Home (Re-) Anodize Thumb Lugs?

JNewell

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I seem to recall some disussion of re-anodizing blue thumblugs while still in the blade. Anodizing is very straightforward but I'm not sure whether having the lugs still in the blade would make it difficult or impossible to anodize the titanium, or whether there would be other bad effects? The question is really just a theoretical question, but I'm curious about whether it would work (or not). :)

Thanks for your thoughts...
John
 
I've done mine, sort of.

I have a home-made anodizer that puts the electricity to titanium via gator clips. The issue is you can't let steel touch the liquid medium (water + baking soda), or it won't anodize the titanium. So, I filled a cup very nearly to the top, rested the blade across the cup's rim (so that the thumb stud, and only the stud, stuck into the liquid), and touched the gator clip to the back of the thumb stud. I can't see any part of the stud that isn't anodized, so that worked out pretty well.

I added the "sort of" because I haven't tried doing the back side of the stud and am not sure how I would attempt it, as the same process won't work since it sits lower than the blade, not sticking out like the other. Fortunately, that back side of the stud doesn't normally have wear, but if you wanted to change its color, you'd have to figure it out.
 
According to what I saw on "The Exquisite Blade" video - the thumb studs are titanium.
 
Thanks! Sounds like it would work, and possibly work better (easier electrode attachment) on a DL blade. :thumbup:

kreole said:
I've done mine, sort of.

I have a home-made anodizer that puts the electricity to titanium via gator clips. The issue is you can't let steel touch the liquid medium (water + baking soda), or it won't anodize the titanium. So, I filled a cup very nearly to the top, rested the blade across the cup's rim (so that the thumb stud, and only the stud, stuck into the liquid), and touched the gator clip to the back of the thumb stud. I can't see any part of the stud that isn't anodized, so that worked out pretty well.

I added the "sort of" because I haven't tried doing the back side of the stud and am not sure how I would attempt it, as the same process won't work since it sits lower than the blade, not sticking out like the other. Fortunately, that back side of the stud doesn't normally have wear, but if you wanted to change its color, you'd have to figure it out.
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