My Dust Collector Mod #5: Final paint

Finally, some real progress with the tedious finishing process. I put the last coat of paint on the new dust collector chassis:

I abandoned my plan for the cone support. It was proving just too finicky. I’ll come up with another means of securing the barrel/separator.

The “hammered” spray paint (dark bronze, here) was kind of tricky to apply. It likes a moderately heavy and very wet coat to develop the texture, rather than several thin coats as recommended for other sprays. I made that mistake with the caster base, so it came out with more of a fine orange peal texture but that’s okay. I also installed the casters on the base…cuz that’s how I roll.

After the paint fully cures, I’ll mount it to the base and begin installing the electrical accessories.

-- Brett — Peters Creek, Alaska