Anno Job

[Jay Young]

Not much activity in the rail gun forums lately so I thought I would post this anno. job on a rail I just finished up.

[alinwa]

That Is Beautiful

Thanks Jay

[Mike Bryant]

Pretty wild looking. Think I'll just stick with my pewter and natural color scheme.

[GASTX]

Hmmmmm, reminds me of my Woodstock days. To busy for my old eyes now. Blue or Burgundy are my favorites.

[GeneT]

Did you do the work? How did you apply the multi-colors? I've done multiple colors by masking the lighter color and re-dying in the darker color - but that approach would be incredibly laborious for something like this. Do you gel the dye somehow?

GsT

[Jay Young]

Did you do the work? How did you apply the multi-colors? I've done multiple colors by masking the lighter color and re-dying in the darker color - but that approach would be incredibly laborious for something like this. Do you gel the dye somehow?

GsT

Hey Gene, No I don't do my own anodizing, Sometimes I wish I did though, I hate handing over my parts to someone else, You live in Albany OR?, I have CG Industries do some of my stuff but they have a limited selection of colors, For the rest I have it done in Portland for more colors and bright dip colors as well, The splash one is a clear anno. and they do not seal it then splash the dies onto it by hand as an artist would do and then they seal it up, I hope I got that right, Thanks....J

[GeneT]

Hey Gene, No I don't do my own anodizing, Sometimes I wish I did though, I hate handing over my parts to someone else, You live in Albany OR?, I have CG Industries do some of my stuff but they have a limited selection of colors, For the rest I have it done in Portland for more colors and bright dip colors as well, The splash one is a clear anno. and they do not seal it then splash the dies onto it by hand as an artist would do and then they seal it up, I hope I got that right, Thanks....J

Thanks Jay. Basic anodizing is pretty simple. Here are the instructions I started with: http://www.uponone.com/howtos/1.pdf - after a few test coupons I've never had anything come out badly. Something like this splash ano though would present some challenges.

GsT

[Jay Young]

Thanks Jay. Basic anodizing is pretty simple. Here are the instructions I started with: http://www.uponone.com/howtos/1.pdf - after a few test coupons I've never had anything come out badly. Something like this splash ano though would present some challenges.

GsT

Thanks Gene, I had looked into it years ago but the parts I do require large tanks and with so many colors the room (or lack there of) and the expense of an entire set up it did not seem feasible to/for me, And more importantly I already have plenty of work to do already, Possibly someday a few small tanks for clear/black...J

[Mike Michalski]

Very nice.

[CarlosP]

Jay

Superb very nice indeed congratulations!

[glp]

and his comment about adding acid to water, reminds me of an old chem lab saying..."do as you otta, add the acid to the watta"