I have some parts I make out of 6061 aluminum, it's basically a 0.475" cylinder, 3.5" long in total with a round hemispherical shape on one end, and the other necks down to a 5/16-24tpi thread and it has a 0.125" hole drilled down through the threaded end, and a pocket machined in the side. It looks like those little C02 cylinders you get for air powered BB guns.
I get these anodized in black (type II). I only have a couple anodizers I've dealt with locally and the prices and quality have varied widely. The part has 5.2 square inches of total surface area, and I put the final finish on the part before delivering it to the anodizer.
Is there a rule of thumb for anodizing based on square inches? The parts should be very easy to rack, I imagine. I know there are minimum lot charges, but I always tell the anodizer I will bring them more than enough to exceed any lot charge. I would love to get this job more broadly quoted but every anodizer wants me to send them parts and won't accept drawings or images output from my CAD program, or pictures of machined parts.
Thanks for any insight.
I get these anodized in black (type II). I only have a couple anodizers I've dealt with locally and the prices and quality have varied widely. The part has 5.2 square inches of total surface area, and I put the final finish on the part before delivering it to the anodizer.
Is there a rule of thumb for anodizing based on square inches? The parts should be very easy to rack, I imagine. I know there are minimum lot charges, but I always tell the anodizer I will bring them more than enough to exceed any lot charge. I would love to get this job more broadly quoted but every anodizer wants me to send them parts and won't accept drawings or images output from my CAD program, or pictures of machined parts.
Thanks for any insight.