Electroplating 3D Prints | Color Metal

[@bkobinger]

"It is super simple!" Proceed to crafting the next rocketship who will lead us to mars.

[@Broeckchen]

That's engineery brains for ya haha

[@jesperskovjuul2170]

That is just stunning work! Could you be pursuaded to do a "this is what you need to get started"-video with all the solutions and anodes for plating various metals and settings for the powersupply etc.? 🤞 Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos :)

[@SeanRyle]

One of the coolest techniques i've seen yet. Thanks for sharing this!

[@bett0diaz]

Please help Thomas Sanladerer with his electroplating efforts! hahah

[@RobinGerritsen1995]

My first thought also😅

[@NielsNL68]

I second this 😂

[@Darnetal57]

Just wanted to leave a quick comment to thank you for your guidance. I gave electroplating my first try a few days ago following the process you documented in your videos, and even though I still haven't cracked the secret to the ridiculously mirror-y finish you achieve, my first piece came out gorgeous. So thank you for your work, it's a whole world of metal parts that just opened to me!

[@richardkirkland6805]

The gold electroplate would be a cool idea for the GS Ball, so named because it's gold and silver colored, and has "GS" etched into the top hemisphere where the M was on the master ball

[@minibigs5259]

I've just learned that in book binding, gold guilding is laid over the top of red. Never white, so as to make it stand out. I think that's worth exploring in your next attempts 😃

[@DarkTrapStudio]

Make sense cause the red is the highest in vibration of the color spectrum ! thanks for sharing

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Interesting!

[@anthonyrossetti7509]

So if I want to do a 3d print and gold leaf it I should use red filament?

[@minibigs5259]

@@anthonyrossetti7509 give it a go

[@icefireobsidian7490]

Yep same for picture frames etc. The red causes the warm hues in the gold to stand out more

[@flavacreations]

Ive done this with melted aluminum then nickel plated. Never knew you could do 3d printed stuff. Great job you just got yourself another subscriber 👍

[@balua9]

Perfect timing on the subscribe reminder - right as I was thinking “thats pretty cool” - ‘Subscribe’ - “yeah, he earned it”.

[@danielresurreccion6341]

That electroplated red color should be used in the next live action movie

[@Stroobants-solutions]

I'm just getting started with electroplating. Thanks to your channel 😊

[@eduardoschneider2010]

Finally somone who knows what he is doing. nice work.

[@mofoeugen]

Bruh, you got me... Hook, line and sinker!

[@MaintDocs]

Electro-de-greasing is a new one for me. I wish I knew about that back when I was making jewelry. I would make them out of brass, but then silverplate. My biggest issue was trying to get the polishing compound off without losing the polished uncorroded surface.

[@kspec2001]

amazing as always. I appreciate the efforts you go to to talk about proper PPE! "its all fun and games til you lose an eye" was a phrase i remember from the 80s/90s and its still valid today lol

[@maliozkan1516]

Excellent workmanship, excellent video. This was a subject I was very curious about, thank you.

[@child_of_God316]

The way you talk and the way you formulate your plans I can tell you definitely have pretty high IQ🎉

[@fpham8004]

Way better results than i would ever imagine you can do at home.

[@hen3drik]

That’s what I’m thinking every time I do this 😉

[@fpham8004]

@@hen3drik Well, as an engineer myself, total kudos for perfecting the workflow. I can't imagine better results even in industrial settings.

[@ninjacats200]

I watched the Iron Man helmet and when I saw the nice red. The first thing that popped into my head was that would be cool to see on a Pokeball. I then click on the KZbin logo to go to the home page and the first thing I see is this video. XD. So I just had to watch this one. Love the videos.

[@agepbiz]

So shiny! 🌟

[@kurtlindner]

One day... a tiny shiny plane in an egg, or shiny giant generic-building-block-not-associated-with-LEGO parrot?

[@agepbiz]

@@kurtlindner He did make me a gold mig-23 egg a few years ago and it is the coolest gift I have ever received 😊

[@_donny_9473]

totally blown away this was possible and definitely want to try it out!

[@t.holzenhauer7097]

Ich finde den Prozess großartig. Vor wenigen Monaten habe ich mein Mandalorian Kostüm vervollständigt und ich bin tatsächlich geneigt das ganze nochmal zu machen und Stück für Stück die Rüstungsteile auszutauschen gegen welche mit Electroplating. Vor allem bei Cosplay mit schichtdicke ist das von Vorteil. Man kann diese wohl sehr dünn halten ohne Füllung mit nur wenigen Wänden stärke beim 3D Druck. Glasfaser innen und Elektroplating außen geben die nötige Stärke.

[@hen3drik]

Toi Toi Toi! 🙂

[@skyty0]

You GOTTA etch a little emblem on the gold one and make the GS ball from the anime

[@jrbarker7362]

Amazing. I think this will be the first electroplating project I attempt. Simply because the surface is easy to sand and polish lol

[@christianaquino5230]

now this is the type of 3d printing that I like to see

[@TheExtremeElementz]

I am in awe on how beautiful those Pokeballs look and you’d never know they were printed on an FDM printer. Amazing work and thank you for the brief tutorial.

[@andreasthaler7068]

Sehr cool! Tipp zur Oxidation von Kupfer ... Ich tauche die Werkstücke nach dem Galvanisieren kurz in eine Ascorbinsäurelösung. Ist eben sanft reduzierend.

[@computer1up]

Imagine making Christmas ornaments like this 😮

[@hsd0971]

Amazing work as always! I always look forward to your videos. And most of all, THANK YOU for sharing your techniques with everyone!

[@JeffRumburg-MSF]

Great video, love that you stress health and safety during plating.

[@hen3drik]

Cannot stress enough!

[@Londrino]

Incredible results, I can only imagine how awesome it must be to see and hold them in person

[@bornstellarnova1991]

I've always wanted to see a GS Pokeball in real life and you've made it possible, well at least the closest thing that we'll ever get to a real Pokeball. Thank you for your masterpieces! ❤❤

[@SuperMakeSomething]

Wow! Just beautiful! 🤩

[@Streetduck]

Wieder mal eine schöne Arbeit von Dir ... 👍👍👍

[@stevrgrs]

That looks legit !

[@Michelincat7034]

this is art itself... respect you bro

[@avenuex3731]

2:58 electroforming is when the metal deposited is removed from the substrate.

[@AliHassan-ue2lc]

Next make ben10 alien force Omnitrix

[@Fukumarcio]

lol, bro could have made it out of half of a Christmas balls, but preferred flexing his Engineering knowledge! luv it!

[@SirCaptainYT]

Absolutely incredible! I also had no idea you could paint acrylic on metal like that and it still shine. I wonder if this could also be a good way to get a cheaper gold metal look by just using acrylic over nickel? Can’t wait to start my journey into electroplating soon :)

[@AlfonsoCarvallo]

What he's doing here is called a Candy Coat. It has been used in cars for ages, basically means: Silver or Chrome background with clear coats of any particular clear color on top, usually acrylic for hobby projects. Tamiya and Vallejo have both Clear colors in their range for this kind of applications. It's also super common to use either Alclad or Gaianotes chromes for the background layer as well, instead of doing Electroplating, which takes ages and it's hazardous as a process, at least more hazardous than enamel or lacquer paints.

[@SirCaptainYT]

@@AlfonsoCarvallo Interesting! For acrylic is it specifically a ‘clear’ coat version of a colour or just a regular colour sprayed thinly?

[@shinichi10]

@@SirCaptainYT Tamiya sells small hobby sized bottles specifically of tinted clear colors. Ex. Clear Red, Clear Green, Clear blue. In this video he uses tamiya's clear red paint thinned down for airbrush

[@smotardo6504]

@@AlfonsoCarvallo Thanks for explaining :) So you would not recommand this for example for Mando helmet or chest plate etc? Could be result a disaster?

[@somekid1302]

@@shinichi10 is it ok to use Tamiya clear over metal?

[@deetoxvengeance]

Dieses "Moin" gefolgt von einem komplett englischen Video war wunderbar. Sieht nice aus, nebenbei!

[@AlphaEngineer2022]

Oof! Using that gold and chrome red, you need to do an iron man helmet😉😁 Looks so good, nice job!🤟

[@TheOrganicOverdose]

Geil! Sieht gut aus! Ich versuche einfach Molotow Chrome Farbe zu benutzen, aber diese ist eine tolle Idee. Nächstes Experiment!

[@justthisguy]

Awesome! That metallic red would be perfect for an iron man helmet!

[@derekcjain]

Every project you’ve done has been a work of art

[@hen3drik]

Thank you, I appreciate that! 😇

[@LuisCederborgDesign]

At 6:19 I thought you had a baggie with a pipe and some bud 😅😂 Great video and amazing job with the pokeballs! 🔥🔥🔥

[@rob612]

I love your new video and the finishing,, i an super impressed, i was actually talking to uncle jessy in a live stream about your videos as well i hope you make more super prints and plating videos i love your work ps i bought my own plating kit because of your videos so thank you so much HEN3DRICK

[@hen3drik]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@rob612]

@@hen3drik No thank you for your work and time and Inspiration

[@NeilGates]

If you use “dry graphite lubricant” spray from Home Depot you don’t need an air brush. The results are excellent as it’s made with alcohol. It’s all I use and haven’t had any problems. You can let it air dry to let it thicken to paint in areas that you don’t want to wide spray.

[@bruceyoung1343]

You are a craftsman. I hope to get into electroplating. ❤

[@gambitshvarev380]

Beautiful job man. So shiny ✨

[@aprintedworld]

I’m so glad I stumbled on your channel. I never thought of taking post processing to this level.

[@gunnerroo6514]

I'm into custom Halo figures and the visors for the helmets are typically chrome plated from the factory but customs are usually hand painted. This would be a game changer if somebody's willing to go through the carcinogenic process of making them. My brain says yes but my body says no because there's too many chemicals involved but ay thanks for the video, it was informative and entertaining.

[@Caleb-fm2fq]

That red looks amazing, even through the camera. Really enjoying the content and looking to try it out for myself one day. Tschüss!

[@hen3drik]

Merci!

[@skyrider4789]

Thanks for the words of encouragement at the end. I will finally be getting my materials together later this month to execute what I've learned from this and your other videos. Many thanks! 🙏🙏🙏

[@Gavosh1977]

Very interesting, I have been wanting to make a few props with my 3D printer, but elecro-plating frightened me off, I am going to watch the video again and try it, thank you

[@joelongstaff7601]

Thankyou for a great video Sir. You have come to my rescue. 45 years ago my wife started a Christmas dinner for artist friends. 8 couples gather each year and each pair make 8 identical ornaments so when we exchange them we all leave with 8 artist made ornaments the same. This year my wife designed a drop ornament that is made of tigers eye, feldspar and local jadeite. We couldn't figure how we could package them, until we saw your video. I now have more work ahead of me. We have until October to get it right. Again thankyou and God bless.

[@Snigzou]

Really beautiful results, I admire your patience. Maybe you could try doing it on ABS, and skip all the conductive paint thingy to get a perfect first conductive layer using electroless palladium deposition? That's how most plastics get their metallic shine ! I like this method as it's less labor intensive haha, you let the chemistry work its magic.

[@hen3drik]

Yes, ABS Dotierung is super cool. I actually did some research about that but it very hard to get the chemicals and since I just want to do simple diy tutorials i think it‘s a bit over the top.

[@Leofraga172]

Amazing, wonderful, unbelievable, love it!

[@florianpohl100]

Sieht Mega aus 😻

[@zachhainline1601]

What a bunch of work... looks great though!

[@rycudas]

I'd not seen this done before! The conductive paint to electroplate step is clever and the effects are very impressive!

[@christianklassig8009]

Absolut geil! hätte ich das geld und den platz für diese sachen wäre ich das ganze wochenende nur noch damit beschäftigt

[@samykamkar]

Great vid!

[@karolgolden231]

You make such a great things man!

[@cano2720]

this is magic

[@ArcanePath360]

This is every 3D printer's dream. Well done

[@hen3drik]

Thanks you for your kind words! I try to cover various topics in my videos, such as costs, surface considerations, and different plating electrolytes. It's challenging to fit everything into one tutorial, but I'll give it a try.

[@ArcanePath360]

@@hen3drik Thanks. Your videos are great. I tried Googling the liquid and got nothing but things like tablets for wellbeing, lol. Not sure where you buy such a thing.

[@6root91]

I never knew you could just basically rub on electrolytes to plate things, lmao. This was great.

[@JudgeNLN]

As much as I love the result, the beginning line about why you like FDM over Resin (that "They're ready as soon as they come off the bed") is kind-of killed by the *entire* rest of the video. Sanding them down to remove layer lines takes probably 15-20 minutes, minimum (when you're doing the steps you listed), while Resin can be cleaned-up and cured in 10% of that time basically automatically (since many people use a Wash & Cure station of some kind that does it all for you). I love my FDM printer, but I also absolutely love the Resin printer for many things. They both serve a purpose.

[@diyfireking]

This looks so cool 😊😊

[@Spirited282]

Another great video, i really enjoy these

[@hen3drik]

Thank you!

[@halo112az]

Einfach extrem gut, vielen Dank für deine wertvollen Beiträge! Ich hoffe mal in ein paar Wochen mir einen Mittelalterlichen Prunkbuchdeckel in mehreren teilen auszudrucken und dann auf diese weise vergolden zu können. Evtl noch kunstharzeinlagen als steineinlagen. Repliken solch hochwertiger historischer Gegenstände werden sonst eh auch nicht anders hergestellt. Mal schauen obs was wird aber mit deinen Videos bin ich mir da recht sicher!

[@hen3drik]

Viel Erfolg bei den faksimiles!

[@halo112az]

@@hen3drik Danke!

[@justinchamberlin4195]

Transparent acrylic paint over the metal? I never would have guessed...it looks amazing.

[@satina1169]

The gas mask filters are only suited for organic compounds such as acetone. The inorganic electrolyte would pass the filters if it were a fine mist in the air. Also the filters did not protect from the HCl fumes.

[@hen3drik]

I changed these now. Thank you!

[@tyrushouse6766]

PERFECT FOR MOVIE QUALITY ( EVERYTHING MATTERS BUT NOTHING MOVES )

[@jangrewe]

Kaffelo? Cufalow? Oh, "Car Filler", as in Primer Filler Spray for Cars ... took me a minute ;-)

[@hen3drik]

Autokarosseriespachtelmasse :-)

[@abhishekmsful]

9:38 'soon there will be something very big again'. Watching this video in the toilet. This words strikes in a very different level😂😂

[@matthewsinclair8751]

Thank you so much for making these tutorials. I love your videos and your channel. I am going to start electroplating my own 3d prints and I would love to know more about the voltage meter that you use as well as the wand for applying the secondary chemicals. Also can the copper electrolyte be reused? I would love to know more about the electroplating part of the process. Thank you!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you, for the power supply: any power supply that does support constant current will do the job (min 5A). The wand is just an anode with a nonwoven. The copper electrolyte regenerates by the anodes, so yeah, this is actually my first electrolyte. Still kicking.

[@matthewsinclair8751]

@@hen3drik Thank you so much Hen3drik! It meant alot that you took the time. I hope to make prints as nice and clean as yours.

[@IshamPadron]

You're such an innovator. I love this process.

[@hen3drik]

Thank you!

[@user-lx9jm1wo3h]

9:43 You should make a floating magnetic stand so the pokeball floats and rotates.

[@kurtlindner]

Your content only gets better.

[@briant444]

very nice, thx for the info

[@XYZdude00]

Because of 3d printing I've learned a lot. But I don't think I would have imagined that I would be gathering acids to improve them

[@rikkisharma2128]

Danke vielmals!!... for all this great info.

[@atntaltd]

u can plate zinc or Nicale on copper and it will give you gold effect

[@bigpoke]

Thank you for this. Could find any answers online besides here!

[@EricPham-gr8pg]

Liquid metal dipping is cheap too but electroplating less metal need

[@Jianju69]

That Tamiya Clear Red glaze really looks great over the metallic finish, wow!

[@IkanGelamaKuning]

Hi boss. Thanks for the tips. I plan to replate my bike parts. I think it was direct steel to nickel plate. Poor factory job maybe to save cost. I will double plate with cooper then nickel.

[@Hadji-sw3ct]

You are amazing, congratulations !

[@sophiebelle6555]

Awesome stuff! I saw your last video using graphite spray paint and was wondering how long after you sprayed the stuff on did you polish it? As I have followed your steps and am using the same stuff you are, but when I try to polish it just seems to come off slowly. Thanks again 😊

[@hen3drik]

I just give it a quick polish by hand or around 1 hr in the tumbler. Not sure why it comes off. Reduce polishing time 🙂

[@evFPV]

Wow! It looks veeeery easy!!! LOL

[@joshclark44]

You should have done black metallic finish for the trim. That would be sick

[@viktormyslikovjan5938]

Really nice

[@CrackySue]

Wow electroplating is so crazy! I wish i could do it but id never have all those chemicals in my house lol

[@Shypooper]

I freaking love this channel!

[@child_of_God316]

Have you looked into engineering at all? You could definitely be a great engineer!

[@jonathanlundstrom6202]

Truly great work! You should start an e-commerce business selling the necessary equipment and materials for doing this! 🤘

[@hen3drik]

i know 😅

[@nickperfetti7976]

This is really cool. I’m looking to do this with a fallout alien blaster I printed but now I’m wondering if I should make my ak rifle gold just for the fun of it lol.

[@bumb3bum304]

these are absolutely immaculate and look amazing, however i feel if you had all the time to do all of the copper plating then nickel then gold etc, why couldnt you have sanded down the black middle part and then just touched it up lol.

[@alain171]

Is there an alternative for the tifoo electrolyte? Here in Mexico is very hard to find or very expensive.