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| Posted: Thu Sep 27th, 2018 12:32 pm |
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Jan Hendriks AFCA Member 
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Well , I couldn't help myself .  jappaned, with the dark stuff dripping in Nickel  ...  Brass yoke ...new struts  enjoying the sunshine  steel collar /skirt   cheers
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27th, 2018 12:52 pm |
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John Smalley AFCA Member 
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looking good jan
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27th, 2018 01:31 pm |
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Will Guidry AFCA Member 
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wowza!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27th, 2018 01:34 pm |
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Thomas Peters AFCA Member
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Perfection!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27th, 2018 05:03 pm |
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John McComas AFCA Member 
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OOOOoooooooo Shiny!!! Very nice! Happy Fanning Mate!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28th, 2018 02:43 am |
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Dave McManaman AFCA Member 
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Beautiful work!!!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28th, 2018 12:12 pm |
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David Kilnapp AFCA Member
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Eye candy!!!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28th, 2018 12:22 pm |
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Don Church AFCA Member
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Shazam!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28th, 2018 01:01 pm |
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Geoff Dunaway AFCA Member 
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Hey Jan , did you do the nickel plating at the shop or farm that out ?? Great restore.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 29th, 2018 01:30 am |
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Jan Hendriks AFCA Member
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Geoff Dunaway wrote: Hey Jan , did you do the nickel plating at the shop or farm that out ?? Great restore. Thanking youse all for the fine comments  Yes ,all the Nickel I done here in house , after a bit of a quick leaning curve ....getting some fine results now using the "Watts" bath set up.. My set up is DIY ....very easy and safe!! only work I farm out is any machining .. and lucky enough to have that done locally  .. Japan and nickel ,marelli got it right the first time eh ?  Brass or steel , the nickel does a nice job, this one below ,still awaiting some attention.. cheers jan 
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| Posted: Tue Oct 9th, 2018 06:43 pm |
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Richard Daugird AFCA Member
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Where can I find some good info for nickle plating at home?
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10th, 2018 07:03 am |
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Charlie Forster AFCA Member 
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Nice job Jan , Tell us about the nickle platting? Is what you did similar to electrolysis in reverse only with nickle rather than steel or carbon?? I may trying it on some car trim parts.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10th, 2018 10:51 am |
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Jan Hendriks AFCA Member
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Charlie Forster wrote: Nice job Jan , Charlie , that's it in a nut shell , electrolysis...nickel anodes in a nickel sulphate bath, ..............Jane Plating kits...Australia ..I'm able to source pre mixed chemicals https://janekits.com.au/jane-kits-products/ Watts bath is the process used .. 25 litre tub containing 20 litres of fluid..........a 10'' cage next to tub  for heat I use a stainless steel home brewers heater, this is mounted thru the side of the tub , controlled with a thermostat ..on right of pic , [60.2 degrees] anode power to the left...  i now use 30 litres of fluid and a small pump to agitate the electrolyte...bigger parts also use "pickles" to etch polished brass before plating.....acid salts etc. .... made a new blade and cage set , coupla days ago ,then yesterday topped it of with a bit of nickel.... always a good feeling that's a 30 min plating time .. some small parts I done at the same time ....  the handbook that came with the kit was my guide ..and google cheers  
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10th, 2018 04:19 pm |
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Charlie Forster AFCA Member
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Thanks Jan, Ill look into this as our winter is coming and may be a good winter project.
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