I have some aluminum parts that are "hardcoat anodized" with a matte finish. What am I going to have to have to nickel plate them? I assume I am going to have to buff / polish off the anodizing and get a polished surface, then Zincate them for starters. Is that right? TIA.
OK. I have the 1.5 gallon kit. I have read the instructions. I have looked at the online manual. I asked for online help and got an answer. However, I feel like I am getting more stupid by the minute. Please help me before I drown myself in the bucket! How many total nickel credits [...]
I am going to build an oven in the upcoming weeks, my residential oven is not up to par with what i am doing. I have reviewed many of the schematics on the site and i am seeing that almost every one has a neutral wire in the circuit. some have the neutral wire going [...]
Hi all im new to this forum and need some help. Iv been polishing things the old way, sanding by hand with sand paper starting from 80 up to 2000 then polishing by hand 4 times to give it that real shine but i cant do it anymore its to hard and time consuming. I [...]
Just wanted to send a thank you to acidrain and sswee for helping with the troubleshooting. I ended up cutting the acid ratio, which in turned made my PS much more responsive. I also wired up my bus bar so I am getting excelent connection. I also picked up a 1/2 hp chiller brand new [...]
I’d like to hear peoples opinions on which route I should take in silver/nickel plating my fishing lures. I bought a HP 0-10v power supply and some copper powder to mix with clear lacquer to make my lures conductive and am unsure as to which solutions I should buy. Ideally I would like to make [...]
Hi Guys, Lots of great info and builds here, thanks to all for sharing. The goal of this build is to replace the old kitchen oven I’ve been using for about a year now. Aside from the occasional axle or bumper I’ve been fine with it’s capacity, I’m purely a hobbyist. Problem is my garage [...]
Anodizing – This is my first post . I have been experimenting with anodizing for a little bit . I started with a Battery charger and found it to be inconsistent so i switched to a Constant Current power supply – 8 amps .I also ordered the die from Caswell . I found the fabric [...]
Hey all I am looking for input on making samples to show to potential customers. Any suggestions? Old Car parts? Scrap meatal? Thanks
Let me know how my wiring diagram looks, i have a 3wire 220 with a ground so no nuetral so i will be running a seperate cord for the 110v side, let me know if im wrong on anything
