Kiln anodized titanium, fine silver, and peridot bracelet
Another way to create an anodized surface color on titanium is with a kiln
Back to heat in a minute…. Last month, my friend and I were looking forward to some serious electrolytic anodization of titanium.
electroforming voltage converter setup for electrolytic anodization - voltage and current needed to go higher
We had found her husband’s linear voltage power supply the previous day and had all the necessary supplies gathered up.
titanium bracelet being electrolytically anodized - sort of
Turns out the power supply didn’t provide the juice we needed.
Oh, well. We had a nice pasta lunch with fresh tomatoes and mushrooms, roasted garlic and red pepper flake sauce.
fresh tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, red pepper flakes and roasted garlic
We regrouped and decided to torch anodize with a propane torch. When we wanted a hotter larger flame, we switched to a MAPP gas torch.
heat anodized titanium using propane and MAPP gas torches
One thing we still want to try in the future is painted anodization using with a setup like Edith Sommer’s below
Anodizing paint brush created by Edith Sommer
