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I figured out an improvement in my metal spacer handles. Meaning I can charge less…

These two were my test cases and are available.

What color should I anodize the titanium spacers?
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Bensbites wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:23 pm I figured out an improvement in my metal spacer handles. Meaning I can charge less…

These two were my test cases and are available.

What color should I anodize the titanium spacers?
Those are lovely. I especially like the one on the right.
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XexoX wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 7:16 pm
Bensbites wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:23 pm I figured out an improvement in my metal spacer handles. Meaning I can charge less…

These two were my test cases and are available.

What color should I anodize the titanium spacers?
Those are lovely. I especially like the one on the right.
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Bensbites wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:23 pm What color should I anodize the titanium spacers? IMG_0918.jpeg
Hi Ben. So back about a million years ago when I was fooling around with modding cars, one of the cool effects we learned for titanium exhaust tips was --- they turned blue with heat.

Probably not the way I'd go on the two samples you showed but I still find that a really neat visual.
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Robstreperous wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 5:51 am
Bensbites wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 6:23 pm What color should I anodize the titanium spacers? IMG_0918.jpeg
Hi Ben. So back about a million years ago when I was fooling around with modding cars, one of the cool effects we learned for titanium exhaust tips was --- they turned blue with heat.

Probably not the way I'd go on the two samples you showed but I still find that a really neat visual.
That’s definitely cool! I really like the idea of the organic color change. I can’t heat anodize these spacers when they are installed on a handle and sanded flush. I can electro anodize to many different colors. It’s a fairly simple processes.
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I like Rob's suggestion of blue, as I find the blue and orange complementary appealing.
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I kinda like them as-is! I can imagine how different colours could be really cool depending on the surrounding materials. In the cases above, I like that the colour is both silver and bronze, which goes well with all of the mixture of red and orange (as I see it on my screen).

Thanks for sharing.
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They both look great. I also love the blue/purple spectrum titanium can get.
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24V blue is very nice!! I want to start playing with titanium as well and am looking at power supplies and stuff to do it!
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taz575 wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 6:17 am 24V blue is very nice!! I want to start playing with titanium as well and am looking at power supplies and stuff to do it!
Start off easy. Just use 9 v batteries. Baking soda or tsp as electrolytes for color. Manganese for black.
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