Now Offering Anodizing Services! Prices Added!!!

[Mrcrouse]

All anodizing services will be priced on a case by case basis for now until I am able to create a standard cost.

Basic Pricing*
-$20 for 1 Batch, 1 solid color (1 Batch fits about 10 1" Focus Knobs, 10 C6 Heatsinks, 2 Small Hosts, or 1 Large Host.
-$5 to strip and clean a basic part (Knob or Heatsink) (Not required if raw parts)
-$2.50 to add a polished finish to a basic part (knob or heatsink)
-$25 to disassemble and strip a host (Required if Host has anodization/some sort of coating)
-$15 to add a polished finish to a host
*Prices are base prices. Certain parts or host may be subject to additional charges based upon complexity.

Current Colors:
Black
Navy Blue
Lemon Yellow
Scarlet Red
Sunshine Orange
Aquamarine
Purple
Dark Green
Dark Brown
Clear (Natural)

Here are some pictures of some parts done so far:
In these first two pictures, all of the mounting blocks as well as the flashlight and laser parts were anodized.

This shows an example of a polished part being anodized; It offers a glossier finish:

This knob was polished before being anodized, and has a very thick and hard layer on it. Certainly a gorgeous knob that will stand up to quite a beating.

 

[TheDukeAnumber1]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

That's awesome Mrcrouse, what colors are you looking at getting in?

 

[Moistenator]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

How expensive is it going to be??

 

[awillis2589]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

wow, not much that your not doing over there huh.

 

[Mrcrouse]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

How expensive is it going to be??

I will discuss this with my dad today to calculate a reasonable price for the time and materials, but it should be fairly reasonable. It is going to rely a good bit on quanity as well.

That's awesome Mrcrouse, what colors are you looking at getting in?

We can get it many different colors, as it isn't too expensive to add a different color. I'll purchase colors as people are interested in them.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

Question/food for thought for you...

A lot of people are likely to have completed builds, that they wouldn't mind having anodized.

Will you be taking on only bare hosts, or are you willing to receive finished lasers, take them apart, and put them back together after?

Also how much to do a kryton smooth?

 

[Mrcrouse]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

Question/food for thought for you...

A lot of people are likely to have completed builds, that they wouldn't mind having anodized.

Will you be taking on only bare hosts, or are you willing to receive finished lasers, take them apart, and put them back together after?

Also how much to do a kryton smooth?

Taking lasers apart is not a problem, however, I would much prefer the diode and driver to be removed beforehand. I do not want to have the liability for damaging someones laser. Taking apart an entire host though without those components will be fine. Also to consider is if the host or parts already have a coating, this will need to be removed, and will increase the cost. I will get back to you on the Kryton, still working on same basic pricing.

 

[DJNY]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

Also how much to do a kryton smooth?

Where you get the Kryton Smooth?

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

Re: Now Offering Anodizing Services!

Where you get the Kryton Smooth?

I have three hosts I picked a while back... it's not even a finished smooth really, no switch, just the tube, but with ano, I think it would look good.

 

[Mrcrouse]

Prices Added!

 

[daawood123]

Looking good. Do we have to pay for a whole batch? So say 5 people wanted to do it, and all the parts would fit into one batch, would they all pay $20 each?

 

[Mrcrouse]

Well, I would rather not be holding parts waiting for people to send me enough parts to batch. I think it would be best if people coordinated their orders on this thread, and perhaps I could update the OP with people currently interested, although I don't really have the extra time to try to keep tabs on what everyone is trying to get anodized and what colors, so preferably, if people could get together on their own to submit an order, I would much appreciate it.

 

[Deleted member 17304]

Let me know when you get green so I can finish that heatsink you made me

 

[Mrcrouse]

Let me know when you get green so I can finish that heatsink you made me

I got the new dyes in today, I forgot to put Dark Green in the list.

 

[Deleted member 17304]

Oh sweet, once jay's finished I'm sending that part back to you (provided not everything is attached too tightly)

 

[Mrcrouse]

Ya, well perhaps it'd be best to send me the heatsink and bezel before he installs the laser. I'd rather not be playing with that expensive module...

Oh sweet, once jay's finished I'm sending that part back to you (provided not everything is attached too tightly)