 Tips for home anodizing kit usage? |
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| Mueller |
 Jan 30 2006, 03:00 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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As soon as I get the directions from McMark on how to use his Caswell anodizing kit , I plan on trying it out.....any BTDT tips or tricks??
material will be 6061 and is 914 related (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) |
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| bondo |
Jan 30 2006, 03:04 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
Don't try to do large parts. Cast parts work sometimes but my results have varied. Avoid solution contamination. Use a chemical sealer if you can. Definitely practice on some scrap.
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| McMark |
Jan 30 2006, 03:07 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Okay, okay. I'll write myself a note to get you the manual. Sheesh. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) You didn't have to go "public" to get my attention.
J/K (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) But I did write myself a note. |
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| McMark |
Jan 30 2006, 03:08 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Royce, what did you use to power your kit?
Mike - Here's the manual. Here's the power source they sell. |
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| bondo |
Jan 30 2006, 03:19 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
I use a universal battery charger called a fair radio charger. It's military surplus. It can handle about 15 amps.
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| Porcharu |
Jan 30 2006, 03:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 3,518 Region Association: Northern California |
Mike - have you seen this??
http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize.html |
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| Mueller |
Jan 31 2006, 04:46 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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thanks Steve....some good reading there.... |
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| Mueller |
Aug 3 2006, 02:47 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Hey Mark....I got a powersupply (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
It just so happens I needed to buy a "good" for work...no problem for me to borrow it for home use,,,wanna bring the kit with you next week?? |
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| ejm |
Aug 3 2006, 05:35 PM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
I think this is the very same question that got Dirk Wright started (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| HarveyH |
Aug 3 2006, 06:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 450 Joined: 19-June 03 From: Downingtown, PA Member No.: 843 |
Clean!
Clean! Clean! Clean! Clean! Everything has to be very clean. I assume you will be using aluminum rods to support your piece parts for processing; don't skimp and try and reuse them. Once they've gone in the tank and the current has been started they are anodized too; the really small contact points with the workpiece will not be, but you will never get them lined up properly to make a good contact. If something happens and you have to take a piece out before it is done, it will have to be stripped, cleaned, and completely reanodized. Most of what I did (20 years ago now...) was hot water sealing, with a couple of items in a chromate sealer so I dont know anything about them |
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| Joe Bob |
Aug 3 2006, 06:39 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
CW clean.....get a "Tack Cloth"....
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| iamchappy |
Aug 3 2006, 08:16 PM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Check Ebay auctions for Bdstone, he sells nice plated 914 parts for less than the effort
you have to go through doing it yourself. |
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| McMark |
Aug 3 2006, 10:16 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) I'll pack it along. I was just trying to decide where to store it.
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