The polishing and plating of metals; a manual for the electroplater, giving modern methods of polishing, plating, buffing, oxydizing and lacquering metals, for the progressive workman . Fig. in very large quantities in this way, doing away entirelywith all wiring, hand cleaning and othei ; try operations that require valuable time with the ordinary way of this process properly working a man and one helpercould plate more work in one day than they could possiblyplate in a week by the ordinary methods. 3°6 THE POLISHING AND PLATING OF METALS. The work is handled as follows: If dirty
The polishing and plating of metals; a manual for the electroplater, giving modern methods of polishing, plating, buffing, oxydizing and lacquering metals, for the progressive workman . Fig. in very large quantities in this way, doing away entirelywith all wiring, hand cleaning and othei ; try operations that require valuable time with the ordinary way of this process properly working a man and one helpercould plate more work in one day than they could possiblyplate in a week by the ordinary methods. 3°6 THE POLISHING AND PLATING OF METALS. The work is handled as follows: If dirty or greasy itshould he rolled up in the rolling barrel with soap powder.(See rolling- barrel.) After cleaning it should be thoroughlyrinsed, when it is ready for the revolving plating basket or. Fig. 73 tub. (See cut.) New work, such as small castings, may needno preparatory cleaning, but may have to be rolled some time,if rough,, in sawdust or leather scraps to remove burrs androughness. This work is usually handled in wooden or galvanized iron will not do, as the strong cyanidesolutions readily attacks the zinc or tin and causes the workto be discolored. One ordinary pailful usually constitutes abatch, though more may be put in, depending upon the sizeof the basket. The baskets, of which we give illustrations, THE POLISHING AND PLATING OI- 3°7 are in everyday use in Chicago by a man who ha?made a specialty of this kind of plating, has had severalyears of experience with it and has been eminently ucc<
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