Re: Rig for Anodizing Pen Barrels?
Boy am I glad that I checked that idea with you folks! We have since found some Al wire that we're going to use.
Of course, the guys have this bright idea that we're going to hang the Al wire from an electrified copper rod so that we can more easily anodize multiply pens at once. Yet I suddenly suspect that this idea is another poor choice given that Al and Cu are pretty reactive...
On a different note, I've calculated that each pen will have roughly 0.144 sq-ft of surface area. Will a 12 V, 2 Amps power source be adequate for treating 5 pens (~.75 sq-ft) simultaneously? Alternatively, we have an 8 V, 3 Amp source that we could use.
We've cut some test blocks of 6061 Al slab that we're going to anodize in the morning using the 12V power source. I'll be sure to let you know how that works out.
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