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Re: cost saving 慨 chrome

9/23/1999 2:52 PM
Mike Burgundy	Re: cost saving 慨 chrome My favorite cheapo trick is to use the tops of dead batteries as battery clips (not my origional idea, I saw it on someone's web site, can't remember which). Uh, for 15 cents a piece, I惴 not going to muck with acidic and possibly not-so-nice innards of a battery, just chuck them into the chemical-waste basket right away... On the chroming; it IS expensive, I know. I惴 still pondering a way of doing this SAFELY myself, but I惴 not so sure it can really be done. Safely, that is. Polishing aluminum boxes works, but it愀 not all that spectacular. Steel might be better. The chromed box will be a one-off for my most prestegious pedal (tubes 慨 all)

9/23/1999 2:52 PM

Mike Burgundy

Re: cost saving 慨 chrome

My favorite cheapo trick is to use the tops of dead batteries as battery clips (not my origional idea, I saw it on someone's web site, can't remember which).

Uh, for 15 cents a piece, I惴 not going to muck with acidic and possibly not-so-nice innards of a battery, just chuck them into the chemical-waste basket right away...

On the chroming; it IS expensive, I know. I惴 still pondering a way of doing this SAFELY myself, but I惴 not so sure it can really be done. Safely, that is.

Polishing aluminum boxes works, but it愀 not all that spectacular. Steel might be better.

The chromed box will be a one-off for my most prestegious pedal (tubes 慨 all)

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paul perry Chroming steel isn't bad, but does ... -- 9/24/1999 1:45 PM