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Tanks for home anodising
Home Anodising:
Looking for containers for home anodising. I've heard that a glass container within a plastic container is good as the acid will not attack the glass and the plastic is there in case of accident with the glass. I am however tempted to buy 2 cheap plastic bins and try that - can anyone untempt me on safety grounds ? Any help much appreciated.
Misha Somerville- Inverness, UK
2003
2003
Some plastics like PVC, polyethylene, and polypropylene would be okay. Some other plastics will dissolve in the acid. I hope this doesn't untempt you though, as there are numerous safety hazards in anodizing.
Look at it this way: if you went to work for an anodizing shop and they did not start by intensively training you in safety and personal protection, you would probably call a government hotline and scream bloody murder. But you'd bring these materials into your own home and use them without training?

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
(Ted can offer longterm or instant help)
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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