Electroforming Tutorial for beginners with Basic Equipment | part 1

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • In this video you are going to learn how to electroform with basic materials.
    Electroforming is a very simple process that anybody can do. It's versatile and can be applied to any form of art.
    To start you don't need to know chemistry or electrical engineering.
    With a few simple steps you can manage to create beautiful pieces of jewelry or basically any object covered with metal, in this case, copper.
    ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Some precautions must be taken with the Electroforming solution, it contains irritant substances. You only need to protect your eyes and open wound or fresh scars from splatters. It won't burn your skin and it's safe if you touch it. Just wash your hands before any other living activity. ⚠️⚠️⚠️
    If something seems missing, or it's not very clear to you, there will be more explanations in my blogs.
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Комментарии • 43

  • @cuforming
    @cuforming  2 года назад +11

    This video is meant for those who wanna start electroforming. Subscribe to learn how to do it!

    • @jasneman4232
      @jasneman4232 Год назад +1

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    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +1

      @@jasneman4232 Thank you!

    • @CorrieVanWyk
      @CorrieVanWyk 16 дней назад +1

  • @hela4215
    @hela4215 2 года назад +1

    Good job 🥰🤗🤗
    Where is the vidéo part 2 please ?

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  2 года назад +1

      I'm working on it. I hope it'll be the next one. Thank you.

    • @hela4215
      @hela4215 2 года назад

      @@cuforming yesss 🙏🤗

  • @WisdomLightChild
    @WisdomLightChild Год назад +1

    Why is mine coming out crispy and breaking apart

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +1

      The copper layer is thin, like a sheet of paper, or thinner? It can be caused by the time you are letting it in the bath, the conductive paint you are using, the kind of surface and the stiffness of the object you are electroforming. Change one of these three variables and also watch the part 2 of this tutorial and add brightener to get a better result. If you need more help, you can reach with me on Facebook or Instagram.

    • @Mick_Tee
      @Mick_Tee 9 месяцев назад

      You probably need to use artificial leaves like this example, or you need to seal the leaf with a sealing agent to stop the acidic solution getting into the leaf.

  • @josefmohler9661
    @josefmohler9661 2 года назад +5

    Thank you so much for the video. My English is horrible, but I could understand pretty well. It is easier with an acoustic explanation, then the automatic translator works. Thanks again. (I'm german)

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  2 года назад +2

      Thank you for the appreciation! I'm definitely thinking to put a voice in to my videos one day, but for now it's not possible. Stay tuned, I planned more videos for the next month.

  • @Xanderviceory
    @Xanderviceory Месяц назад +1

    omfg thank you for the equation for setting the electric supply, I've watched dozens of tutorials and this was the best, fastest and simpliest explained on how to guage the electric settings

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you, I'm glad you like my videos. If you need more information, you can contact me anytime on my social media.

  • @SAMEDOKAWA
    @SAMEDOKAWA 4 месяца назад +2

    Super video, thanks!

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  4 месяца назад +2

      Thank you so much!!! That's just the part one, go check out the part 2 ruclips.net/video/l7ejHV3LJaY/видео.htmlsi=fFmhzfHynvTQ36bw

  • @mblf
    @mblf 4 месяца назад +1

    Ho comprato il vostro elettrolita a base di acido solforico, il processo è sicuro a livello di esalazioni? Si può fare in una stanza chiusa (ma ventilabile) o servono maschere di protezione?

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  4 месяца назад +2

      Il processo è sicuro, l'acido solforico non è volatile ed è in quantità minima, l'unica cosa che evapora è l'acqua. Se hai altre domande e necessiti di aiuto puoi contattarmi su facebook o instagram.

    • @mblf
      @mblf 3 месяца назад +1

      @@cuformingGrazie per la risposta, sta funzionando molto bene con le stampe 3D. Un’altra domanda da ignorante: l’elettrolita si esaurisce e va sostituito? O gli ioni Cu vengono sempre aggiunti dagli elettrodi di rame?

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  3 месяца назад +1

      @@mblf L'elettrolita non si esaurisce ma ha bisogno di manutenzione, la prima cosa da fare è aggiungere acqua quando evapora, aggiungere il brightener quando la superficie del rame non è più lucida, e raramente, aggiungere acido solforico in alcuni casi specifici. Contattami su instagram o facebook così ti posso dare maggiori informazioni su come fare la manutenzione.

  • @caglacakr326
    @caglacakr326 Год назад +1

    Hi! For dc power supply, is 0-15W enough to do electroform?

  • @candidas_maciel
    @candidas_maciel Год назад +1

    How many amps is the rectifier you use? Congratulations on the beautiful work.

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +1

      Thank you!!! Check the second part of this video: ruclips.net/video/l7ejHV3LJaY/видео.html

  • @nzh.21
    @nzh.21 Год назад +1

    Hi, I am not able to buy the products that are listed in the description box... is any copper plating solution suitable for this?

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +1

      Check this video: ruclips.net/video/E5jRqZipnIU/видео.html and make it on your own. You can also try this one on Amazon: amzn.to/3uxK396

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +1

      You can find here all necessary kit.co/cuforming/electroforming-solution

  • @MohammedAli-dz2gt
    @MohammedAli-dz2gt 2 года назад +3

    Really nice tutorial

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  2 года назад +2

      Glad you liked it! Thanks!!!

  • @skelieskaal4693
    @skelieskaal4693 Год назад +1

    What do you recommend cleaning your brushes with and even your copper with? I’m afraid of contamination- would alcohol work? Thx

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +1

      Can you be more specific? The brushes used for? The copper at which stage?

    • @skelieskaal4693
      @skelieskaal4693 Год назад +1

      @@cuforming the brushes used for painting the paint on conductive paint. The copper used for suspension into the bath.

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +2

      @@skelieskaal4693 For the brushes I use acetone, since the conductive paint I use is acetone base. If you use water base paint, you can clean your brushes with water or alcohol, but it depends on the binder it has in it.
      For the copper anodes, I usually don't clean them unless there is some white oxide forming on top when they dry outside the tank. A normal oxidation of the anodes is green, and I don't clean that because the oxide will fall inside the anode bag and stay there and is not gonna get dissolved in the solution. If you wanna clean them, you can just sand them to clean the surface. Don't breathe that dust, do it under a faucet with a wet sand paper or a scotch brite sponge.

    • @skelieskaal4693
      @skelieskaal4693 Год назад +1

      @@cuforming Thank you so much for the info. I keep reading where people use only distilled water but is that necessary for cleaning? I’ll chk which base is my conductive paint - I purchased Cat Music conductive paint, as I’ve heard good things. Thx., again.

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +2

      @@skelieskaal4693 Is not really necessary to waste a lot of distilled water to wash your equipment. I wash everything with tap water and wipe all the drops with paper towel at the end. If it's necessary after a wash with tap water, I do a fast rinse in distilled water and then wipe.
      Cat Music paint is water base and the binder is acrylic. If you can't clean the acrylic off your brush with alcohol, try acetone as last resort.

  • @TheBunkmeister
    @TheBunkmeister 11 месяцев назад +1

    thank you

  • @lizsteel6745
    @lizsteel6745 Год назад +1

    Y la parte dos?❤❤❤

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  Год назад +1

      aqui esta la segunda parte para ti: ruclips.net/video/l7ejHV3LJaY/видео.html

  • @matteobuaciao
    @matteobuaciao Год назад +1

    Thanks ❤

  • @Matthew.Morycinski
    @Matthew.Morycinski 4 месяца назад

    The resistance of the graphite paint and leaf is preventing the copper from depositing on the bottom part at first. I think it would help to start with the current very low, until the whole leaf is covered with a thin layer. After that, the current can be increased to normal. If it's too much, you see large crystals of copper form. If you want nice finish, the current can't be too strong.

    • @cuforming
      @cuforming  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for pointing it out. Even if the coat of paint had no resistance at all, the copper deposition would always start from the first point of connection on the top.

  • @ass_gang
    @ass_gang 2 года назад +1

    UN VIDEO VERAMENTE BELLO