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Winfield ghost town, Chaffee County Colorado. #dogsofmastodon

And then it gets boiled to seal the dye in and put to use. This is a stem compression cap for aheadset style bearings.

After anodizing it goes in the dye. I'm using somewhat dilute RIT at 80C.

New adventure: anodizing aluminum. I'm using some Zep product for etching because it says it is all lye. That's a filthy lye: it leaves blue junk on the aluminum. Don't use this. @MLE_online told me to get Red Devil and I wish I had. I'm using sparex #2 (NaHSO4) for sulfation, 25V for 30 min, aluminum cathode, anode, clamp. Pic of it sulfating and right out of the bath.

@MelissaBearTrix the number of times I've thought "OMG I'm dying oh wait I had beets for dinner"

@MelissaBearTrix beets.