message from anderson plating

[roweenie]

Bummer

[roweenie]

I've got to assume they've got a plan to get up and running again in the future?

I've got a job in the works too

[Ken Crawford]

anyone else that does this work?

I know Martin Wilk has a guy that does valve plating that isn't Anderson.

[bisontuba]

To our loyal and valued piston fitting customers, we regret to inform you we are closing out piston fitting department. Our 30 year technician is retiring and at this time we do not have a replacement that can maintain our quality standards.

Any last minute piston fitting jobs should be shipped quickly, they must arrive in our shop before Friday August 31, 2018. Late arriving shipments will be returned to the customer at their expense.

well... that sucks

Ditto....

[Donn]

I think there are two parts to it, plating and fitting, and there are shops that send the plating out but do their own fitting. Including tubas. But I sure am not in that business and have no insider information, just a vague impression from when I had some pistons rebuilt.

[Tubaryan12]

anyone else that does this work?

I know Martin Wilk has a guy that does valve plating that isn't Anderson.

If Anderson isn't going to do this anymore, then it's a great business opportunity for someone else. Otherwise, a lot of old horns are going to be scrapped or have their valvesets replaced with cloned valvesets.

At work, we use Hegman grind blocks to test the "cleanliness" of coatings. In the past, these blocks would occasionally have to be sent out to be trued. We called the company on the block and they said "we don't provide that service anymore....it's now actually cheaper to buy a new block".

#madeinchina

[Dan Schultz]

Yeah. I got that call a couple of weeks ago and immediately started thinking about options. The plating itself isn't a major issue. Nickel can be applied by many establishments around the country. Heck... I used to do nickel plating back in the 80's in my basement. It's not really rocket science. The difficult part is honing and sizing the pistons and casings. That's the art.