Home Anodizing Set-up

[TomG]

I didn't have a lot of time to devote to projects this weekend since I was celebrating the coming of the Easter Bunny with the family, but did manage to make some progress on the anodizing bench. I made the rest of the "L" brackets for supporting the heating elements and got the elements and the bubblers permanently installed. I also picked up some 1 1/2" foam and made an egg crate assembly to insulate the tanks and also figured out the best location for each tank to isolate the room temp ones from the heated ones. This is especially critical for the anodizing tank which must remain between 68ºF and 72ºF. I'd rather not have to cool it if possible, but I doubt I'll be so lucky. There will also be a foam panel on top with cut-outs for the tanks, topped off with a finishing layer of the white Melamine paneling for ease of clean-up. The plan is to leave enough room that the covers can still be used to seal the tanks when not in use. I also got all of the heated tanks wired and fished the wires through some PVC feed-throughs in the bottom of the bench. The next task will be to build a sheet aluminum box to house all of the relays, controllers and switches, and act as a power distribution box.

To be continued...

Tom