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adenough:
Right, thought id have a go at home anodising, im really pleased with the resutls considering its my first attempt, but i made a stupid error :LolLolLolLol:  ill let the pics talk:

levers as bought, then stripped,




then the set up equipment,








sulphuric acid and distilled water, lead cathode and ally wire to make the lever the anode,






left in the solution fizzing away for about 3 fags ( 30 mins), then remove and put into a tub of distilled water (from the condeser tumble dryer thing)



heated up some dylon mix in the nuke, let cool to about 50 degrees C,




then placed the lever into the dye for about 20 mins (this is when i realised what id done wrong)




now you have to seal the dye into the alloy by immersing the part into boiling distilled water for about 30 mins,



and hey presto, a loverly anodised tech 3, well nearly!! im personally amazed at the result!! but as you can see, i didnt connect the body of the lever properly.

your thoughts please........................








 :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

threaders:
Looks great for a first effort and haven't seen anyone else try it before :daumenhoch: Set up looks complicated though. What sort of price are we talking for the gear used? ;)

oldschoolace:
Cant beat a bit of home brew  :daumenhoch:

Looks good for a first effort and i'm sure it would get better with practice.  :4_17_5:

adenough:

--- Quote from: Threaders on November 25, 2012, 04:27 PM ---Looks great for a first effort and haven't seen anyone else try it before :daumenhoch: Set up looks complicated though. What sort of price are we talking for the gear used? ;)

--- End quote ---
not much, more time than anything :daumenhoch:,  power supply, connectors (which i had to needle file to fit) croc clips, tubs etc, probs around £25, then youve gotta get caustic sosa, acid, lead, etc, cant really put a price on it as i scrounged some of the bits  :daumenhoch:

HARORIDER:
excellent effort  :daumenhoch: if you had polished the lever first the results would have been even better  :daumenhoch:

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