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23-10-2018 #11
Technically its the wife's ;)
You are assuming I ever finish... seems along way away. Fun journey though!
I've been busy anodising some the Z-axis parts... all that's left to do are the big front plate and the side plates (for which I need to cook up a clever way of holding them in the tub).
Top and bottom plate:
Here's my Dye tub (30L) and immersion heater with thermostat
And my big steel hotpot that fits most stuff for sealing:
Largest part so far - the back plate. This one ran at 10 amps and is the first time I've actually observed the anodising bath increase in temp during a run. Only by a degree or so but noticeable.
Too big for my hot pot, so I found a steel ash container and sealed it with silicon to make it watertight.
Final parts after a quick light buff with some automotive polish that helps remove some the haze I'm getting on the surface after sealing with the nickel acetate:
Hope to get the last few bits done in the next few days and then I can assemble and see how it looks. Might do a touch more laser etching too because it's addictive....
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