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RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - Bill Gruby - 04-25-2013
Well done Tom, well done.
"Billy G"
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - TomG - 04-25-2013
Thanks Ed, I was pleased with the results. Only problem is now they'll probably want everything anodized.
Tom
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - EdK - 04-25-2013
(04-25-2013, 04:15 PM)TomG Wrote: Thanks Ed, I was pleased with the results. Only problem is now they'll probably want everything anodized.
Tom
Yup, and we will be wondering if you give members of this forum a discount.
Ed
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - DaveH - 04-25-2013
What a great result Tom
Really do look nice
From start to finish how long does the anodizing process take ?
DaveH
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - Mayhem - 04-25-2013
Excellent work Tom. Now you get to bill your company for the whole anodizing setup!
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - TomG - 04-25-2013
Thanks Bill.
Darren: I don't think I could pull off a "bill for the whole set-up" thing, but I'm sure I could justify increasing my shop rate.
Dave: The whole process takes an hour and forty five minutes by the clock, but it's all process time so I can do other things while the magic is happening.
Tom
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - TomG - 05-02-2013
I've been finishing up some details on the anodizing bench. It now has a couple coats of bright blue glossy paint, a complete bubbling system and a good start on the hinged top/work surface. I still need to stuff some foam board between the tanks and outer wall, make a trim panel out of the white Melamine board with cutouts for the tank tops and finish trimming out top and installing the gas springs to hold it up. I also ordered another temperature controller to cool the anodizing tank, so that and another relay will be added to the controller. The end is near.
Tom
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RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - Highpower - 05-02-2013
Awesome job Tom. It looks like you've created another career for yourself.
Just let me know when you get the hard coat system worked out.
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - TomG - 05-02-2013
Thanks Willie, but I have enough "careers" already.
I don't there is anything magical about hardcoat. It's just regular anodizing done at a cooler temperature to allow a thicker (.002") deposit. Unfortunately due to the smaller pore size, it can only be dyed black or dark green. The application that I built this set-up for only requires type II anodizing, but I do have other hobbies that use type III (as do you
).Tom
RE: Home Anodizing Set-up - Mayhem - 05-03-2013
Looking good Tom. Just for a perspective, which Lab is in the photo - the normal size one or the giant?