Custom cage by Northwest

[saroj12]

Re: North by Northwest

John surprised me...he took time off his current cage he is finishing to cut the tubing for Jackson's cage

 

[rockoko]

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[saroj12]

Re: North by Northwest

i imagine it will look quite different when electropolished

 

[Jan]

Yes, that is a lot of cutting and it gets made first before it is dipped or whatever the process is!

 

[Birdiemarie]

Wow, this is going to be fun to watch come together.

 

[lotus15]

Wowwwww looking good!!!

 

[trout]

Re: North by Northwest

i imagine it will look quite different when electropolished

does he have to electropolish before or can he do it after he welds?


That's a lot of tubing.

 

[saroj12]

Re: North by Northwest

does he have to electropolish before or can he do it after he welds?


That's a lot of tubing.

okay i asked him last night about the electropolishing....he says he will polish, not electropolish. The latter requires dipping in acid and he worries some will be left behind in spots the birds can access. He says he polishes it very thoroughly and the finish can be maintained with emery paper. An electropolished cage cannot be made to recover once the sheen deteriorates.

 

[Danita]

I have that technique and it's cousin 'speedy subject diversion' down to a science

Oh boy GG, I do that one ALL the time
Sometimes I wonder if he catches on?

 

[trout]

Re: North by Northwest

okay i asked him last night about the electropolishing....he says he will polish, not electropolish. The latter requires dipping in acid and he worries some will be left behind in spots the birds can access. He says he polishes it very thoroughly and the finish can be maintained with emery paper. An electropolished cage cannot be made to recover once the sheen deteriorates.

I was gonna PM you and ask you how much that cost, cause I was thinking that would be around $1,000-$1,500 extra.

I think hand polished is the way to go, I would also worry about electropolishing changing the structure of the stainless steel.

 

[saroj12]

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I was gonna PM you and ask you how much that cost, cause I was thinking that would be around $1,000-$1,500 extra.

I think hand polished is the way to go, I would also worry about electropolishing changing the structure of the stainless steel.

i'm happy with polished!
Yesterday I was dremeling sharp points off a ss Featherland i just got without eye protection and of course got ss dust in my eyes . I told John about it and he says not only does he wear goggles he also uses a respirator when he grinds and polishes!

 

[GG.]

Oh boy GG, I do that one ALL the time
Sometimes I wonder if he catches on?

nope, out of sight, out of mind kind of thing


Saroj, too neat that he took pics of the tubing

this will be almost as much fun as watching the progress on the MIL cottage and Greyhouse

 

[saroj12]

nope, out of sight, out of mind kind of thing


Saroj, too neat that he took pics of the tubing

this will be almost as much fun as watching the progress on the MIL cottage and Greyhouse

he's really nice!
Here is a pic of his 15 yo cockatoo with some MP stuff I sent

 

[lotus15]

Awwwwww!! That was SOO nice of you!!!

 

[GG.]

looks like another MPBT convert in the making!!!

that's a terrific pic, looks like his faby is having a blast

 

[rockoko]

what is his Too perched on in pic 1, looks interesting

 

[saroj12]

what is his Too perched on in pic 1, looks interesting

I've seen it somewhere..it's an acrylic boing type of thing....

 

[lotus15]

what is his Too perched on in pic 1, looks interesting

Looks like one of those swirly acrylic perches... Busy beaks has them!

 

[rockoko]

I've seen it somewhere..it's an acrylic boing type of thing....

Looks like one of those swirly acrylic perches... Busy beaks has them!

oh yeah!! I've seen them!! thanks!

 

[saroj12]

John Rogers of Northwest in full protective gear for grinding and polishing and his ipod for rockin and rolling!