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From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Nickel plating
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:06:14 -0400
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Ernest, Sounds like they are still in the "old school" technology to me. 
Check the internet for "Electroless Nickel Plating aluminum".  If a shop in 
a small town knows of it and can do it - I think your guys either didn't 
understand what you wanted - OR - didn't want to mess with a small job.  You 
didn't say "Airplane" did you?? {:>)

Here are just a few I found (below) - there are many more.  My nickel plated 
RWS redrive has continued to look a nice golden tone and none of that 
surface discoloration that can make aluminum look ugly.  There are, of 
course, other plating approaches - but, I found they do not protect as well 
and are more expensive.

http://charlotteplating.com/

http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/electroless.htm  (You'll like this one - 
a diy kit)

http://www.pfonline.com/articles/pfd0024.html

http://www.pfonline.com/articles/079906.html

http://www.nickeltech.com/

Ed

Ed Anderson
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernest Christley" <echristley@nc.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Nickel plating


> Ed, you had your PSRU nickel plated, didn't you?
>
> I just got off the phone with Precision Alloys in Raleigh, NC.  They said 
> that you can't nickel plate aluminum.  They will do cadmium plating for 
> $40/run.
>
> 1) How did you get yours nickel plated if it isn't possible?  Did they 
> copper plate it first?
> 2)Would the nickel offer any substantial benefits over cadmium?
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