Sulzer Metco 14E Flame Spray Gun, Air & Gas Flowmeters Start Price USD 999.99 Current Price USD 2,247.22 Time Left - Bid Count 11 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Appleton, WI See more about 'Sulzer Metco 14E Flame Spray Gun, Air & Gas Flowmeters' Description appleton_habitat_restore store Sulzer Metco 14E Flame Spray Gun, Air & Gas Flowmeters Local company could no longer use this Sulzer Metco system and donated it to the Habitat for Humanity Restore for resale. Thanks for your interest! Your purchase helps to build homes!Included in this Sulzer Metco system are:·        Type 14E Flame Spray Gun (instruction manual included)·        Type 2AF Air Flowmeter (instruction manual included)·        Type 2GF Gas Flowmeter (instruction manual included)·        Nine coils of metallizing wire (three types) Available for pick-up at the Habitat for Humanity Restore, located at 3000 E. College Ave., Appleton, WI 54915. Pick-up must be complete within 10 days of close of auction. Item can be paid for at the time of pickup by either cash, Mastercard or Visa. Taxes will be added to local pickups. Paypal is also available at buyer's request.Buyer can arrange their own packaging and shipping if desired through local UPS Store. Buyer to pay for all packing and shipping. A little about Sulzer Metco: With more than 70 years of expertise, Sulzer Metco is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of our customers in a wide range of industries, for both in-house production and with expert coating services.Through our Thermal Spray business unit, Sulzer Metco offers: ? A complete portfolio of thermal spray equipment, materials, accessories and supplies ? Complete systems to suit every requirement, whether simple systems for occasional use, to fully automated systems integrated into high volume production facilities, with professional support at every phase of the project, from initial consultation through commissioning, and beyond. ? Coating services of the highest quality, including pre and post coat processing ? After sales system service and support, including field service, traceable calibration and spare parts ? Expert process consultation services Process OverviewThermal spray coating involves the use of a torch to heat a material, in powder or wire form, to a molten or near-molten state, and the use of a gas to propel the material to the target substrate, creating a completely new surface. The coating material may be a single element, alloy or compound with unique physical properties that are, in most cases, achievable only through the thermal spray process.Thermal spray coatings are a highly cost-effective and straight-forward method for adding superior properties and performance qualities to a given engineering surface. The variety of products and coatings that can be enhanced by thermal spray are virtually limitless. The coatings are usually metallic, ceramic, carbides, or a combination of these materials to meet a range of physical criteria. As a family of related technologies, each thermal spray process brings distinct advantages. This provides a high degree of flexibility to meet a wide array of application and production requirements. These processes include:·                                 Atmospheric Plasma Spray ·                                 Champro® Controlled Atmosphere Plasma Spray ·                                 HVOF (High Velocity Oxy-Fuel) Spray, using either gas or liquid as the combustion fuel ·                                 Combustion Powder Thermospray® ·                                 Combustion Wire Spray ·                                 Electric Arc Wire Spray Ideal for putting on high quality coatings that require "flame spray" or "thermal spraying" technology (like aerospace applications. You can use this for coating an object with even the highest temperature powders like ceramics, metal oxide, or molybdenum with temperatures up to 1900F (1040C). It can also be used with thermal plastics and low temperature metals like tin, zinc, etc., with accessories, see links below.For more information about thermal spraying, see the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_sprayYou can put on chrome coatings, machinable nickel, or copper alloys to reduce wear and protect against corrosion. Put on a mirror finish with stainless steel. Molybdenum steel for hard wear applications. Aluminum powder for RF shielding. Smooth nickel finishes for exhaust manifolds, etc., etc., etc..This one is a Sulzer-Metco 14E (it's a current product, see their website by poking around their website: http://www.sulzermetco.com) You can get information on this gun from the manufacturer:http://pdf.directindustry.com/pdf/sulzer-metco/combustion-wire-solutions/23581-43043.htmlAbout thermal spray in general, see: http://149.168.34.62/ref/02/01424.pdf or the informative US Army publication: http://www.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals/em1110-2-3401/These guns apply metal coatings to metal surfaces. These are for corrosion or wear protection, to decorate or restore a surface (for example if it was corroded or worn, or even if that idiot over in the machine shop took too much off), or to improve electrical or thermal conductivity. They work by atomizing a wire which is blasted onto the surface with an oxy-acetylene welding flame, along with compressed air. Compressed air is also used to turn a turbine which advances the coating wire. Spray coatings are supposed to be harder and more resistant to wear because of the oxides that are mixed with the metal, along with quenching and work hardening. Density is 80% or better to that of castings of the same material. For bearing surfaces, the porosity is a good thing, otherwise it may need polishing and sealing.Nine coils of Metco Metallizing wire are included. To buy more wire, do a google search for "flame+spray+wire". Here are some suppliers: http://polymet.thomasnet.com/  or http://baystatesurfacetech.com/html/thermal_spray_wire-metal_alloy.html  You also might be able to find the wire at a local high tech welding supplier. You can get spare parts, supplies (like gear and valve lube), wire, etc. from SpaCom. A link to their online catalog, with prices might be useful as you can order right off of it: http://www.spacom.com/searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=5 Certain images and/or photos used in this template are the copyrighted property of JupiterImages and are being used with permission under license. Place a Bid!