Anodized Aluminum

[hasletcnc (hasletcnc@outlook.com)]

Has anyone tried using the Diamond Drag on Anodized Aluminum?

[flynnjs (Jason)]

Yes, on coloured anodising, it left a really sparkly silvery finish which contrasted well.
I’m not sure it would pop if you were dragging on natural colour anodising.

[HeuristicBishop (Tyler Sowers)]

Dragging on clear anodized should show ok under direct lighting.
If I had to guess, enough to be readable but not enough to be an aesthetic feature.

[Ed.E (Ed)]

I use the MC Etcher often on anodized aluminum sheets, works great.

[ScottsdaleSteve (Steve)]

Diamond Drag on anodized aluminum works great. Here’s a sample on black, which is part of an instrument panel I made for a friend’s Kitfox airplane.

[hasletcnc (hasletcnc@outlook.com)]

This is what I’m looking to do, where are you finding the anodized aluminum & what sizes?

Thank You

[ScottsdaleSteve (Steve)]

I bought it from onlinemetals. Here is a link:
https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/anodized-aluminum-sheet-plate-5005-black

Funny story…I first bought some (supposedly) anodized aluminum on Amazon. When I diamond-dragged it, the coating came off in big chips. So they lied - it was painted, not anodized.

You can trust onlinemetals though - good stuff.

[hasletcnc (hasletcnc@outlook.com)]

Where are you finding your anodized aluminum? Been looking at OnLineMetals good stuff but not enough choices when it come to colors. Thanks

[Ed.E (Ed)]

Sorry for the delay in responding, it’s Bass chasing season. The last ones I purchased are these. Ebay is a good source too.