Anodizing aluminium from home

[Punkur67]

Do any of you do any anodizing at home? I have been looking at starting to do some small stuff at home but want to make shure i invest my money in the correct stuff. What kind of investment am i looking at for a simple setup. I saw some videos where the people just used 5gal buckets and a battery charger.

[Carlriddle]

I've never done it, but I posted up a video bout a year ago of a home made setup.  Couldn't come up with enough alum buggy stuff to warrent doing it.

[Punkur67]

I've never done it, but I posted up a video bout a year ago of a home made setup.  Couldn't come up with enough alum buggy stuff to warrent doing it.

I figure between the buggy, fairlane, guns, all my friends toys, and my friend doing a bunch of aluminium in his cnc machine i could justify spending a few hundred bucks. At least i might come up on some free beer when my friends wanted stuff done.

[Hypnotic]

Found this great site: http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize.html. I think all the information you need is there.

[Hammerworks]

I work with a guy thats into RC sailboats(I know right?),anyway he does his own ano at home and the parts look beautiful!Granted they are on a smaller scale,but I've seen some as large as about 4" by 4" by 1/4" and they looked great.He buffs them real quick before ano which helps also.I forget where he got his supplies, I'll query.(sorry I herd someone say that word at work and it stuck in my head)

[Carlriddle]

Try here: http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize.html 

  read previos post before posting,  self. 

[LiveWire]

Try here: http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize.html 

  read previos post before posting,  self.

You might be kicking yourself, but your link works

[Hypnotic]

 

What more do you need anyway. The quality of the anodized parts the guy is producing seems of a high quality. Just buy the "Advanced Kit" and get a decent bucket.

[Carlriddle]

You might be kicking yourself, but your link works

He put a . at the end of html.  Glad I could help, good dead for the day is done.

[Hypnotic]

He put a . at the end of html.  Glad I could help, good dead for the day is done.

I was wondering why it gave an error. Thanks!