A little off topic, but . . .

[leeww]

Saw this today

http://www.mutr.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=601

They are selling a cheap small scale titanium home anodizing kit for only £4.24 ($8.50US €6.30Euro)

Probably big enough to anodize your own ti bolts, seat clamps, QRs nuts and other small parts, perhaps even a whole rear mech !?

It quite a good site for those into tuning/making parts as it carries stuff like carbon fibre woven cloth, polymorph, nylon screws, Kevlar woven fabric and many other strange and wonderful things.

Might be of use to someone here.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

wow - looks like fun!

 

[The Ken]

does the colour come from the fizzy drink you have to use?

Tango components

 

[orange71]

will this only work on Titanium - or can it do aluminium too?

 

[leeww]

will this only work on Titanium - or can it do aluminium too?

Not sure ?

The reason they call it a titanium anodizing kit is that it is aimed at folk who make titanium jewelry - so maybe it works fine with alloys also ?

 

[The Ken]

this has good info about home anodising...

http://astro.neutral.org/anodise.shtml

step by step experience, where to get stuff etc...

it's just plastic tubs, electrodes and power .... and sulphuric acid....careful now.