Anodizing?

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

Actually the acid they use is not as diluted as battery acid.

Nasty, nasty stuff, and not for the inexperienced. But if you must, as others have counseled, please read enough to understand and address the dangers.

I think I read that more diluted acids will work at higher voltages.

[Brandon Holley]

We've anodized our robots for the past 6 years. We do this because:
1. We have a great sponsor who does our anodizing for free
2. We really like the look of anodizing vs. powdercoating/painting

Last year we had over 250 parts anodized, about half black and the other half red. Even for a smaller plating company like our sponsor, it was fairly easy for them to just throw in the parts with another batch. I'm sure you will find similar results when researching a plater near yourselves.


We've also tried painting some of our own parts, and while they do look nice initially, the paint is considerably less durable than anodize. Just keep in mind if you do anodize, you take into account issues like bearing press fits and threads. Our sponsor is very good about masking holes as long as we indicate them when we give them the parts.


-Brando