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DerekVinyard · Member

I have some more, I'll post them when I get home from work. I hope this helps, these links helped me get started.

Ron Newman - http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize.html

J Kelly McCoy - http://www.wcc.net/~jkmccoy/shop/anodiz.htm

Jim Bowes - http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/anodize.shtml

Anodizing Aluminum - http://w3.uwyo.edu/~metal/anodizing.html

Bike Pro - http://www.bikepro.com/products/metals/alum.html

Supplies:
Caswell Electroplating - Canada - http://www.caswellplating.ca
Caswell Electroplating - USA - http://www.caswellplating.com/

DerekVinyard · Member

Bruce Hampson - http://underworld.fortunecity.com/spaceinvader/893/

I anyone has an interest in anodizing, I can get you started with a battery charger, bottle of coke and clothing dye. Perhaps I'll write a step by step guide.

AirGunEric · Site Admin

kanyon · Silver Status Member

Its all very easy, I have a 5 colour anodizing plant
set up in my wood shed.
Have a water cooled acid tank.
use old home chip deep fryers for
the heated dye pots.
and a 150amp DC inverter welder as the
power surply.
tank of custic soda & tank of cold clean water.
Just need to get a buff as any surface
marks show up real bad.

As you will see in the pic

One of my first trys

dummyracer36 · Senior Member

about 5 or 6 years ago, i made the decision to start doing the anodizing of our billet rearsets in house. its not as hard as some would have you believe. but as kanyon stated.... surface prep is crucial.

DerekVinyard · Member

It magnifies minor flaws, rather than hiding them. I'm also setup with a 15l ano tank and 15l etching tank, but I still use a stove for the sealer and electric heaters for the dyes.
For anyone interested it can be as complex or simple as you wish. ymmv

Amigo · Veteran Member

Hey Derek, thanks for the good links. When and if I get the time, Aluminum anodizing is something I want to try.

Thanks Again,

Amigo

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

Hi Derek thanks for the links, I did manage to get some sulfuric acid earlier on this year but never got around to using it, very dangerous stuff that.

I never thought about battery acid, That I will certainly will give a try.

Al Thumb Up!

DerekVinyard · Member

No problem. The sulfuric acid is very safe compared to the nitric acid or the sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).

Just remember Always Add Acid...
Wear your PPE
Have neutralizer ready
Ventilate
And don't use glass

cw · Banned

Why no glass?

DerekVinyard · Member

cw · Banned

That makes sense. I was wondering, because I inherited
some old glass jars of sulfuric and nitric acid. I guess that I
should look into transfer/disposal.

yourdaddyjoe · Supporting Member

Great links Derek,

I have anodized on an average of over 75 pieces each month... I do not have the room or ventilation for such a set up...

I have a great metal finishing company just up the road from me that is very reasonable...

However... some times I am asked to re-anodize parts and one of the links has a "how to" on stripping that I found very helpful... Beats sending the parts in, picking them back up for clean up... Then back in to be re-anodized. Now that, I can take on here.

Thanks,
Joe

yourdaddyjoe · Supporting Member

One other tip...

Vibratory Tumblers... They work great... I am picking up an 18lb at Harbor very soon...