Wooden boolit holder

[GregLaROCHE]

Is it possible or has anyone tried to use a wood block drilled with holes to hold boolits upright when baking? Is there a type of wood that can take the heat? Maybe a plastic that doesn’t cost a fortune. I guess there is always aluminum. I’m tired of the stress of standing up long narrow boolits and them falling down. How many have experienced the. Domino effect?

[geslayton]

I'm following for the suggestions! I have tried the basket method and just let them bake together and break them apart method but haven't liked the way they come out, it seems like there are always a few that get puddles of powder coat stuck on them

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[Smoke4320]

when I started powdercoating it was with a spraygun.. took aluminum trays glued hex nuts to the trays . Then covered the nuts and trays with non stick foil. punched holes where the nuts were and placed bullets nose down.. worked like a champ.
you could do the same with shake and bake just have a ring where the bullet contracts the foil. Just a looks issue will NOT effect group size

[fredj338]

I don't see why a hardwood block wouldn't work. 400deg isn't enough to fire the wood but not sure about reaction of PC sticking to any wood surface but doubt it. I fond the lastic tray jigs work really well & its stupid simple to fill, invert into a baking tray or basket, done.

[Hossfly]

I know some Pine will light off at 400’ I’ve experienced that so pine is out.

[Bazoo]

Hardwood at 400 will be real close to the combustion point I'd guess.

Maybe have a wooden or plastic block with holes all the way through to get the bullets all set up and then once they are in the oven, carefully remove them without knocking any over?

[Walter Laich]

On the topic of baking them in a tray: I shake the tray once they are in so I only have a one layer thickness. Keeps the 'globs' from forming.

after I take the tray out of the oven let it cool for about a minute, dump the bullets in a rectangle metal backing pan and shake back and forth. does a great job of keeping them from sticking together. I have some Siamese twins but not many.

[Taylor]

I have done it, and it does work.

[country gent]

My issue with hard wood and 400* would be at that heat for the length of time the wood may dry out and crack break or fail. Another is the natural oils in wood s going to affect the coating. Plastics may give of fumes and or get soft at the temps. Aluminum flashing bent in a tube and holes drilled in one side might work well. Only contact would be the base and a thin ring where the top layer is holding them. I believe flashing is .015 thick so it will bend easily and be a thin ring of contact.

[GregLaROCHE]

I’ve tried a lot of silicone kitchen stuff, but holes were too big or too small. Maybe punching holes in an aluminum sheet to stick the bases of boolits, with the shape for gas checks might work, as long as the PC doesn’t stick to hard to the aluminum.

[Smoke4320]

It will stick to the Aluminun. Even to the non stck foil WHEN HOT. Let it cool 20-30 minutes and they will come eight off the foil.

[lavenatti]

I used wood all the time when I first started powder coating. Pine, mahogany even plywood, after a few bakes it'll warp a little. The plywood gets toasty looking pretty quick but the other wood takes longer to turn brown.
Never had a problem with burning at 400 degrees, paper doesn't even burn until 451 degrees (remember the book?). My oven is PID controlled and the temp stays pretty close to the set point, in a standard toaster oven I wouldn't be surprised if you could light a wood tray on fire. Some of my wood trays have holes to press the base of gas checked bullets into. Just cover them with foil, run a finger over them to make the holes visible and press the bullets in. Never had a problem.

[GregLaROCHE]

Will PC stick to Teflon?

[BC17A]

I use bender board and it takes 400-420 degrees without issue.

[dryflash3]

I use bender board and it takes 400-420 degrees without issue.

More info on bender board please. What's it's made of, where to get?

[BC17A]

More info on bender board please. What's it's made of, where to get?

It's a compressed wood like MDF used for making curved concrete forms. I get it at Home depot, 8 foot lengths for a couple of bucks. I drilled holes through it for aluminum tacks to poke through just enough to contact foil for the PC gun to charge the boolits.

[cwlongshot]

I use powder coated baskets from Bed Bath and Beyond. Theya re made as drawer irganizers and properly applied powder will not let bullets stick. Adjust your temp a little dont be so blk n white. You will find that either a lil more or less temp
Or time can change things for sticking. Also water quench out of oven seems to help too.

Some Colors just stick while others could be baked in a pile and NOT STICK AT ALL!

Be sure That you “sift” off all excess powder!! You dont want a knumpy mess if your bullets dont look even with powder application SIFT THEM MORE! (In basket trays) When ya get it right you will be fishing bullets from the bottom of the quench bucket.

CW

[RP]

I used poplar but it was scraps off the job site I would not go and buy any after some time depending on the grain it will warp. I have picked up some of the mats but have not tried them out as of yet.