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Check
Powder thickness with Powder Checker before curing to help
insure correct cured film thickness the first time through
the line. Avoid stripping and re-coating which can cause
problems with adhesion and coating integrity.
VERSATILITY
- Ideal for set-up and
quality control
- Works on a variety of
part sizes, shapes and substrates such as metal,
plastic, wood, glass, and more
- Easy to carry;
convenient shirt pocket size
- Available in microns
(metric) or mils (inch)
QUALITY
- Broad stand-offs on both
sides of teeth help keep gage perpendicular to surface
when measuring
- Rugged aluminum
construction for long gage life and static control
- Precision gage;
manufactured to a tolerance
+
5 microns or
+
0.0002 inch
- Protective leather pouch
included with each gage
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SIMPLE OPERATION
This simple, easy-to-use gage measures
the thickness of applied dry coating powder ...before
it's been cured!
- Push the Powder
Checker perpendicularly into the dry powder so that
the two stand-offs (end tabs) on both sides of the teeth
rest firmly on the substrate.
- Drag the Powder
Checker along the surface of the coated part for at
least 1 centimeter.
- Remove the Powder
Checker from the surface and examine the marks left
in the powder.
The powder thickness is between the highest numbered
tooth which made a mark and has powder clinging to it,
and the next highest tooth which left no mark and has no
powder clinging to it.
Example: The 75
and 150 micron teeth both make lines and have powder
clinging to them but the 225 mil tooth does not. The
uncured powder thickness is determined to be between 150
and 225 microns. (see above image)
Note - Most
powders cure to approximately 50% of their dry
thickness. Marks left by the gage may affect the
characteristics of the cured film.
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