasn't plausible to do myself in my small apartment,a nd it wasn't worth it to try and have it done at one of the auto places. Any idea what the approximate cost of materials/hardware, and also the amount of room needed for a set-up like this? (The size of the largest parts would be as much as 2' X 1'). Thanks. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. |
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