Hello all
I have been in the process of getting my small foundry going and am ready to address the anodizing line I need to launch my product. I am not into re-inventing the wheel here so I will ask a few questions I can not find the answers to online. I will be using 6061 for my alloy as it seems to ano very well. any help from you folks will help me choose the right products.
1) how critical is the cathode material ie 1000/6000 series or lead and what ratio do you recomend? My product has 24 sqin per piece I would like to do them 10 at a time if I can afford the rectifier
2) how much space should be between the the anode and catode in the bath 2" or so?
3) does the entire part need to be immersed in the bath? only a portion of my products needs the benifits of anodization. This will help with the loss of conductivity I hear about so much......
4) how many amps per sq ft do you recomend.
5) I am going to have tanks fabricated locally, Can I use silicone to seal down air lines and heat exchanger parts in the ano bath?
6) do the cathode plates get very hot or are they about the same as the bath temp? I ask because I need to determine the plastic required for tanks based on service temps. I do not expect to do anything much hotter than 120f.
7) What about the "Bright dip" I read about on the enemy web site? Is this hocus pokus or do you have something like it?
Thats enough for now thanks for your time in advance Will
I have been in the process of getting my small foundry going and am ready to address the anodizing line I need to launch my product. I am not into re-inventing the wheel here so I will ask a few questions I can not find the answers to online. I will be using 6061 for my alloy as it seems to ano very well. any help from you folks will help me choose the right products.
1) how critical is the cathode material ie 1000/6000 series or lead and what ratio do you recomend? My product has 24 sqin per piece I would like to do them 10 at a time if I can afford the rectifier
2) how much space should be between the the anode and catode in the bath 2" or so?
3) does the entire part need to be immersed in the bath? only a portion of my products needs the benifits of anodization. This will help with the loss of conductivity I hear about so much......
4) how many amps per sq ft do you recomend.
5) I am going to have tanks fabricated locally, Can I use silicone to seal down air lines and heat exchanger parts in the ano bath?
6) do the cathode plates get very hot or are they about the same as the bath temp? I ask because I need to determine the plastic required for tanks based on service temps. I do not expect to do anything much hotter than 120f.
7) What about the "Bright dip" I read about on the enemy web site? Is this hocus pokus or do you have something like it?
Thats enough for now thanks for your time in advance Will
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