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Stanley's Copper Plated Engine Parts, Why?
Posted by: SSsssteamer (Moderator)
Date: June 09, 2011 09:36AM
For years I have wondered why the engine parts of the Stanley steam engines were copper plated. It has to do with heat treating. The areas that were to not be hardened were plated with copper. The areas to be hardened were free of the copper plating. Read more about this at [www.vpmetalcoat.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/09/2011 04:11PM by SSsssteamer.
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Re: Stanley's Copper Plated Engine Parts, Why?
Posted by: Ben (---.ptldme.east.myfairpoint.net)
Date: June 10, 2011 07:57PM
This process was used in motorcycle mfgr also,,,Ben
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