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« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2011, 08:27:47 am »

Count me in I'll send you a few things . smile.
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« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2011, 08:28:49 am »

Likewise, I'll send my next jukebox chrome your way.
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« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2011, 09:41:18 am »

I can attest that Eric does amazing work with this stuff.  He's done two batches of stuff for me and they both looked great.
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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2011, 08:24:29 pm »

All finished with Brian's (ilikecoinop) order. This was a good sized job, 24 pieces in all. Polished all trim pieces, cap and coin return bezels, refrigeration line covers, plated handels, bottle openers, bent coin levers, glass door handels, and main bezels. It was great practice and I enjoyed doing it, equally as well. Thanks again Brian...I'll be sending it out on Monday!

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« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2011, 09:25:59 pm »

       Sure looks nice Eric.

       Did you plate those crank handles without having to remove the shafts and springs?
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« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2011, 10:07:13 pm »

no Sir...took the handles apart. I cleaned the spring, shaft, etc. a little emery cloth,
and a couple of drops of 3 in 1 oil...good as new!
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« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2011, 10:15:50 pm »

Next week will be like Xmas in April.  Looking forward to showing off your work!  Just got my order from SodaJerkWorks as well.  This gets more addicting every day.  After working with people like Eric and Sharon and all the input the people on this board share so freely its easy to see why people consider this more of a community than just a forum.
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« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2011, 10:59:25 pm »

Eric Sending stuff off monday , it not much  but it a start smile
Like what I see from the picture ,do you have any more photos to share  :smile.:
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« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2011, 11:15:56 pm »

      Sure looks nice Eric.

       Did you plate those crank handles without having to remove the shafts and springs?


FYI...Just a note, if you plate your own pieces ( with a small home type plating system) you must remove any springs, as when they are electroplated with any type of metal, the process will cause something called hydrogen embrittlment, the electric current used to deposit the plating metal will also put hydrogen ions into the pores of the metal, which on spring steel & such will make it prone to cracking & breaking, the plating industry will heat treat such pieces in an oven to drive out the hydrogen & de-stress the metal object.

and of course you must disassemble things like the crank handle, hinges, etc. or you will end up with the metal equivalent of a fossil ( it will all be fused together by the plating & wont rotate.)
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« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2011, 07:45:21 am »

Home plating or tank plating...disimilar metals will plate at different amps and rates. Once the pieces have been copper plated, pot metal, steel, etc. then all will nickel and chrome plate the same, taking into account the size of the pieces of course. Everything must be taken apart and plated seperately.
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