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  1. TheLocalDrunk

    Anyone Anodize at home? (Calgary)

    Yes Yes I was ;) thankfully I had access to a tap guide for the mill. also. BUY QUALITY TAPS. Made a massive difference and I will only use quality taps on items I cannot mess up on.
  2. TheLocalDrunk

    Anyone Anodize at home? (Calgary)

    Nope, started some aluminum angle. Covered it in Dykem 3D printed my profile and etched around the 3d printed part for the layout. Used the mill to rough it out. Then got in touch with my inner "ClickSpring" and used hand files to do the curves. Then emery cloth and scotchbrite. Holes were all...
  3. TheLocalDrunk

    Anyone Anodize at home? (Calgary)

    Yep A red dot mount for a pistol. I’ll post a picture tomorrow when I’m in the office.
  4. TheLocalDrunk

    Anyone Anodize at home? (Calgary)

    Originally when I described it. For a solo job they said 80$. I explained it’s a one off and I am not a business and they said they can fit it in with another order and charge me 10-20$. At the end of the day they didn’t charge me and just did it out of the kindness of their hearts.
  5. TheLocalDrunk

    20 ton jewelry press

    My daughter sometimes does it to me. I wear it with pride.
  6. TheLocalDrunk

    20 ton jewelry press

    Look closely at the first post pictures and check their hands.
  7. TheLocalDrunk

    20 ton jewelry press

    No one commented on the pink fingernails? Nothing wrong with them. Just not expected.
  8. TheLocalDrunk

    Anyone Anodize at home? (Calgary)

    Little Anticlimactic But I found a shop Alberta Base Anodizing that was able to squeeze my piece in with another job and did the anodizing for me. Did a good job at it too. So no home jobbie for me on this one.
  9. TheLocalDrunk

    Anyone Anodize at home? (Calgary)

    FYI, Tried the Aluminum Black on the weekend. Did not like the result. Over the large area that I was doing the black was too uneven and it looked very poor. Some light work with a scotchbrite pad was also easily able to reverse everything so it was not very durable.
  10. TheLocalDrunk

    Anyone Anodize at home? (Calgary)

    It doesnt seem to be that hard. Currently I have been just using that Birchwood Caseys "Cold Blue" and was going to try their "Aluminum Black". If the AB works then it still would be cheaper and easier to just go that route.
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