Originally Posted by
Concepts_Design
Thanks guys. Looks like i'll have to stick to sending parts out. It's really not too expensive , $200 lot charge, it's more of a timing issue. I had to work 40 hours over the weekend in order to get the parts to the platers today in order to get them back in time to meet my customers lead time, it's something I'd like to avoid if possible. but it sounds like it's a huge mess and the results could turn out bad, I'd really hate to lose work due to a bad anodizing job that I botched. medical device companies always want their aluminum anodized or it be made out of stainless. And unfortunately they have ridiculous lead times that want you to make, however the upside is they are usually willing to pay to get things expedited, which makes working thru the weekends worth it sometimes