At 02:13 PM 9/26/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Anodized aluminum would be nice. But I'd have some comments: > >1) The thinnest "generally available" aluminum is 1/16 (0.0625"). 1/32 >(0.03125") can be had, but is not so easy to find. I haven't measured my dark >slides (I'll try to remember to do it tonight), but I'd bet they're not more >than 0.020. > >2) You really will need something like a brake or a horizontal shear to get >the thin sheet metal cut with real accuracy and smoothness. You'll need to do >that, as machining a thin sheet-metal edge is not so easy. > >3) Home-brew anodizing can indeed be done, but it is neither (a) the easiest, >nor (b) the safest procedure you've ever undertaken in your life. > >There are recently some products available (name escapes me) which allow "cold >anodizing" of aluminum. Essentially it's a chemical stripper followed by a >coating that penetrates a couple of thou into the metal. It is non toxic, >and, I've heard, quite durable. > >Don Feinberg >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >---------------- >There was a posting a couple years ago on this list about anodizing >aluminum. I wonder if that is a relatively cheap way to go? Black anodized >aluminum would be very nice. > >_______________________________________________ >Cameramakers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers >
Don, I'd like to know more about the cold anodizer if you can remember where you saw it or the actual name so I can google it. What about bumming some sheets of alum. offset plates from a printer? They might be on the thin side but could be replaced when they get bent. I wouldn't paint them but maybe laminate them with black Contac paper. AZ Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera. http://www.panoramacamera.us or keyword.com lookaround _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
