Does everyone use plastic for all their tanks? I'm building a little setup and am worried that most high temp HDPE materials get soft a bit above 180F. So I'm worried essentially having boiling water in a plastic tank might lead to some issues. I'm just looking for a few ideas on what other people use. I'm not planning on doing super large pieces so I was planning on using 5 gal buckets for most of the tanks and was thinking about getting a metal bucket with a lid for my sealant tank. Thanks for the help!
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Ok. I've done some more searching and I can't figure out why it needs to be ceramic coated. Can you explain a little more? It seems to me that the anodize and the dye is done and this is just sealing. If I skip the sealant chemical and just use boiling water do I need the pan to be ceramic coated?
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In commercial shops, we see either poly tanks (like you mention) or stainless for hot tanks (140F+). For personal work, you should be alright with 2-3 gallon stainless pot.Process control doesn't give you good quality, it gives you consistent quality.
Good quality comes from consistently doing the right things.
Process control systems for AnodizersIf a post helps you out LIKE the postI'm not an Amateur Metal Finisher. I've just been around the industry for a dozen years or so helping and consulting when and where I can.
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Blue anodize looks so awesome. Thanks for sharing.Process control doesn't give you good quality, it gives you consistent quality.
Good quality comes from consistently doing the right things.
Process control systems for AnodizersIf a post helps you out LIKE the postI'm not an Amateur Metal Finisher. I've just been around the industry for a dozen years or so helping and consulting when and where I can.
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Originally posted by ScatterBrain View PostAnother new guy here. I was also confused about metal versus plastic tanks for sealing. In my kit I received a stainless (apparently) tank. However in the Caswell manual page 118 it says not to use any metal container as it causes problems. Any clarification would be appreciated.
For a DIY setup I think stainless steel "hotel pans" would work well. They are cheap, come in various sizes with good fitting lids.
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