Aluminum Anodizing

[Pentatonik]

Would anybody be interested if I started an Anodizing service for Aluminum pens? Including shipping (both to me and to you), I was thinking somewhere in the vein of $15 for each set of already turned blanks. If you sent more than one set of blanks shipping would be combined. I came up with this price like this (just in case you feel I need to justify it): $5 for shipping each way (priority flat rate) for a total of $10, and $5 for the actual anodixing service. Would anybody have a use for my services?

 

[1dweeb]

Would you offer colors?

 

[Pentatonik]

Right now, I'm not able to do colors. All I can do is two shades. One is kind of a gray color, and the other makes it kind of a green tint. I will try and post pictures of the difference between the two as soon as I can.

 

[Jjartwood]

I'd be very interested If you can expand to a limited color pallet

 

[sbarton22]

I would be extremely interested. I can't find a decent way to finish aluminum.

 

[BradG]

I am curious as to why you are offering a grey or a green tint? ... as any coloration would be by absorption of a pigment into the oxidised layer. what exactly is being absorbed to make it grey or tinted green?

How are you sealing your pieces and what thickness are you anodising to?

 

[Dalecamino]

I had the same idea. Apparently going about it the wrong way. Best of luck to you.

 

[Pentatonik]

It's the type of acid used that causes the slightly different color. The anodizing is done at my work... I am not going about this incorrectly I assure you. However, I do greatly prefer the non-green shade anodize. I've never actually used the green on a pen but I see it parts that I process every day with it and I am not a fan.

 

[Pentatonik]

I am curious as to why you are offering a grey or a green tint? ... as any coloration would be by absorption of a pigment into the oxidised layer. what exactly is being absorbed to make it grey or tinted green?

How are you sealing your pieces and what thickness are you anodising to?

I seal with hot water that is just below boiling temperature. I beleive the thickness of the anodize is .0003"