I was thinking I could use my variable voltage ac/dc logo etcher to anodize titanium. Has anyone done this, or know if there is any reason it would not work?
If anyone has done this, please share your experience. Thanks, Dan
Hi Dan. I use a 0-50 volt dc regulated benchtop power supply and it works great. I connect the positive lead to the titanium anode work holder (stick with a titanium hook), and connect the negative lead to the stainless cathode strip which is immersed in the TSP/distilled water solution. For an example I get a rich blue colour on my liners using 24V DC. I use some plastic craft mesh to keep the cathode away from the work pc. otherwise it will short out. I got my unit from circuitspeacialists.com . Hope this helps.
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I have always used 9v batteries to anodize titanium. 3 9v batteries hooked up in series (27v) will give a nice blue color. An internet search for anodizing with batteries will bring up a lot of information on this.
Paul, that's what I needed. I thought it would work, just wanted to make sure I didn't ruin my etching power supply somehow. Thank you everyone for your help. Dan
