I have been thinking about trying some plating (my finshed e-machine 
blanks and a couple of other pieces).  I checked out Keith's photos of 
nickel plating using what looks like a Caswell Plug&Plate rig.  The 
results looked quite good.  That or the Plug & Plate silver (at $31 and 
$38 respectively) look like an affordable first step.

- Does this method leave an even enough and thin enough plate for 
mouthpiece work?  I'm thinking you'd need the plating to be thick enough 
to be durable, but thin enough to not affect the dimensions of the 
mouthpiece (especially rails & tip).

- Nickel vs. chrome vs. silver?  (I've read the existing messages on 
this subject - just wondered if anyone had additional experience or 
info).  Caswell also has a "Black Krome" or something like that, which 
sounds interesting...

- Do the electroless tank systems do a better job?  I think the nickel 
version is about $75.

- I assume that any of these methods would work fine on a piece with a 
bite plate - i.e., the plating wouldn't adhere to the plastic, just to 
the metal.

Dan Torosian




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My brush plating pics I posted on the Yahoo site were from a touch-up job,
not a total re-plate.

I did plate my 2 mouthpieces made from eMachineShop blanks using the
Caswell electroless Nickel plating kit.

Steve Fowler offered to do plating at attractive rates in a post a while
back.  So unless you just want to try plating for the fun of it, I would
send it off to Steve.


		
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