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Need Titanium Baskets for Nickel Plating
July 12, 2011
Hello,
I am a Panel Beater and Spray painter by trade.
I am in the process of setting up a small Nickel Plating bath for Motorcycle restoration Parts.
The plating bath is approximately 150 Litres. 3 ft long x 1.5 ft deep x 2 ft wide (approx. only I have not measured this exactly)
I would like to know where I can purchase 2 x Titanium baskets for this set up. Happy to buy direct from USA and ship if the price is Ok. Also can I purchase Nickel Ingots in small quantities eg: 2 Kilograms as the supplier in Australia will only sell in 10 kg lots.
Kind Regards
and thank you for any assistance with the above.
Mark Holmes
Car & Motorcycle Restorer - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ed. note: This RFQ is outdated, but technical replies are welcome, and readers are encouraged to post their own RFQs. But no public commercial suggestions please ( huh? why?).
Hi, Mark.
I think you will find that more than 2 baskets and more than 10 kg of nickel are desirable for optimal performance. You usually should have about twice as much anode surface area as cathode surface area.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Ted is available for instant help
or longer-term assistance.
July 13, 2011
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