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Wilf
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Post by Wilf » Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:13 pm

You're welcome, GG. Glad it worked for you!

I use zinc sheet for my anodes and when I have to plate inside a hole I cut a narrow strip of zinc and roll it into a really tight but long spiral that Ican fit into the hole without it shorting out. It's a bit tricky to position but it does get the job done.

Wilf

GG
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Post by GG » Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:59 pm

Hey Wilf - I would NEVER have thought of that. Fantastic idea. Thanks!

GG

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Post by linmictil2 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:24 pm

I have been wanting to try this for a long time. It has been a long winter and I have run out of projects to do. Got all the fixin's this morning and getting ready to set it up. Thank you guys for showing me how it is done....... mike
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Post by hillhudson » Fri Mar 07, 2014 7:13 pm

how much water do you add to the solution? it looks like wilf has a 5 gallon bucket almost full but the recipe called for no water.

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Post by linmictil2 » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:34 pm

I took 1 qt. of vinegar 1/4 lb. Epson salts,1/4 lb. sugar. Shook it up until everything dissolved
No water... it all seemed to do what it was suppose to do.
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Post by linmictil2 » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:36 pm

I am still in the stages of doing small stuff
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Post by hillhudson » Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:43 am

ok, so this is what i ended up doing,

i doubled the batch of ingredients suggested by Wilf, and added about a gallon of water. I used five zinc strips, and my power source was a 6v 350Milliamp wall charger. i let the bolt sit in the plater for about 15 minutes, then took it out and wire wheeled the grey gunk off, then i plated it again or about 20 minutes. It worked pretty well! now i need to figure out how to do a big batch of a lot of bolts.
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