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Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 19:18:22 -0700
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
From: Bill Dube <bdube@al.noaa.gov>
Subject: Anodizing (was: Bed mount)
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At 08:48 PM 12/6/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>>From: Bill Dube <bdube@al.noaa.gov>
>>         What about the temper in the aluminum?
>>
>>         I would be very nervous if I heated a tempered aluminum plate 
>> much over 350 F. This is a very conservative number, but it is commonly 
>> used as the threshold for tempered aluminum.
>
>
>So I don't need to worry about using that $7.50 per can 900 degree brake 
>rotor spray paint and can stick with the el cheapo 500 degree stuff:-)
>
>Working on making up a "pan" large enough to boil the bed................
>
>http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize99.html

         I have a pal that bought this particular book and kit. I highly 
recommend it. Instructions were easy to follow. All the "weird" chemicals 
are provided. All you need are containers, battery acid, and a battery 
charger. Everything we anodized came out great.

         I should add that the chemicals are not dangerous or highly toxic. 
The "worst" chemical is the battery acid. It is astoundingly simple to 
anodize aluminum.