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XMIT:
This is an interest check for powder coating services. The interest check expires on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at midnight Texas time (UTC -0600 at the moment).

I'm in the process of restoring my F107 keyboard and decided that I would like to have it powder coated. The goal is to match the gray on my Industrial M. Some other folks have recommended RAL 7030 for this application.

The shop that I am using does not have this color in stock so I had to order it at my expense ($40). Plus, even though stripping and powder coating the shell of an F107 is about $40 of work, the shop minimum is $75. Their current lead time is three weeks.

Now I don't mind supporting local business and am prepared to eat this cost myself. However, the shop manger offered to do at least one extra keyboard frame at little to no additional charge.

The shop has many colors in stock but RAL 7030 is not one of them. So, if you want to powder coat something else (say a base plate) they may be able to do this as well.

So this is what I propose:
- mail your item to be powder coated to me. This could be an F62, F77, F107, or really anything that will take a powder coat.
- I will charge you your portion of the actual expenses. So, two ways, we're looking at about $57.50 a person. Three ways or more, probably like $45 a person since costs could increase.

I'm stealing one of rindorbrot's photos here to show what a powder coated Kishsaver in RAL 7030 Stone Gray looks like. See: http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/kishsaver-photothread-t7483.html#p148314 .

If this interest check fails: I will probably have some spare RAL 7030 powder coat that I will sell on the Classifieds if anyone is interested.

Thanks for reading!

dorkvader:
here are some photos of a RAL 7030 4704 that a customer of mine had me send off for powdercoating.

It's a good colour.





https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8689/16667021278_3140196727_o.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7594/16647307917_6bb4f77722_o.jpg
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8579/16234648903_e8d78d08a7_o.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7638/16668469069_b6b8c149d4_o.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7639/16667786968_8ce1ea534d_o.jpg

XMIT:
No takers? I had one person interested over on DT. It would be nice to have one more. Come on, get your Kishsaver and/or F107 and/or any other metal part powder coated! :)

Dodgy:
I'd be all over this if I had a Kishsaver  ;)
Anyone selling one? ;D

HoffmanMyster:

--- Quote from: XMIT on Fri, 14 August 2015, 17:10:16 ---No takers?

--- End quote ---

Just saw this!  I am potentially interested, but I think I've missed the deadline?

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