Let me show you how to make gorgeus props by #electroplating your 3d prints. This is the Narsil Sword from #lotr . #3dprinting and metal plating combined will create convincing objects for you prop collection or the next comic con.
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▶ Setting up the bath: • How to Metal Plate 3D ...
▶ Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:28 Creating the 3D Print
01:23 Super Smoothing 3D Print
02:18 How much does it weigh
02:38 Bath Plating Process
06:05 Polishing the electroplated copper
06:40 Nickel Electroplating (Bath)
07:23 Palladium Electroplating (Galvanic Brush)
07:53 Gold Electroplating (Galvanic Pen)
08:19 Covering the handle in Leatherette
08:55 Physical Properties of Electroplated 3d Prints
09:27 Conclusion + Impressions
▶ Narsil by 3D-mon
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For the Conductivity I used
* Tifoo Conductive Copper Paint
! Make sure that it can be used with your copper electrolyte.
For the galvanic bath:
* a container
* acidic copper electrolyte
* optional nickel electrolyte
* Palladium electrolyte
* Gold electrolyte
* one or two copper anodes
* banana plug & alligator clips
You may need:
* Degreaser
* Distilled water
* galvanic brush + pen
Have fun. Try it. 🧡
Have a look to my other Videos
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I've never seen anyone use conductive paint for electroplating a 3D print, really cool idea! very impressive final product, crazy to see how far you can go with 3D printing now if you're willing to put in the effort
OMG the Helm of Doctor Fate would be _siiiick_
RIGHTTTTTTTT omgg
Na dann .... Drucker anwerfen 😀
Too big for most SLA printer beds, would also be difficult to break into printable sections.
@@superchroma fdm 3d print it and sand and fill it
SO FATE DEMANDS!!
This is a very interesting technique I haven't seen before! It seems like it could be really useful in more technical applications as well, such as 3D printing parts to have conductive surfaces in simple circuits or coated gears for mechanisms, I could see that in particular being quite useful to extend the material life of any mechanisms you've made with your printer.
I can see this being a cool technique to have the perfect Dinn Djarin suit of armour.
I imagine finding a resin that can take solder temperatures would be a challenge, but if a good connection can be achieve without solder this could even be used to make 3d circuits.
@@isodoublet if the part doesn't need a mirror smooth finish then FDM should be fine. Though honestly I'd probably go with lost PLA casting instead.
id say its way more useful than that, from what i can see those surfaces are extremely smooth, as long as it doesnt add too much material or you account for it before you print it, you could build technical parts that slide smoothly past each other. 3d printed puzzles, nerf shells, and mockups all would benefit, no more acetone baths
It's not uncommon for us to use similar methods when making printed circuits boards.
I wouldn't mind seeing a specific list of what you're using/buying. What amounts, which brands, etc. This looks awesome to try out!
Thank you for using our files! This project it truly inspiring to watch! ❤
Honestly most of the time I dont love 3d printing vidoes, or 3d printed things/ products, because they just look like cheap plastic at the end of the day, but when you turn the 3d print into something like this, that is just awesome
I did not know you can electroplate plastics like that. Rather interesting. You learn something new every day :)
its the metallic copper paint he uses at the beginning that allows him to electroplate it.
impressive project 👏😎
MY GOODNESS the result is just AMAZING. So well done!
Oh thank you Joel!
I'm going to have to binge watch your channel. From beginning to this video again. I really want to do some electroplating and put my 3D printer back to use. Thank you very much for the inspiration!
Man, we are electroplating everyday at our institute, since we work with microelectronics from silicone-wafers to PCBs/DCBs, and i love what one can do with 3D printing, but i've never thought about combining those two things lol. Fascinating!
This is amazing, it looks completely real. I definitely want to try this on my 3D printed parts. Great job.
Mate, this has blown my mind. So many possibilities!
Im so glad I found your channel. What an amazing resource you provide. I can't wait to try this process.
Looks fantastic. Your videos are very satisfying to watch.
Best finishing job I've seen on a 3d print in a long time
I can't believe I'm only now finding out about Electroplating. I hope this channel really blows up!
You’re amazing dude, this is what I’ve been looking for for 2 years!
This channel deserves so many more views. This is the coolest science project I have ever seen
wow that's the first time I've seen someone electroplate plastic printed parts. So many endless possibilities for movie and cosplay props!
This is some sorcery. Looks amazing! Nice work!
Thank you for your excellent videos! 👏👏👏 I'm inspired by your work to incorporate this technique for my work.
So beautiful! Thanks for this wonderful video!
Very cool! Thanks for the video, definitely saved it to my 3D printing playlist. 👍
wow you are amazing. This was my first video I had seen but I will be sticking around for sure!
This is something I've been thinking of doing but don't see a lot of people talking about. Subbed for the excellent video.
Looks incredible. Great work!
Your videos are incredible and super informative. Thanks so much for creating these.
Thank you so much!
Alucinante proyecto, queda espectacular el producto final... totalmente realista...
Richtig schön geworden.
Danke
Always love your videos!
Absolutely amazing !
That was glorious and beautiful well done ❤
Add a little polyethylene glycol to the solution, and buffer with Boric Acid in a napped polypropylene bag. Or a tea bag in one of those filter pouches. It'll keep the pH where you want it.
You turned plastic into metal. He's a witch. GET HIM!!!
amazing, flawless
thank you for having CC.
Amazing results! For a future video idea, could you experiment with electroplating a print with embossed letters on the other side? The idea would be to have a surface that looks like a smooth mirror, but when a light or LED is lit behind it, the writing would shine through the mirror revealing the writing. Not sure if that's even possible, but it would be awesome if it was! Thanks for your great and informative videos!
The metal is completely opaque even in very thin layers, so this would not work.
I once made a laser etched mirror acrylic pattern, which looked mirror like at the front, but when lit from behind created a galaxy pattern. So something similar may be possible. The front mirror did have a slightly frosted look, so it would need to be dialled in. Also that was a flat surface and over a 3d surface you'd probably need more complex laser equipment. Alternatively you could recess the text fill it with something and prevent electroplating in the recesses. It would be more obvious from the outside though. Or you could etch it away the way they do with etched scroll designs.
@@bradley3549 Maybe it could work with silver. But I don't think that the layer could be made thin enough with conventional (electroplating or chemical) methods.
@@CoolKoon electroplating can be vary thin, however the conductive base layer is not. It would probably require vapor deposition or something.
@@christopherbroms2508 Exactly that's what I've been trying to point at - vapor deposition. And actually there are transparent conductive layers too, Ben at Applied Science has done a REALLY excellent video on that.
Spitzen Video! Hab ich so noch nie gesehen.
Great job! It looks amazing! 😁
Damn dude that narsil print is so pretty
What a cool idea! Need to try this myself
Fantastic result! :-D
*_"Ahhh, Isildur's Heir... It takes more to make a king than a broken Elvish blade.."_* This is absolutely gorgeous work, Bravo! Subbed :) If you want a suggestion for one to do that's quite timely as well, maybe king Visaerys' half-mask from House of the Dragon? In the behind the scenes they mention they 3D printed and brass plated that one, I reckon you can make it look better though
It takes more to make a king than a broken Elvish blade... (apparently the 3D printer of Imladris was a key component...)
I wish I could do this I have quite a few printable props like rings that would look AMAZING with this technique
Looks amazing!! You should do the rest of the shards as well!
Nicely done!
wow! amazing job!
this blew my mind.
Never seen this done before. Pretty interesting. Cool video
Stunning.
Excellent work.
Nice one man, awesome prop now!
Your videos are so cool. I can’t wait to get a 3D printer and there electroplating myself. Keep it up :)
just so beautifull...
Beautiful
See the process of parts being anodising is quite interesting. I work in a auto-car parts in the anodising sector that make part for all major japanese car brands, and every last day of the week we put a metal plank on top of the tanks and climb on it while full of nickel solution to refill all the tanks resevoir with nickel little coins, quite dangerous. The tanks have about 16x16x3 and you can easly get yourself your own nice nickel bath if you don't pay attention.
Amazing thanks for sharing ❤
Propmasters and cosplayers must be watering at the mouth at what they could do with something like this.
Cool! I'm going to go use this to customize Gunpla now.
Wow, this is amazing. Would be great for cosplay
Absolutely!
That is freakin' awesome!
Very cool Hendrick, I didnt even think of electroplating resin objects
I am soooo excited to try this. I have an entire suit of Sith Trooper Armor I need to chrome....gonna get expensive though
awesome video! just so you know, if you tilt the container with the blue liquid (I don't know what it's called lol) so it's laying horizontal. air can go throw the handle and the liquid will pore smoothly. I don't know if I make sense but I hope I do.
Awesome video
awesome man 🤠
Amazing!!!
This is so cool. Do a mandalorian helmet next :)
I’ve never heard of electroplating 3d printed parts. This is so cool!
Hyaku Shiki would loon amazing with this
Impressionante!!!!
That's amazing
I do this stuff on the daily, mainly D&D figurines
Amazing
It's beautiful 😍
It's brilliant 😁
oh that's hella cool
That's sick
I really need to take a look into electroplating. Seems easy enough. Still, some questions popped up. Need to investigate.
very beeindruckende indeed
Great video, would love to see a video of what all different platings look like and what colours are possible
This is a good suggestion.
This is really cool! I'd like to try that with a keyblade if I ever had the energy and money to do it lol.
Wow that looks incredible
Pherhaps you should try to make a fracture like interface on the broken edge. Greetings from Brazil, you did a great job! I like it!
_Actual_ gold plating pen. Amazing
Hey Hendrik! I'm thinking of trying electro plating thanks to your videos. I come from model building so 3d printing is new for me but some of the skills can be used for both hobbies. Could you do a video on graphite paint for electroplating a print so that it looks blue or some other colour other than just metallic?
That is fucking AWESOME!
Gold plating on a 3d print woah, that’s real compromise
nice
Very cool, I would like to have seen a light sand blast and vapor deposition process instead of the paint on lacquer as a first pass, but it came out amazing!
You know I’m doing this in my hobby room? 😅
@@hen3drik fair enough 😂 vapor deposition doesn't take a lot of room iirc
How did you know I was watching this in the morning?
Oh, I say Moin in the morning, at noon, evening and deep in the night 😃
Proper!
Wow
You sound so cool my guy. I feel like you're a weapon smith for "The Kingsmen". I feel like anything that you would hand me, could kill a man. 😎😂🤙🏻✌🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Can't wait for Mandalorian season 3 helmet, I'm working on painting mine wishing I could electroplate it
Nice
I personally suggest the Overseer’s Mask from Dishonored.
This was interesting. I just got into Resin 3D-printing and did not know about this. I wonder if I can use it on some jewelry I printed for myself and still be skin-safe. Maybe with a sealant. Thank you for the ideas.
Yes, if the final plating is like gold, palladium or Platin it‘s pretty skin safe. I did a golden ring video, maybe look it up.
@@hen3drik Thank you, I will. I still react (slightly) to gold but I did not know about Palladium. If anything I apply 3 coats of sealant typically to jewelry.
@@RoseKindred have you tried nickel free gold or other metals? It's very rare (though possible) to be allergic to gold, typically it's the trace nickel that causes allergies.
@@szurketaltos2693 To be honest, it never occured to me to look into the gold itself. So thank you. I used to work in the mall and I know some of the costume jewelry and the stuff in the cases would cause issues. I also have a class ring that is supposed to be gold that I react with. It is weird, some titanium, some gold, and sterling silvers, can cause issues but it is not consistent if that makes sense. So yea, perhaps it is the impurities or mix I react to, but not sure if it is nickel, I'll have to look and see if anything I have is made of it specifically to test.
@@RoseKindred you're welcome. See if you can find explicitly nickel free stuff, or 24k gold should be free of nickel as well I think. My SO has a nickel allergy and as far as I can tell, isn't allergic to any other metals. Costume jewelry generally has a ton of nickel.
Oh so this is how those cheap feeling yet somewhat good looking toys are made