Couple of things I noticed outside of an overall well done video...most importantly: Be careful touching that piece with your finger tip exposed like that man...could have gotten a hefty shock. 50ish volts and under your skin will resist but above that or even in that range and you're asking for a nasty surprise. Changing gloves after the cleaning process without touching any surface is also necessary...you're still likely transferring oils onto the piece with those reusable gloves. And that's one of the reasons your initial blue looked inconsistent. This will be less apparent due to the camo that you covered it up with, obviously, but the point still stands. Rather than simply drying the piece off...you should swish it around in a rinse of distilled water. The etch sitting in any spot on the piece longer than any others will lead to surface inconsistencies, and or sitting on the piece as it anodizes, and thus color inconsistencies. If you're doing knife scales...you should do them simultaneously. Especially with a power supply like yours (and mine!) that struggles with amperage...and especially in the higher voltages. Again, you did lower voltages...and weren't going for a consistent color between two scales for anything but the base layer. But try matching two pink scales...or god forbid green...while doing them separately. It won't be perfect. As an aside...doing a "hook" when you anodize multiple pieces will also cause issues if you're struggling for amperage. Loop the pieces together so that everything receives current at the same rate. In the event that you do a bigger piece (or both scales at the same time)...you'll need a bigger anode. That wire probably has a surprising surface area - but that surface area directly correlates with how easily you can "bottom out" your amperage. TSP-PF should be used in a smaller amount. It should definitely fully dissolve. If you ever see sparks coming from your piece on pinks/greens while doing a full part...you used too much. Which I highly suspect your solution is. Not trying to be a negative Nancy - just sharing knowledge that I've found.

Man, your content is incredible! Thank you so much for the material you’re creating! I feel like I learn a lot from your channel

Thanks for the video. I have been doing the battery method in my kitchen, but I am working towards a setup like yours. I learned alot from this video.

What an incredible tutorial. You did an awesome job

Just getting started. I hadn't thought about protecting the detent ball. Thanks!

I am so impressed with your video! Thanks so much for sharing. Love the channel!!

Bro, That was incredible! Amazing content as always! Thanks so much!

Best anodizing tutorial I've seen so far. Thank you!

"It turned out pretty nice" is a big understatment! Turned out frickin Awesome! Thanks for the tutorial. Appreciate the details on sourcing and mixing the chemicals and the clear, concise demo. Love that camo finish. Will be trying that on a few pieces.

Awesome video! This helped me out big time since I wasn't sure what voltage meter tool to purchase, so thank you! The scales came out looking awesome!💯💯

You inspired me to try this. I crowned the spine of the blade, acid etched and stone washed the blade and pocket clip and anodized the scales. Thanks for the great videos.

Common knife become a masterpiece, thanks for sharing this video and detailed instruction, thats was realy helpful.

That is a great tutorial and really nice end results. I picked up the knife joy chef recently but man now I kinda want to play a bit

Excellent video. And a beautiful result. Bravo!

That’s awesome! I’ve been interested in this for a while now and I think I’m going to give it a try!!

That turned out really nice. Great video 👍

Excellent tutorial! Thank you ❤️

Thanks for sharing the steps, it's helps a lot, foward to see more of your work 😀 👍

Great step by step! It worked for me at home ;-)

This was about the coolest knife mod i have ever seen thank you sir😁

Wow great tutorial!!

Great video! Thank you!

I want mine to look like that. Well done sir!!

So cool! Love it!

Awesome video! I have a Knifejoy exclusive chef with the blue anodized scales. They’re scratched up bad and worn to the point where they’re almost gray looking again. I’m going to re-anodized them back to the bright blue they were when new. Thank you for this video!

This music has me feeling like a kid playing Dr. Mario/Tetris. Beautiful ano work by the way

I needed this

Great video!

great content!!!

Great job

That turned out great. Looks like you made your own camo timascus pattern.

Great man such a beauty

Wow .... i like your video sir ..interesting😊

Those are sweet!

Love it 😍❤️

The great thing about titanium is that it can change color. A very light, sturdy material. I used titanium thread to make the keychain. If you like it please refer.

nice job

Solid!

Stabil!

Nice orange peel finish with the wire wheel!

Wonderful job on this video! I watched the whole thing, then wondered why you didn't just buy Multi-Etch. About 15 minutes of rabbit holing later and I understand completely. I will never comprehend why some companies make it so difficult to buy their products. It's like they're yelling at us to find an alternative.

Very nice

Awesome

great video . but why the etching ? I see some people say polish is better for brighter colors . ty for the links it makes the process a lot easier knowing exactly what you have .

Very cool. How about a perfectly round sponge? I may try that.

Cool

Looks good. I like that real bright blue/purple blurple. What voltage you think would bring that out ?

Thanks for the video, and the description of the alternative etch. I'm not able to buy MultiEtch in my country, so an alternative solution was welcome. One question; are you able to strip or reset the anodizing with your etch solution like you can with MultiEtch?

@The Pocket Perspective thanks for posting this, I have been researching this after finding that the Australian importer of Multi Etch was selling a 0.536Kg pack for $179 plus another $100 for shipping 😳. So just one question, Multi Etch is used hot (like 70-80°C) but I don’t think you did that or did I miss something?

That’s awesome! My knife has a carbon fiber inlay. Would it damage the carbon fiber?

Spyderco doesn't void warranty unless you mess it up putting it back together. Anodizing scales probably does void it though because it's an alteration.

What kind of acid did you use?. Great video thanks

In case I missed it, how does this electrical application of the color compare to the heating version, as far as residence to wear?

Thank you for this awesome tutorial! quick question, do I need to make 1 liter of the multi-etch substitute or can I use half a liter water and half the amount of APS and NaF mentioned in your video? Would it work just as good?

Can I use some other material as hooks for the electrolyte bath?

Do you save and reuse the chemicals in the containers for multiple items over a period of time or do i need to dispose of it after each use. Are there safe methods for disposing of both containers that wont cause any damage.

Reminds me of WW1 german aircraft camo.

Quick question thanks, is the negative side of the circuit need to be titanium too, would steel works? How much material should there be?

if you dip your anodized scale into an isopropyl alcohol bath, will the colour come off?

Hi! Can I use regular TSP, instead of TSP-PF ?

What are the amps set to on your machine? Is the knob just turned all the way up?

The acid etching. Why is it that we do that, and for how long do you do it? Is ferric chloride suitable?

Why does my part arc when attached to a ti hanger? Thanks

Why the acid bath necessary, what does it do?, and instead of this moisture is whink rust remover does the same effect with this solution, or doest it has to be that solution? If not what's the difference?

Is it applicable to stainless steel? Hoping for your kind response. Thanks

Bro.... I just saw video. Where were you when I need you. I need my Ti exhaust done on bike 🏍. I wanna learn how to do this...

Great tutorial. I may have missed it but what purpose does the 1 minute acid bath serve?

Can we make color anod on steel bro?

Wanting to get my “New Kizer Inversion” anodized. Being a tactical knife I want to blackout the clip/liners and doing something complementing the scales. Are you planning on doing Mods for your viewers?

What was the purpose of acid etching first?

Do you have to use the TSP?

Its like giving a metal a cool rainbow tattoo

Does it work on stainless knife?

Does it work with 1502dd power supply?

Is the pieces the same with steel?

Ur link to sodium fluoride is not working, where could i get that?

Can i do for that for shoot gun ?

Is that normal that the power supply that you put in the description only goes to 30V in its title ? Can realy find ones that go to 120V. Thanks.

The knife is made of Stainless?

This formula sounds familiar :P

Hey there, are you able to mix the electrolyte and use the same solution over and over again or do you need to mix a fresh solution every time?

Also the negative is the cathode, by running Positive current your “ANODizing”

This anodizing is paramanent or temporary 🤔

What is the name of elictric

I got the setup in the video built finaly but after trying to andodize i find that i cant get more then the pivot area to anodize and thats the part i didnt touch with and wire wheel i was wondering if u have any hints or tips or fixes for this problom or anyone in the comments

I still don’t understand what you would need the nail polish for. Are you supposed to put it on the pivot holes so it doesn’t make them bigger?

Voltage is talked about but what do you set your amperage at?

Spyderco actually updated their warranty and as long as you don't mess anything up when you disassemble or reassemble the knife it doesn't void the warranty

I need anodized machine

Are you able to do this with Stainless?

can you teach me sir..i really beg and very grateful if you can help me

I have replicated everything you did here, same chemical solutions, power supply, etc. My results are not great at all, and one thing I notice is that my power supply voltage will lower as the part gets lowered into the solution. I came back to check your video, and your power supplies voltage stays put.

In using whinks… ppe includes a respirator…it’s NASTY stuff

I love your channel bro. I think you ar going to go far with this. I also have a review channel if you get a minute check me out. I'm also just starting. Thanks brother, keep doing what your doing.

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Scotty Cranmer anyone?

If taking a knife apart voids the warranty then that's a knife not worth having!

Wife wheel will wreck a finger . Bunch of needles 🪡

Dude... use some real rubber gloves.. not those things that have visible holes on the finger tips... soooo dangerous man you're playing with high voltages

Do not wear gloves with a wire wheel ever