Electroplating 3D Prints | New Graphite Tutorial

[@muralithalluri4239]

Your English 100% adds to your charm.

[@GermanFordinal]

100% Your Q&A-Section was absolutely gorgeous and on point. Loved it!

[@UncleJessy]

these projects continue to blow my mind. This one actually seems a bit easier than the others... but maybe I'm wrong. I really really need to try one of these projects

[@rob612]

I know thats why i an Buying a Electro plating kit, Plus thanks for the Elegoo neptune 3 plus profile on your patrons page how the massive print going

[@wantafastz28]

It’s hard to source the graphite paint in the US

[@iBlue0riginal]

I watched it twice, just to see these beautiful parts again

[@babycubezz]

Electroplated Magneto helmet for your statue Yes!!

[@MoTheBlackCat]

Oh hey fancy seeing you here!

[@TheHellaBee]

For those outside the EU (Australia here), if you go to paint stores that specialise in automotive & industrial paints and ask for a spray can of copper or zinc "weld through" primer you should have some decent success in finding a conductive primer. these products are basically used to assist in increasing conductivity for welding and I've personally found that they work well

[@KaitoKaze]

curious what brand do you use and work without any issue? thanks again for the info mate, can't find Graphite paint anywhere in my place too

[@Snigzou]

Zinc primer, assuming it contains actual zinc metal will not work. It will give your print a conductive layer, but because of vastly diffrent galvanic potentials, an undesired spontaneous reaction will happen when you will try to plate it using a copper or nickel acidic bath. If you want to get a good layer using metal based sprays, I would recommand only using metals "more noble" than copper or no lower than 400 mV relative to Cu2+/Cu (+0.34V/ESH)

[@keymaster2108]

@@KaitoKaze why not just add your own Graphite ?

[@KaitoKaze]

@@keymaster2108 so basically make my own paint? do you have some tutorial how to do that?

[@hen3drik]

@KaitoKaze my most recent video is exactly about that

[@Snigzou]

Quick note on copper anodes : you're supposed to use phosphore doped copper to ensure proper anodic dissolution. Your commercial solution most likely include trace amounts of chloride which are used, in conjunction with proper CuP anodes to produce a black film on the copper surface. This black film is CuO, which allows Cu2+ to form and replenish the metallic ions. If you do not use CuP anodes, you run the risk of forming Cu2O, which will not work as well to put it simply. The black film is not to be brushed off.

[@hen3drik]

Thank you for the info. I really appreciate these hints and will consider in the next videos. ❤️

[@asianmarshemellow]

Does that mean that you let the black film dry on the copper after taking them out of the bath?

[@Snigzou]

​@@asianmarshemellow My andoes never leave the copper bath ; however, for smaller containers, taking in and out anodes should not pose any problems, and the black film should not be rinsed or brushed away. Having anodes in a small bag like he shows is good practise. The thing is this film takes some time to form. We're talking a few minutes to an hour, but during this time, there's a phenomenom called "polarisation" that's happening, and it's causing the pH and the composition of the electrolyte to go off balance. The generator will also struggle to keep a constant current as the voltage will need to fluctuate a lot to "fight" it. To answer your question, yes, just let it dry out. When you need to use the copper bath again, just put them back inside a small bag and you're ready to go.

[@travismiller5548]

What is "proper" vs "improper" annodic dissolution? Isn't the point simply... dissolve the annodes? As for myself, I use a small annode bag I made from a titanium mesh and wire, and put it all inside some Dacron material to help catch some of the slimes, as KZbinr Sreetips does for his silver cell.

[@Snigzou]

@@travismiller5548 Polarization is. Just to clarify, I'm referring to the phenomenom that prevents current from flowing due to "something" blocking it (i.e : high resistance somewhere). It causes efficiency drops, chemical unbalance and a bunch of other things. General rule : you have to maximize your anodic surface, to minimize anodic current density. If your anodes don't dissolve with a 100% efficiency, it means something else is oxidizing. This something else, in copper acidic bath, is water. As water is oxidizing, it's creating 2 problems : - O2 formation, which can cause your copper anode to form some kind of oxyde film, and probably the wrong kind. You might think that the acidic nature of the electrolyte will dissolve this film, but keep in mind it's constantly being created and thus causes polarization. - pH unbalance : water oxidizing creates H+ ions, which are not consumed. It will drop the pH given enough time, and your copper deposited layer will not look at good. It's not that it will not work using general grade copper. It will. It will work using just your titanium mesh ; anodes don't need to dissolve per say, they need to oxidize something. The point is, it will, given enough time unbalance the chemistry of your solution. Because I don't think you have access to the proper chemicals to correct this chemical inbalance (and no way of quantifying how much of an inbalance it is), I'm just trying to give some advices on how to make sure everything runs smoothly in the long run.

[@Westfalon]

Presenting them on thier original supports just looks fantastic! Very clever

[@hen3drik]

Thanks, yeah, I liked that and thought it was funny :-)

[@printingwithlue4310]

​@@hen3driktry painting it on the supports next time. If you get any on the support, you can just wipe it off before you start plating.

[@OMNI_INFINITY]

@@hen3drik *Can explain that current formula? What is I subcase 3D?*

[@graefx]

Electroplating 3D prints is such a cool project that still feels incredible niche. Thank you for all the information and options.

[@Est.1993]

These are remarkable. what a way to put 3d printing into quality use

[@ryansenger937]

The amount of expertise and knowledge in such a short video, this is incredible and has changed everything for my plating plans!

[@16982161]

Moin! Thank you for another great video. As others have mentioned already, it can be hard to source the conductive paints for cheap in North America. We do not have the shipping for the copper spray paint you've used in previous videos and I have a hard time finding affordable conductive graphite spray paint as well. Graphite powder however is quite affordable and I've seen people say they've made their own paint by combining it with water, acetone, modge-podge, etc. I've also seen Canadian's reccomend Jig-a-Loo. It would be very neat to see a comparison between these alternative products and recipes for the base conductive layer! I think if a cheap alternative is presented with good results then electroplating becomes more approachable for hobbyists.

[@zumuvtuber]

The finished pieces on top of the original support material look soooo good!!

[@maciucovidiu7815]

Superb results. I love people taking an idea, creating a product and then coming up with another idea and another product and so on. Adds to the spirit of making and innovating.

[@JonMurray]

0:29 hahahaha! Your English is perfect 😊

[@TheLoneWulf0]

My mind is blown and hats off to you good sir! Favorite 3d printing video of the past year

[@MrCaprinut]

Awesome! This gives me idas to restore rc cars. Some of old projects may have bad chrome. This method we could repair that 🙂

[@MrGTAmodsgerman]

This is also actual chrome. Not just silver paint.

[@lebojay]

To avoid the incompatibility problems between the graphite paint and the automotive filler you just need to find the right primer to go between them. There is also a product called “weld-thru primer” which has zinc in it to make it conductive. Maybe that would work better than graphite? I’m no expert. Just offering suggestions.

[@gattsku]

this is the coolest thing I've seen since like hacksmith's iron man thrusters. dang!

[@rob612]

Massive thank you for showing this brake down on plating i enjoy every video, you even have a Fan of uncle Jessy that shows how good your videos are my hat is off to you Thank you again

[@nobutoneme1325]

Your english might not be perfect, but trust me it is decent enough, don't be too self-conscious about it.

[@silverwaffles]

They speak English better than I do their language.

[@lebojay]

Agree. The narrator’s English is perfectly adequate. Except for his accent you wouldn’t know it isn’t his first language. English lessons would be a waste of time. He’s plenty good enough.

[@radish6691]

Yeah certainly better than my German!

[@ethzero]

Certainly good enough for me to like & subscribe!

[@DoubsGaming]

@@lebojay only reason it wouldn't be a waste of time is if it saves him time when filming. I am guessing he may do multiple takes to get it right and that would cut the amount down.

[@emertonom]

That's a phenomenal result. I'd love to see you experiment with making optics this way--maybe one of those toys that uses two parabolic mirrors to create a 3d mirage of a small object? (A telescope would be more impressive, if the optics are of higher quality, but I suspect that won't be the case initially.)

[@НиколайАкс-н5ц]

Omg the result is perfect. Even without polishing

[@billclark5943]

Wow. I've been looking for a plastic plating instructional video for a couple of months that yields high-quality results. I guess I just needed to wait till 4 hours ago. Outstanding work👍

[@rschultz9492]

There are WAY easier ways to do this. But. This works and your tech is absolutely spot on. You even gave a formula! So much better than 99 percent of the instructional videos I see out here. 5 stars.

[@stephankleen556]

Care to share a link? I love doing things easyer.

[@GoldenTiger01]

Same here, I'm intrigued.

[@TeriyakiTakeout]

Your english is awesome, man. No need to feel self conscious. I had no trouble understanding, and didn’t really realize you had trouble with English until you’d mentioned the English lessons. Keep up the awesome work 😊

[@ShockburnVR]

As an additional safety step, have some baking soda handy in case you spill some of the Electrolyte. You can neutralize the acid that is in it

[@eivartheewizard4639]

What an incredible project! Well done sir! Idk if I can do this myself but I absolutely loved learning nonetheless

[@offearth3d]

One of these days! I’m always so impressed with the outcome. I need to start gathering materials and tools!

[@hen3drik]

I bet you‘ll figure it out so fast. It‘s just practice. 🙂

[@IzzySpeaks]

If I can pull this off you have taken my 3D printing world to the next level. I am absolutely obsessed with print finish to the point that I have more in my recycle can than most.

[@chain3519]

Impressive how you synced up the segment about media polishing to the background music

[@hen3drik]

I think there are only few that actually noticed it. Glad you did. 😊

[@TavoFourSeven]

I've done electrolysis to some stuff I've found with a metal detector like an axe head for one. But now I want to do this to the skids for my fpv drone.😮😮😮

[@Brocknoviatch]

Another awesome electroplating tutorial! Could you run us through how you clean and reuse materials and how you know it is time to dispose of chemicals?

[@hen3drik]

Will think about it. 🙂

[@chrisbourlakis7130]

this video is great! I believe your process of polishing the benchy with the rock tumbler is key for mirror finish plating in the bath.

[@JT-91]

that graphite look is awesome

[@leyendoconlara8173]

I reconice the sinsajo 3D design, my brother did it for me and shared it for free a few years ago. I like the gold result! 😊

[@rollotomasi1832]

Very cool! There are dozens, if not hundreds, of etsy sellers going through this video.

[@hen3drik]

🤭

[@drugmaster_telros7770]

I NEEED to come back to this when I have the space to do all this! this is mental and changes what I do so fucking cool. Making parts for bikes or making rings ect. hell even with miniatures for Table top. This changes everything

[@DavidBakhash]

Can we talk about you matching the video sounds up to the music at 3:32 and prob also elsewhere 👏

[@annekedebruyn7797]

Thank you for introducing me to electroplating. It has brought me so much more joy with 3D printing

[@thepoorboychannel]

That’s some of the best plating I’ve seen yet on 3D prints!!! Outstanding! Subbed.

[@rskl3284]

To stop the graphite reacting put a few mist coats on first before a solid

[@hen3drik]

Will try that!

[@olibarahosasa1137]

Ah the ball mill. Takes my back to my pyro years.

[@erikm9768]

Fantastic video!! thank you, will try this on FDM printed Poly carbonate parts!

[@speway]

The start was funny. Im looking forward to this.

[@MecaManiaque]

wow wow wow !!! impressive !!!

[@shaunlavigne100]

Awesome video I've been looking into this process for a bit.

[@emanueliratliff4263]

My friend, your accent adds just enough mad-scientist flair to your English to make your videos perfect.

[@DagrtOne]

The English class joke got me. That deserved the thumbs up! 😂

[@android4cg]

The holy grail of electroplating KZbin channel. Amazing what you are doing! Is there any shop in DE which sells starter packages for plating 3d prints?

[@hen3drik]

😅, yes there are some. I get my stuff from tifoo. They also sell starter kits, not necessarily for electroforming 3D prints but for electroplating. Try to start small. When you gain confidence continue bigger.

[@ajc4477]

Your English is fine and your videos are inspiring.

[@JohnboyCollins]

You're very good at this. I'm totally unable to reproduce your results lol

[@markumoeder]

Beautiful, i can only imagine car parts plated like this.

[@jpeero]

bro that is sick! saved video for future reference

[@IDreamInMini]

Wow! Mind blown!

[@nasmmakes]

3:30 your attention to rhythm doesn’t go unnoticed!

[@hen3drik]

🙃 cool, somebody noticed!

[@PlayvillePictures]

Moin! Danke DIr für das Video, da habe ich lang nach gesucht :-)

[@toysforboysrc]

This could be fun for my large scale RC’s

[@jesperskovjuul2170]

Mind blown! Now I just have to trawl through all your other videos for tips and tricks :D Best electroplating video I have seen in many years.

[@witebatman]

You speak English better than most of us Americans, but your joke did make me chuckle. Great video!

[@Alex_Rafa]

I love this guy! Good job!

[@tubingforever]

This is a game changer! Gonna start doing this!

[@Gearheadworkhops]

In looking for conductive paints there is a difference between consumer level paints whereby the amount of metal in the binder is quite low. More for decorative purposes. Industrial paints have high loads of metal or graphite for heat and electrical conductivity. The grains of metal in the binder are more closely packed and form a better conductive path.

[@recycledfelines]

English is very good, like B1 or 2 on the grading scale, you're damn near fluent my guy ❤

[@xslayerizedx]

Very cool . Can't wait to see more

[@Kashban]

Astonishing, really impressive. Unfortunately I Iack the room for a workshop required for this kind of work, it's tempting.

[@mariantataru899]

thanks for the video , very instructive and well made !

[@Blimm_EL]

Amazing video, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experiments in English !

[@carbonarne675]

Richtig geiles Video! Unreal result and perfect edit and videography 😊❤

[@o15523]

Subscribed within 30 seconds! So glad I found this channel

[@wyattb3138]

I want to electro plate a copper liner for a resin printed rocket engine nozzle that I’ve designed. This will be perfect for what I want. And it will be great for the cooling channels.

[@AdrielDoesGaming]

That's amazing, these prints look great with the metal plating!

[@noway8233]

Very good results

[@bialek.online]

omg this looks amazing! far easier than the dremel route

[@Cimarb]

That is amazing - way above the scientific level I am at, but crazy good results!

[@kingkalitzchen350]

1:37 that looks actualy pretty cool

[@mrgauky]

Basic prints, but the results are great. Keep up the great work!

[@Ucci73]

Great job! You are the Best! Congratulations!!!

[@EditOnRel3ase]

I honestly would just settle for the graphite paint, it looks so good. But the electroplating looks awesome!

[@VlikeInMewe]

Can you explain deeper as to how the degreasing step works? and can you use an ultrasonic cleaner in that step? if so is there a degreaser that works best?

[@MrLeonlondon]

i think to remove grease, oils, fingerprints, and other contamination , never seen so good plating methods 👏🏾

[@gsestream]

try hand-spot-plating, in a copper sulfate bath, similar to hand 3d printing, but with spot electroplating like wire spot welder. yep on top of a spare metal plate surface or rod.

[@johnbrewer318]

Amazing! Fantastic results. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@shisharupu]

Your English is amazing! Very easy to understand as an English speaker :)

[@justinhoward6135]

this is the most interesting vid ive seen in a while , super cool

[@SirCaptainYT]

Oh yeah! I'm always excited to see a new upload :D Have you thought about starting a discord for your channel? Possibly too much effort, but I feel there really isn't a great established community for electroplating 3D prints, so it could be a good opportunity!

[@hen3drik]

thank you, yeah, too much effort 😃

[@beatlessteve1010]

Really wonderful results

[@traderz4788]

Weld thru primer would probably work. Its conductive primer paint used when welding two pieces of metal together.

[@hen3drik]

That’s interesting!

[@MGB_2024]

I've been using premade MG Chemicals paint and will definitely give polishing a go! Making a replica sonic screwdriver from Doctor Who and I want it to be really shiny!

[@MGB_2024]

IT WORKED! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!

[@Rouverius]

Seriously beautiful. Great job!

[@chrisandersen977]

In the start 80´s I used to copper plate old coins in a CuSo4 solution and with old 1,2 batteries that nearly didn´t light up a small bulb anymore

[@falconbricks85]

Es sieht echt klasse aus 👍 mal gucken ob ich es irgendwie für meine 3d Prints nutzen kann

[@hen3drik]

Viel Erfolg!

[@bobbykoulouris]

amazing work and vicdeo

[@ChrisContin]

Absolutely amazing! I’ll go into oppoplating just because of your work!

[@fonwoolridge]

Really nice work! Not sure I'm up to giving this a go myself.... but defo gonna check out your other vids too...Bravo!

[@samuraijaydee]

This is a brilliant video. The tools for creation now are amazing! Can't wait to try this!

[@zengwenxin8402]

I think the polishing part is just letting your multimeter probe to make a better contact with the surface. You are effectively reducing the contact resistance between the probe and the graphite layer.

[@scottwillis5434]

I would guess it also pushes projecting particles oriented in all directions, down into a flat layer. Also providing a smoother surface for plating. If in doubt, seems like an experiment would be in order. I wonder whether the presumably slight surface texture before polishing will show up in the plating?

[@MarkFixesStuff]

This video was amazing. Thank you!

[@agepbiz]

Great video as always!

[@hen3drik]

Thank you!

[@agepbiz]

@@hen3drik By the way, do the wire leave some baldspots or marks? do you need to move the wire during plating?

[@andersonnguyen2571]

Bro… THATS SICK

[@jakethesnake630]

Awesome video and your Englandish is fan-bloody-tastic!

[@hen3drik]

:-)

[@M00j3]

I've lived in England my whole life and your English is better than half the people here.

[@whatif8741]

Could you please do a timelapse of it plating? thatd be so satisfying to watch.

[@brighambaker3381]

Fantastic finish!