Summary for custom titanium anode baskets Discussion
custom titanium anode baskets are the sticking point in Robert Lackey’s plan to move from hand-assembled hot electronic parts to electroforming NiCo in 10-liter glass beakers. He explains the beakers are about 210 mm in diameter and 355 mm deep, and says he has contacted multiple companies without getting responses, which echoes frustrations he experienced in metal casting. The thread excerpt shown here is mainly an RFQ and does not include any technical replies or supplier recommendations. The editor’s note says the request is outdated, but technical replies are still welcome and readers may post their own RFQs. It also explicitly asks for no public commercial suggestions. So, based on the excerpt, the page is a request for help finding a supplier or custom fabricator rather than a solved technical discussion.
RFQ: My name is Robert Lackey I own a small electronics business in Guatemala. I want to switch from hand assembling small electronic (hot, they glow) assemblies using Jewelry making Techniques, to electroforming them from NiCo. I’m going to start by using some 10 liter glass beaker [beakers on
eBay
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Amazon [affil link] s I just happen to have that are 210 mm in diameter and 355 mm deep (265 mm deep liquid). The problem I have run into is having the custom titanium anode baskets made. Every company I have contacted never responds. I used to be in the metal casting business and the problem there is crazy, even people wanting to place multi million dollar contracts and even government agents often can’t get a response from anyone.
I’m hoping the plating business is a little better and there are good suppliers that I just haven’t found yet.
Any suggestions?
Robert Lackey
– Teculutan, Zacapa, Guatamala
June 6, 2022
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 note: This RFQ is outdated, but technical replies are welcome, and readers are encouraged to post their own RFQs.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?).