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C_Spray 06-21-2017 09:38 PM
I've been around anodizing for decades. That's why I'm surprised that it wasn't effective in this application. Maybe seawater electrolysis defeats the anodizing. If I still had access to a lathe and mill, I would have whipped up a pair of these in 316L stainless!

Tractionless 06-24-2017 02:45 AM
Originally Posted by C_Spray (Post 4563597)
Yup. A nasty problem defeated by patience and persistence... ...and brute force.
Whenever i run into such issues adn eventually solve them I simply tell the wife, "I Win!"

dereknkathy 06-24-2017 05:52 AM
Originally Posted by C_Spray (Post 4563646)
I've been around anodizing for decades. That's why I'm surprised that it wasn't effective in this application. Maybe seawater electrolysis defeats the anodizing. If I still had access to a lathe and mill, I would have whipped up a pair of these in 316L stainless!
those hunk of zinc are called anodes for a reason...


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