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Originally Posted by The_bluester
You have made me think seriously about setting up to anodise alloy parts that I make, mainly for the race car. That just looks so cool.
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Go for it!
The hardest thing to source is the Sulphuric Acid, but some people have been experimenting with Sodium Bisulphate with decent results.
http://www.observationsblog.com/4/po...tery-acid.html
I have not tried that method yet as I was able to sweet talk a local battery wholesaler into selling me 5x 1L bottles of 460g/L Sulphuric at cost price.
He was a bit hesitant but I assured him I had a legitimate use for the stuff.
To thank him I'm hoping to make a return visit with a small gift of a nice anodised business card holder with his company colours and logo. Got all the right dye colours here but I lack the skill with masking for the logo... a good excuse to practice this.
Some examples of what can be achieved by those with far more skill than I
http://jasonwong.smugmug.com/Other/2...DSC01780-L.jpg
http://www.gruntbull.com/images/f12/monster_1.JPG
http://www.gruntbull.com/images/d07/ccm6camo_1.JPG
I'm thinking I may try the toner transfer method first before I splash out on the expensive Caswell masking liquid, mainly because with toner transfer the laser printer has done all the hard work for you. Whether the toner can withstand 1 to 2 hours in Sulphuric acid remains to be seen.