Custom 850 robin oil cap

[Oldbarsteward]

Hi all.

I'm currently rebuilding from the floor up reliant trike.

I do my own plating etc and thought I'd share a little thing I'm kinda chuffed with.
I wanted to plate the oil cap but when I took it out of the etch tank it fell to bits in my hand.

So I has a bit of brass and stuck him on the ole lathe.

I've made a much improved one that's got 2 o rings on it and a decent knurl so it's nice to remove.

Plated him up and looks dandy.

[King Herald]

Brilliant.

What sort of plating do you do? Is it difficult?

[Oldbarsteward]

Hi m8.
Just got some small tanks.
I can't do actual chrome as it's rather toxic.
I do anodizing,copper and hard nickel.

I just bought a book on it and learnt as I went along.

Hard nickel is as good as really but does need a polish now and then.
Chrome plating wasn't really used before kinda 1920 anyhow.
So any real old stuff will be nickel anyway.

[Davey the punk]

nice job

[Oldbarsteward]

Thanks man.

Hey, see above thread :-)

[Oldbarsteward]

Meant my last post below this one