Pressure Pot

[munawar]

Hello all. From most of the threads I have been reading looks like I'll need to get a pressure pot soon enough.

What is the most economical (= cheapest) way to get pressure pot?


Thanks
Manny
Champaigne test on beer budget!

[titan2]

Steal it!!!

[munawar]

Thanks Titan2, but can't steal it; that's way too expensive. Cost would be my soul!

[PaulDoug]

I have found them on Craigslist. You have to be patient. I purchased a once used Devilbiss with hoses and spray gun for $75. I can probably sell the gun and hoses for $50 if I decide to.

[PTownSubbie]

The cheapest is Craigslist and you can usually find a higher quality pot for a good price. The next cheapest is Harbor Freight. The HF pot gets a bad rap around here but many people use them. I personnaly have two that are in good working order and do the job for me. If you use them with caution, they will be fine for you provided you are a tinkerer....

With a 20% off coupon, you can get one for around $60 if I recall correctly. There are several library articles on modification but use your best judgement and ALWAYS BE SAFE!!

Fred

[Canadian_Kid]

I got my Binks pot on ebay for $30 plus shipping (another 30). It was covered in paint on the outside but clean inside. I have spent about 30 min on scraping the outside and it is pretty clean now (hard to get it all around the hing pieces). My Binks pot has a working PSI of 80 (looks to be very well built and is crazy heavy for its size).

[Craftdiggity]

I have an HF pot. Works just fine for casting. I only go up to 25 or 30 PSI, so not a whole lot of pressure. I wouldn't trust it much over that, just because of all the horror stories we've all read about.


Chris

[Fat Boy]

Just get it in your head that casting and cheap do not go together. i like most bought the HF pot for $60.00, then spent about the same on brass to get it running. still much better than 250+ for one from alumilite. good luck to you and your check book

[ldb2000]

Or , you could just cast without one . If you're just going to be doing color casts with PR there is absolutly no need for one , if you're going to do clear casts in PR and you are careful not to create bubbles in the PR while you are mixing in the catalyst you don't need one either . You can cast Alumilite without pressure as well but it is more difficult to do .

[munawar]

I don't know how to reply to each post above to thank you individually, so I'd like to give my sincerest thanks to everybody. Your information is great as it gives me fundamental idea of what I should be looking for. I'll be sure to post when I get something. I'll spend a little time searching Craigslist first.

I won't be doing too much color casting; I am just using that to learn. I can get color casting cheap enough from stores or folks on this forum. I like to embed stuff or make personalized casting for individuals.

Thanks y'all.
Munawar