madcratebuilder said:Sure, the plate builds at the rate of .001 per hour. .001 is a adequate thickness for most applications. That would reduce your nipple thread diameter by .002, that would not be a problem. If your only going to do one item you should PM Bill, he is set up for doing that type of custom work. The kit is kind of spendy for just one small job.
I'll have to shoot him a PM after I get my Dragoon in a couple of weeks.
Question on the electroless nickel plating: Does this have protective properties? I'm wondering if plating the barrel and cylinder would make clean up easier and help keep the salts and acids in the BP from damaging the steel. Or is it really just a cosmetic thing?
I'm thinking a Dragoon with the color case hardened frame and loading ram would look really cool with the silver grip frame, cylinder and barrel.
Oh, and I assume any blueing would need to be removed before plating, correct?