Awesome. Thx for explaining your process. Tried that some years ago but seeing this I know now where I went wrong 😅 will give it another shot. I belive this channel is about to blow up 😃
Question: Shouldn't you soak the steel wool in acetone prior to using it? Steel wool is steel and to prevent it from rusting, its normally coated in oil. So to keep the parts to be plated cleaner, soaking the steel wool in acetone then letting it dry before use seems logical.
No, I don’t like acetone that much. What I actually don’t show in the video is that I degrease the sanded parts before electroplating. This removed almost any residues from the print.
How would someone know the difference between a 3d printed electroplated gold ring between a actual gold ring? Like if you were selling it how would they know the difference? Wouldn't it come up as gold on the tester etc?
Hi, do you have any experience applying a sealant to increase durability as a last step instead of increasing the gold layer thickness? Also, have you ever gotten into titanium plating with ethanol solutions? I'm curious if it could be anodized afterwards for colorshifts - but I guess the oxide layer would probably be too thin?
I have an issue where the wire that holds the ring gets coated quicker than the ring. Copper deposits quicker to the copper wire. Trying to polish the ring more to see what my outcome is. Using .12 amps. Maybe its too high😢
Hi, have any of you managed to get such a shiny result? I tried 14 times, being more and more careful but I can't get a super shiny product like yours when I extract it from the blue liquid after 4 hours, it comes out clear but opaque
OMG 😮 this blow my mind. But I heard that resin will be brittle by time even we use the toughest resin because the UV of the sun. Do you think we should spray an UV resistant layer to help it stronger before electroplating?
While gold is a highly corrosion-resistant metal, it can still experience wear over time, especially when it comes into contact with substances like sweat, oils, and chemicals. You can deposit a thicker layer of gold. Over time, any gold surface will naturally undergo some level of wear, even with additional protection. Regular cleaning and maintenance are still recommended to keep gold items looking their best and to minimize any potential issues.
@@hen3drik Ive heard that crystal clear coat aerosol sprays can preserve it a bit. But I can’t find a good manufacturer in Germany. I’ve read, an insider tip is ceramic coating but can only find it for cars and not to wear it on humans skin.
Question: If I have been cold-casting brass buttons (brass powder mixed with polyester resin), then do I need to coat them with the conductive paint before plating? Will the brass in the mixture be sufficient for conductivity?
Hi! Nice video (like the others) and amazing results. I've tried to follow your steps but I'm not able to obtain anything looking good. My 3D printed part is 0.23dm2 (determined with your Blender trick), so I set to 0.23A (result to ~0.5V/not been able to set current and voltage, at least no idea how to and if it's even possible), after 1h the result is matte, no shiny at all, but worse, the copper wire is embed with the plating of the part, removing the wire damage the plating, I can't imagine the disaster after 4h. The galvanic degreasser from Tifoo doesn't works with current, so I let the part few min as in the product before washing it with water. Not been able to plate anything with graphite layer, so I use the copper paint and degreasser from Tifoo and copper shiny acid from Dr Galva. I don't know what I missed. Any help appreciated
Some quick comments: 1) apply 2-3 coats of copper paint 2) don't degrease the copper paint 3) set your power supply to CC mode and set the current to 0.24A, let the voltage regulate by itself 3) Move the Part after 30 mins to avoid welding the wires into the plating 4) keep 10-15 cm distance from the anodes. 4) looked up drglava electroylte. pH is 1 which is fine. 5) double check your wiring 6) check again
@@hen3drik Thanks for your answer and tips, will try again (and again....). It's Tifoo who told me I've to degrease the copper paint as the copper layer was peeling on my first tries. Will try more thin layer of paint with airbrush as I actually apply it with the aerosol spray I bought, I also apply a primer layer before. I use a round container of 12cm with magnetic agitator.
@@hen3drik Hi! Very bad results when copper paint applied with airbrush (and awful to clean it afterwards), much better results with spray. Also much better results with 3A/dm3 instead of 1A/dm3. But it's still not really shinny, stay quite matte. Perhaps due to bad electrolyte quality or something I'm still missing.
Tolles Video, danke dafür. Was mir allerdings nich gefällt ist das Nickel eher schlecht ist bei Schmuck. Palladium dafür zu teuer. Was macht denn diese zwischenschicht? Das Gold müsste doch auch so auf dem Kupfer halten?🤷♂️
Hello again. Another question from me. I'm slightly confused about when to use a bath and when to use a galvatic brush. For example, after airbrushing the conductive paint, can you do the initial copper plating/forming with a galvanic brush rather than.a bath?
great stuff but isn't palladium almost as expensive as gold these days? How do we keep nickel from being so toxic or is there another alternative where palladium/nickel isn't used?
Palladium elektrolyte is about 3-4 times cheaper than gold electrolyte when applied with an galvanic pen. Unfortunately there is no alternative to nickel/palladium afaik.
So what would be the perfect amp for a ring that size? I have been trying this myself, I am atm trying it but now at 2 volt it gives me like 0.07 amp. I have no idea if it is any good but copper is forming as I typ this. Not at alll shines like yours, you also use a brightener in your elektrolyte? Thank you.
@@FXHazardproductions 0.16A would be good. This results in around 0.5-0.7V. I use a acidic bath with brightener. 2V seems way to high. What conductive paint did you use?
I haven’t found brass electrolyte yet, but I helped myself with electroplating a thin layer of zinc on the coppe coat and treating it with a heat gun. Er voila: brass
@@hen3drik thank you for your reply,making a video about toughness comparison would be really interesting. Or you already did and I didn't found the video?😅
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This is the most unbelievable project I’ve seen. I’ll make this my craft and perfect it throughout my life. 😮😲🫨
Stronger, much stronger indeed. I accidentally dropped it on the ground various times too and it was like „pling pling“ and you can‘t even see a scratch.
Do you dilute the copper conductive paint in your airbrush or do you apply it straight from the container? If so, what do you use to dilute it? I purchased the Tifoo brand of copper conductive paint.
I have zinc electrolyte as well, but it deposits not bright but dull. You can polish it afterwards. It also deposits quiet dark. Wouldn’t recommend it for effect. You should use copper and then nickel or palladium. Or go chrome III. After nickel you can goto gold and on that electroplate silver. These are better alternatives.
@@hen3drik very useful. Thank you! I intend to buy some stuff to get started with this soon. If it was something small like a ring, what medium would you recommend to masking?
maybe weird question but could you make me a small item? im looking for some bells to be gold and with high polish look. if i send you the 3d model of it do you think you could make it? and i will pay ofcourse but im curious if you do stuf like this
Honestly, out of many versions of the One Ring out there, this looks like it is literally one replica to rule them all!
Holy heck this is amazing. Seriously stunning results!
Thanks, kind words from the resin master! 😅
U should do a video on this lol
You need to do this dude.
I just received my pen plating kit + 25 ml of gold plating solution today. Perfect timing !
Oh nice, is it this fine pen?
The result looks absolutely beautiful!
I got a good video advisor!
A shopping list would be awesome!
Thank you for your videos
I've been looking for this channel all my life. Thanks for sharing this process with us.
The level of perfection is truly astonishing, it shines and is smooth like a real piece of jewelry, so beautiful, I really want to try this process.
Stunning results dude! I do a lot of copper electroplating of my 3D prints, eager to move onto trying other metals atop it.
I've been wondering if this was possible forever now lol thank you so much for your input on it. Also love your content
Thanks!
That's a fantastic process. Thanks for explaining it.
Im amazed at how good that finish is! Thanks for posting this
I'm on love with the outcome. Wish I could accomplish this in minutes.
thank you for taking us along! really great!
I am speechless, good detailised explanation. Thank you very much👍
Beautiful end result! The ring looks fantastic!
Thank you, Alex!
Huh that's an ingenious way to electroplate a plastic surface!
this video by itself is gold bro
Moin, ich wusste gar nicht bis Anfang des Videos dass sowas überhaupt möglich ist danke Bro hast mein Horizont erweitert
Kein Problem
It’s precious!
This video is almost invaluable
Awesome. Thx for explaining your process. Tried that some years ago but seeing this I know now where I went wrong 😅 will give it another shot. I belive this channel is about to blow up 😃
Good to hear your‘re giving it another try! Don’t think this channel will blow up, I think it‘s still too niche 😅
That looks fantastic! Great work! 🙌
Thank you so much!
Продуманно, технологично и внешне очень эстетично... Лайк...
meeega. extremst gut gemacht, sowohl den Ring als auch das Video. Würde mehr Sterne geben, wenn ich könnte ;)
Would be interested to see the support settings. Been trying to get this one right for a while
45°, a lot of support. Also flat + a lot of support works good
Hooly grail, this tutorial is just what i need
Always at your service
Question: Shouldn't you soak the steel wool in acetone prior to using it? Steel wool is steel and to prevent it from rusting, its normally coated in oil. So to keep the parts to be plated cleaner, soaking the steel wool in acetone then letting it dry before use seems logical.
No, I don’t like acetone that much. What I actually don’t show in the video is that I degrease the sanded parts before electroplating. This removed almost any residues from the print.
Excellent!
Super cool!
How would someone know the difference between a 3d printed electroplated gold ring between a actual gold ring? Like if you were selling it how would they know the difference? Wouldn't it come up as gold on the tester etc?
It‘s way lighter
Very very good. Amazing!
Hi, do you have any experience applying a sealant to increase durability as a last step instead of increasing the gold layer thickness? Also, have you ever gotten into titanium plating with ethanol solutions? I'm curious if it could be anodized afterwards for colorshifts - but I guess the oxide layer would probably be too thin?
I have an issue where the wire that holds the ring gets coated quicker than the ring. Copper deposits quicker to the copper wire. Trying to polish the ring more to see what my outcome is. Using .12 amps. Maybe its too high😢
So cool.
Hello, excellent video, could you make a video with a hardness test please?
Oh I definitely can't wait to do this, Need to replace my cheap one that doesn't fit
You are my GURU !
Ich kanns kaum erwarten bis dein Video zu dem Filament auflösen kommt um nur ein metallisches Objekt übrig zu haben.
Totally impressive
So cool!!!
amazing 💯
Have you made a video or put up plans for your spinning plating tool?
Damn that looks awesome. Great job
amazing !!, I would like to make one of these someday
Das ist schön! Danke!
where is link how to do the copper conductive paint ???
how easily would that electroplating rub off if one decided to wear is a lot?
Amazing!
Aight got me subbed. Alles top, mag wie du betonst welche Sachen wichtig sind. Bisschen heitere mucke wäre cool so ist’s n bisschen sehr chillig
Simply wonderful work, thanks for sharing.
Cheers!
Would love to see you do an electrical plating treatment to an iron giant 3D print!
Like „iron giant“ iron giant?
@@hen3drik YES! Well, miniaturized of course haha, but yes "The Iron Giant" 1999 movie Iron Giant
@@hen3drik I've seen other make 3D prints, but never a metal version
I want to try this with epoxy dices
It will work 😃
Can u tell me how to make conductive paint
That's amazing
"I can't believe how simple it is"
Define simple.
What is in a cheap setup im 15 so its a lot of money for me I own a printer and the wax resin but I need the rest of the setup
great content!
Nice ring.
Hi, have any of you managed to get such a shiny result? I tried 14 times, being more and more careful but I can't get a super shiny product like yours when I extract it from the blue liquid after 4 hours, it comes out clear but opaque
To save on money is there an equivalent to the liquid gold that does the same gold appearance but for less money?
OMG 😮 this blow my mind. But I heard that resin will be brittle by time even we use the toughest resin because the UV of the sun. Do you think we should spray an UV resistant layer to help it stronger before electroplating?
Don’t bother. Just get the resin really smooth and electroform over it. It gets strong as hell.
Can i use blender?
Funciona con PLA?
What is the best method to ensure the longevity of the gold plating? With which product can I preserve the gold?
While gold is a highly corrosion-resistant metal, it can still experience wear over time, especially when it comes into contact with substances like sweat, oils, and chemicals. You can deposit a thicker layer of gold. Over time, any gold surface will naturally undergo some level of wear, even with additional protection. Regular cleaning and maintenance are still recommended to keep gold items looking their best and to minimize any potential issues.
@@hen3drik Ive heard that crystal clear coat aerosol sprays can preserve it a bit. But I can’t find a good manufacturer in Germany. I’ve read, an insider tip is ceramic coating but can only find it for cars and not to wear it on humans skin.
Awesome! Where can we find the .stls and plans for the rotary jig?
your chanel so great brooo..
Question: If I have been cold-casting brass buttons (brass powder mixed with polyester resin), then do I need to coat them with the conductive paint before plating? Will the brass in the mixture be sufficient for conductivity?
I guess not. Is it already conductive? If so measure Ohm for about 1cm. Should be max 1.2 kOhm.
Great result !! any change to have the setting of your Elegoo Mars to obtain the same result ?
It works out of the box with default settings. 50microns, elegoo or anycubic standard resin. 45° angle, use very rich support.
Is possible to do the same with the blade of a sword?
Electroplating 3D Prints | Swords Tutorial 2
ruclips.net/video/FLh5OMvY87o/видео.html
Hi!
Nice video (like the others) and amazing results.
I've tried to follow your steps but I'm not able to obtain anything looking good.
My 3D printed part is 0.23dm2 (determined with your Blender trick), so I set to 0.23A (result to ~0.5V/not been able to set current and voltage, at least no idea how to and if it's even possible), after 1h the result is matte, no shiny at all, but worse, the copper wire is embed with the plating of the part, removing the wire damage the plating, I can't imagine the disaster after 4h.
The galvanic degreasser from Tifoo doesn't works with current, so I let the part few min as in the product before washing it with water.
Not been able to plate anything with graphite layer, so I use the copper paint and degreasser from Tifoo and copper shiny acid from Dr Galva.
I don't know what I missed.
Any help appreciated
Some quick comments:
1) apply 2-3 coats of copper paint 2) don't degrease the copper paint 3) set your power supply to CC mode and set the current to 0.24A, let the voltage regulate by itself 3) Move the Part after 30 mins to avoid welding the wires into the plating 4) keep 10-15 cm distance from the anodes. 4) looked up drglava electroylte. pH is 1 which is fine. 5) double check your wiring 6) check again
@@hen3drik Thanks for your answer and tips, will try again (and again....). It's Tifoo who told me I've to degrease the copper paint as the copper layer was peeling on my first tries. Will try more thin layer of paint with airbrush as I actually apply it with the aerosol spray I bought, I also apply a primer layer before. I use a round container of 12cm with magnetic agitator.
@@hen3drik Hi! Very bad results when copper paint applied with airbrush (and awful to clean it afterwards), much better results with spray. Also much better results with 3A/dm3 instead of 1A/dm3. But it's still not really shinny, stay quite matte. Perhaps due to bad electrolyte quality or something I'm still missing.
What's the advantage of the copper coat? Can you go straight to using nickel as the base?
You can, but copper is softer, better to polish, cheaper, faster depositing… all in all better.
what is it painted with before galvanization?
hey can i have a look at that ring? if thats ok with you
could pls add where to buy the copper paint and niickle etc :) great video!!!
why did you print them on an angle?
How about durability? If the piece falls to the ground, will it break?
No, it‘s pretty tough actually.
Tolles Video, danke dafür. Was mir allerdings nich gefällt ist das Nickel eher schlecht ist bei Schmuck. Palladium dafür zu teuer. Was macht denn diese zwischenschicht? Das Gold müsste doch auch so auf dem Kupfer halten?🤷♂️
Hi, nickel acts as a diffusion barrier to prevent mixing of copper and gold over time (alloy would be rose).
This is fantastic! I have the same printer! What settings do you use to prevent layer lines?
Hello again. Another question from me. I'm slightly confused about when to use a bath and when to use a galvatic brush. For example, after airbrushing the conductive paint, can you do the initial copper plating/forming with a galvanic brush rather than.a bath?
No. It’s not depositing enough material.
Brilliant, thank you so much.. That makes sense.
great stuff but isn't palladium almost as expensive as gold these days? How do we keep nickel from being so toxic or is there another alternative where palladium/nickel isn't used?
Palladium elektrolyte is about 3-4 times cheaper than gold electrolyte when applied with an galvanic pen. Unfortunately there is no alternative to nickel/palladium afaik.
0.06 amp is shown while you say 0.7 volt and 0.2 volt is shown. So what is it?
It‘s 1A/dm^2 surface area. I switched to working in constant current instead of constant voltage.
So what would be the perfect amp for a ring that size? I have been trying this myself, I am atm trying it but now at 2 volt it gives me like 0.07 amp. I have no idea if it is any good but copper is forming as I typ this. Not at alll shines like yours, you also use a brightener in your elektrolyte? Thank you.
@@FXHazardproductions 0.16A would be good. This results in around 0.5-0.7V. I use a acidic bath with brightener. 2V seems way to high. What conductive paint did you use?
Do you use 24 K gold plated on ring ? Will be great
It‘s 24k gold. A thin layer though, because it is very expensive stuff. But the gold looks fantastic and it doesn’t oxidize at all.
@@hen3drik cool
This is literally alchemy
can u electro plate brass on to 3d prints?
I haven’t found brass electrolyte yet, but I helped myself with electroplating a thin layer of zinc on the coppe coat and treating it with a heat gun. Er voila: brass
How about resistance? Is it stronger? Resin is not so though
It becomes way stronger. I electroformed a 200um thick layer around that ring. Haven’t measured how strong yet.
@@hen3drik thank you for your reply,making a video about toughness comparison would be really interesting. Or you already did and I didn't found the video?😅
This is the most unbelievable project I’ve seen. I’ll make this my craft and perfect it throughout my life. 😮😲🫨
But it still so frafil like the 3d print? Or is more stronger?
Stronger, much stronger indeed. I accidentally dropped it on the ground various times too and it was like „pling pling“ and you can‘t even see a scratch.
@@hen3drik interrsring
Do you dilute the copper conductive paint in your airbrush or do you apply it straight from the container? If so, what do you use to dilute it? I purchased the Tifoo brand of copper conductive paint.
Use acetone 1:2
Can I electroplate copper spray with thick bright zinc if I just need my piece in silver color?
I have zinc electrolyte as well, but it deposits not bright but dull. You can polish it afterwards. It also deposits quiet dark. Wouldn’t recommend it for effect. You should use copper and then nickel or palladium. Or go chrome III. After nickel you can goto gold and on that electroplate silver. These are better alternatives.
@@hen3drik Thanks a lot. After spraying the copper paint, can the part be nickel plated without the copper plate base?
@@Sing00525 yes, but why? Copper is cheaper, less toxic, deposits fast, easy polish etc.
Richtig gut 👍🏽
WOW. can you share link to buy equipment online?
I‘ll try to make this for the next videos.
Could this be done in a bedroom or is the checmical used toxic and need open area?
Toxic, needs to be done in a well ventilated area.
Where do you get these materials?
Do you get the metallic sound when you hit it into something? For example two rings together.
I do. Check this out: twitter.com/v0g3l/status/1553093870216437761?s=46&t=HJHPl6WOz9tDp9vKLToDmA
love it
What is the name of "conductive paint"? Where can we find it? There are irrelevant results on the internet. Could you please give a link?
Lovely finish :) What type of stone is the ring on at the start of the video ?
It is carbonaceous quartzite 😃
@@hen3drik Thank you :)
Love this video! I have a question. After coating with the metals is it possible to size the ring?
Unfortunately not
this is fantastic! is there a way to selectively electoplate specific areas on a model with different metals?
Yes, mask off certain areas, then use a galvanic pen to deposit metal on the exposed parts.
@@hen3drik very useful. Thank you! I intend to buy some stuff to get started with this soon. If it was something small like a ring, what medium would you recommend to masking?
maybe weird question but could you make me a small item? im looking for some bells to be gold and with high polish look. if i send you the 3d model of it do you think you could make it? and i will pay ofcourse but im curious if you do stuf like this
sorry, i don't do any commision. :-)