Now that the tanks were made, I needed to decide how far I wanted to space them apart so that I could fabricate a bench to place them on. I initially wanted to set this line up in my garage so I opted to make 2 benches thinking that I would set the line up in an "L" shape in the corner of my garage...It never made it to the garage but rather straight into my brother's machine shop.
An idea of my bench design. It's strong and rigid.
After I had the new tanks sitting on the new bench and I wanted to get some heat in them. I knew I wasn't going to fabricate heaters so I order some up from the US. I purchased my heaters and thermostats from a company called Process Technologies. They work well as they were designed specifically for what I am using them for...
I knew I needed a power supply so I located something that I thought would do the job. I bought an 18 volt 60 amp DC plating rectifier. I now wish that I had done more research before making this purchase but it was a $50.00 buy that I didn't think would make me or break me. The rectifier is a constant voltage power supply used for plating...We all know that constant current is what everyone wants for anodizing. I intend on swapping this unit out when an appropriate replacement becomes avaliable. In the meantime ir works wonderfully, it just needs more focus and attention than I care to give it.
1960-1970's 18 volt - 60 amp rectifier.
