So I have a bunch of older DEC slides (for BA11 boxes, RK05's, etc) which are
rusty. No problem, I have a sand-blaster, but what's the grey coating on
them, and how do I reproduce it once I have them clean?
I saw Corey Cohen's really wonderful presentation at VCFE about restoring old
On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 11:20:19AM -0400, Noel Chiappa wrote:
So, what _is_ that grey coating - and, more important, how (if at all) can it
be reproduced these days?
Wild guess: some kind of oxide? I agree that it doesn't look like paint
or powder coat.
John Wilson
D Bit
It might be cadmium
On 13/06/2015 16:45, John Wilson wrote:
On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 11:20:19AM -0400, Noel Chiappa wrote:
So, what _is_ that grey coating - and, more important, how (if at all) can it
be reproduced these days?
Wild guess: some kind of oxide? I agree that it doesn't look
On 6/13/15 8:20 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
what's the grey coating on
them
molybdenum
cadmium not good for you... beryllium is even worse!
Ed#
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rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com writes:
It might be cadmium
On 13/06/2015 16:45, John Wilson wrote:
On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 11:20:19AM -0400, Noel Chiappa
this might help
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Subject: Re: Coating on older DEC slides
Ever looked at an old radio chassis?
They had what I was led to believe was a grey cadium plating over the steel
The boxes BA11-ES
Ever looked at an old radio chassis?
They had what I was led to believe was a grey cadium plating over the steel
The boxes BA11-ES and the like had I think a coat ing was some kind of
Nickel
My 11/34A has a greyish coating on the tiltable runners.
On 13/06/2015 21:35, couryho...@aol.com
