Electroless Plating Tank Options?
Posted by admin on September 22nd, 2009 at 10:39am
I have some long skinny parts I need to plate. The bucket just doesn’t work for those. I do have a ceramic coated roaster that works well for some larger parts but I have a couple that are too long for the one I have. Just wondering what other people use? An ideal tank for me would be about 6" wide x 6" high x ~18-24" long. I prefer direct heat (burner) as the tank heaters just take too long for me.
Also, is there a reference for what materials can be used for plating tanks? I assume most glass / pyrex is fine but most are stamped as no direct heat.
Plastic tanks with tank heaters seem to be a good bet as plastic containers come in many shapes and sizes but I’m a bit leery as I don’t know the operating ranges of some of the plastics out there. A meltdown would be a colossal mess.
For metal, is ceramic coated the only option? There are some nice shapes in baking pans and the like but most are raw or teflon coated. It’s my understanding that neither will work.
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