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| JeffBowlsby |
 Oct 8 2003, 04:28 PM
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I found this site:
http://www.caswellplating.com/ Have you done any home plating - cadmium, yellow chromate, nickel or other? How easy is it REALLY...? Does it save any money-time-hassle? Seems like it would be a good solution for doing small nuts/bolts etc. Is the plating of good quality? Worth trying or better to just take the parts to plating shop? |
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| Qarl |
Oct 8 2003, 07:08 PM
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The zinc plating works really well once you figure out the voltage/amperate/sq cm crap.
The yellow zinc "coloration process" leaves something to be desired. Also, you have to plate 1 to 4 things at a time unless you invest in better equipment. This can get tedious after a while. Really you have $150 invested in the kit. I checked with the local plating company and they can do 10 lbs of stuff for like $50.00 in a day or two. Check the archives for some pictures of what I was able to do. For those less crazy than me, just bring it to get plated. Look up Metal Finishing in the phone book. |
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Jeff Bowlsby Anyone done any plating? Oct 8 2003, 04:28 PM
Jeroen The last person I remember doing his own plating s... Oct 8 2003, 05:04 PM ChrisReale Wasn't Karl headed down this path a few months... Oct 8 2003, 05:39 PM Qarl I've done it (Copy Cad and Yellow Zinc kit). ... Oct 8 2003, 06:52 PM ChrisReale OK, Karls crazy, who's next? :lol: Oct 8 2003, 06:53 PM ChrisReale I'm just giving you a hard time Karl, I actual... Oct 8 2003, 07:12 PM Qarl I attempted it and was successful (minus my finger... Oct 8 2003, 07:51 PM redshift I can plate things up to about the size of a human... Oct 8 2003, 09:37 PM maf914 Karl's picture has me confused. I remember wo... Oct 9 2003, 07:16 AM
Qarl It's the same size... just an optical illsion ... Oct 9 2003, 07:58 AM |
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