I hear some people say they bake 15-20 mins past flowout, and some people say 15-20 mins after the part reaches temp. For me those 2 would be way, way different lengths of time.
Personally, I always bake 15-20 mins (or whatever that particular powder recommends) after the part reaches temp, checking with an IR thermometer. But when I stick my parts in the oven, it's probably less than 10 minutes before the powder starts to flow, but at least 20 until the part reaches temp. So there's a variable of at least 10 minutes there, usually more for me.
What's the "right" way??
Personally, I always bake 15-20 mins (or whatever that particular powder recommends) after the part reaches temp, checking with an IR thermometer. But when I stick my parts in the oven, it's probably less than 10 minutes before the powder starts to flow, but at least 20 until the part reaches temp. So there's a variable of at least 10 minutes there, usually more for me.
What's the "right" way??
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