This is probably one of the best replicas of C-3PO Ive ever seen! Well done!
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Oh, thank you very much 🙂
@ShadowEstina4 ай бұрын
likewise. awesome work
@suicidebylifestyle92674 ай бұрын
It's probably got more time into it than the original costume department put into Anthony Daniels entire outfit...
@paulmichaelfreedman83344 ай бұрын
It's beautiful, a piece of art.
@mylittleparody22774 ай бұрын
The result is just amazing! I love how 3D printing is like 15-20% of the total time. Really shows that the really important part is indeed craftsmanship.
@jonathan100yearsago4 ай бұрын
What i get from watching this video is with determination and practice you can achieve anything and expired resin still work well and i don't need to throw it away,awesome.
@FranklyWry4 ай бұрын
Resin with baby powder to fill in layer lines! That right there is an incredibly, mind-blowing tip. All cos-players watching this should thank you profusely, buy you some coffee!
@CoreyJohnson193Ай бұрын
Lol, I thought that was common knowledge with cosplay; all the creators I've seen use a similar technique.
@creato9384 ай бұрын
It's amazing the finish you achieved, it really looks like a piece of solid metal and just like in the movie really.
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Thank you. I was really surprised how well it looks, feels and sounds (!), as it’s practically metal now
@thehudsonforge714 ай бұрын
That is outstanding, the final finish looks like it could be a render, great job!
@davidtobin4 ай бұрын
This is AMAZING! You're a living legend!
@manamedia4 ай бұрын
Outstanding Walk through video! Thank you so much for producing. You are one of the only 3D Print artists that mentioned ensuring you captured the micro plastics! This in itself is admired. x from New Zealand.
@TobyArt4 ай бұрын
What do you do with the micro plastics when you catch them?
@bruceyoung13434 ай бұрын
You are talented. You asked if it was worth it. One of my granddaughters is BIG into StarWars. If I had the equipment and talent, yes it’s worth it. Thank You
@Matqux4 ай бұрын
Maan, you are crazy! This piece is stunning. Great job!
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
thanks 😊
@qwertyqwerty95874 ай бұрын
Love to hear more about the graphite acetone super glue mix Beautiful work as always
@ibleed13 ай бұрын
Haven't you noticed? That wasn't super glue. It was Gorilla Glue Clear packed into "super glue style" tubes.
@ZontarDow4 ай бұрын
I can't believe you used 6 year old expired resin specifically in the hopes it would be yellow due to being expired and having to deal with the "problem" that despite its expiration it turned out "perfectly" against your hopes. Quite amusing.
@bravo1oh14 ай бұрын
Great video. Glad to see your channel has grown so much since I last saw it. Congrats
@mflipse4 ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic! As always! No idea why anyone would give it a thumbs down. I just checked the pricing of the 5 liter acidic copper plating solution you're using... And you need 10 of them. Pfew! I hope the manufacturer is sponsoring your channel. Thumbs up from me!
@AurumCollectioYT4 ай бұрын
Love your stuff man! Inspiring videos and projects. I always look forward to what you craft next! Keep it up homie
@gabs_x784 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your videos, it's so mind-blowing to see things like this come to reality
@jimhinkle72454 ай бұрын
Amazing work!!!! I can honestly say, I'll never make one!!! lol I appreciate your attention to safety and detail. WELL DONE!!!!!!
@offearth3d4 ай бұрын
Just upped the bar again! This is absolutely GORGEOUS
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Thank you, glad you like it!
@shannonm38414 ай бұрын
ive used the superglue and baking soda as filler trick before on joints but baby powder and uv resin sounds great, cant wait to try that , i bet its much easier to sand
@iridiandot4 ай бұрын
I think it's only a matter of time until you will have built entire C-3PO. Absolutely amazing work.
@gfabasic324 ай бұрын
I bought a 3D printer a while ago and haven't wanted to print anything until I saw your video! WOW!
@compudude4 ай бұрын
Gorgeous! Very cool technique. That magical little tiny power sander you used at 6:06 is going to be a game changer for me, though. I've wanted something like that for years, for fine detail sanding of complex parts. Never found one before. Thanks for the link!
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Yeah, there is actually a battery powered Japanese thing : Artima 7. but I couldn’t get it here.
@sarahh69074 ай бұрын
I appreciate the effort of getting dressed to the nines for a split-second visual gag.
@klave85114 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video! Lots of practical information, adding the time it takes for the steps is very useful. The proof that it works is shown and looks amazing. Many thanks.
@droid_protocol_official4 ай бұрын
I was already obsessed with your work.. now I’m fanatically obsessed! 😍😍😍 so beautiful!
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
😅 I’m just a dude with electrolyte and sanding paper, seriously!
@volttherobot4 ай бұрын
This is nothing short of amazing... WOW!
@SteveStuff834 ай бұрын
This looks awesome, your hard work really paid off. A few years ago I tried my hand at electroplating 3d prints, I did one Star Trek Holo-emitter in nickel, said "wow cool, that was a lot of work and really messy" and then gave up. If I ever had a big project that required mirror finish metallic surfaces I might try again
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Had exactly the same results and thoughts when i started. ;-)
@LuisCastillo-tg6xw4 ай бұрын
Looks amazing! Can't imagine all the iterations to get to that mirror finish
@Dogpool8 күн бұрын
KZbin has created a whole new category of “is it worth it”. It is if you create and film it and it gets you the views. A practical creation is not required
@layerlux3d4 ай бұрын
Amazing as always!! Well done!
@TranscendentalAirwaves4 ай бұрын
5:20 made me laugh waaaay harder than I should have. lol
@tamalghosh79744 ай бұрын
Man you have crazy level talent your creation out of the world
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Thanks!❤️
@woofguy4 ай бұрын
Sooo happy you are back!!!!
@bremsklotz77404 ай бұрын
Looks absolutely great, like a prop from the Movies. The only thing missing is a little weathering for the used Star Wars look, but that's a matter of taste. 😁
@HandleToBeDetermined4 ай бұрын
Thanks for giving us the paint formula for the copper powder and graphite!
@Thunder_warrior2 ай бұрын
Moin, gute Arbeit alter! Sieht wirklich überzeugend aus!
@hen3drik2 ай бұрын
Moin, danke!
@sikliztailbunch4 ай бұрын
Impressive! It just doesn´t look 3D printed anymore in the end. So, I´d argue it can totally be worth it.
@seekertosecrets4 ай бұрын
4:21 TEN?! 5:24 Okay, that's funny. 5:59 I get jealous every time I see this kind of finish. I would love to try to attempt this kind of work one day. 10:28 I know... I knoooooow!
@lycakito18144 ай бұрын
Wow! Having built a full C3PO myself while using a gold chrome spray can (which you can't touch or put anything over the top!) , I'm so impressed with what you've done, the finish! Are you going to do the whole thing now 😁(I'm currently building a full size R2 as well!). Excellent work! I'm watching your IronMan as well now... I love these tutorials you are doing about electroplating. I want to make some custom jewellery just for fun... Happy making!
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@cyrus30554 ай бұрын
It looks truly amazing.
@marconear-thebusinessonlin8252Ай бұрын
Really, compliments on your video!! they are truly beautiful, really beautiful! I tried it, and everything works well. The only thing I don't understand is why, in the end, the copper plating works or the copper is a bit dull, but mainly, the copper comes off like a film, a sheet, and doesn't adhere. It peels off and remains underneath the 3D print, even without paint, as if it's flaking and doesn't hold. Could it be that the layer is too thin? Or is there some other problem?
I always use uv resin and baby powder on my fdm prints, saves a lot of time. I'm so interested in the electroplating. Have been watching your videos all the time but not took the plunge yet
@karlkastor4 ай бұрын
Moin from Hamburg. The results look fantastic.
@FH-ot3wo29 күн бұрын
wow... just wow.. this is really good work
@hen3drik29 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words!
@Jpetersson4 ай бұрын
Wow, incredible!!!
@deviceu4 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your work.
@CheeseWithMold4 ай бұрын
Would love to see a video maybe on things that can go wrong during the plating process, and how best to avoid them. Also, I've never had much success with sanding as the layer always starts to peel off before I can get to the higher grit sand papers. Maybe I just need to go gentler as the pieces spend a long time in the bath so I don't think the thickness is the issue.
@WhiteError372 ай бұрын
Well done this looks amazing and thank you for exposing me to plating
@frankcohen86624 ай бұрын
Beautiful results and thank you x 100 for the video showing your technique! I'm less patient, and the parts where you are polishing it turn me off. I recently tried 3D laser sintering printing in stainless steel, followed by powder coating. It gives me the shiny metal surface. -Frank
@Spirited2824 ай бұрын
Looking absolutely amazing.
@Wayne_Nero4 ай бұрын
Wow - looks fantastic!
@karimfanadka36653 ай бұрын
The copper powder mixed with acetone layer is to create a conductive surface so the copper from the plates could stuck on it?
@DavidGetchel4 ай бұрын
Best one yet!
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@raposadislexa4 ай бұрын
Would be great to do a dedicated video teaching to make homemade conductive paints, like the graphite+glue and copper+acetone. And maybe homemade electrolyte liquid as in some places, like mine, neither is easy to find. Cheers!
@MarquisMendozaАй бұрын
Awesome work, thank you! Is it possible to skip a step? Like from graphite to gold plating right away?
@hen3drikАй бұрын
Technically it is, but you have to have a very thin copper layer made by the brush. Then gold on top. Super difficult. It’s beyond my skills.
@Darkwingdad4 ай бұрын
Brilliant as always!
@JC-XL4 ай бұрын
Great result. You can make a Terminator head as well 👍
@pauljs754 ай бұрын
There are some mirror finish metallic spray paints that have been out for a few years that come surprisingly close to that appearance however. So one may want to do a comparison for surface prep and costs. (I suspect the rattle-can stuff not only saves time, but is likely a lot cheaper.)
@szaborobotto4 ай бұрын
Hi HEN3DRIK. Amazing work, congrats! After watching your video like 5 times :D I have a question. When you take the part out at 8:03 its matte then on 8:05 is super shiny. What happened? have you changed anything, or you polished in between?
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Good catch. I missed a dubbing. the matte is after 1 hour. I wanted to show what it should look like after that time. 8:05 is after 4 hours when the brightner kicked in
@kedo874 ай бұрын
@@hen3drik After how many hours does it usually turn from matte to shiny? Do you change anything in the current for that or just keep it constant at 1 A/dm^2?
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
@@kedo87 Start 0.5* the first 30 min. It usually becomes shiny after 2-3 hrs
@kedo874 ай бұрын
Great, thanks for the hint!! Gonna try asap :-)
@Brocknoviatch4 ай бұрын
Absolutely incredible! For the small parts do you bother going into blender to calculate the surface area or are you using your experience and guestamating?
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Blender. Always.
@MisterIkkus4 ай бұрын
Ooh, someone upgraded their production quality.
@idervincent4 ай бұрын
Wow..really amazing job, thanks for sharing...I need to make this for my humanoid robot parts...😊
@mlgladys4 ай бұрын
It's amazing. I have some questions, can you help me? Please How are the liquids disposed of? Can the liquid be reused? for how long?
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
I collect and recycle spilled liquids and reuse the electrolytes over and over by maintaining them. My electrolytes are still the original ones that I’ve bought back in 2018y
@Yggdrslll4 ай бұрын
Sehr schön! Have you tried using ABS or ASA and using an acetone slurry to fill gaps/adhere different parts, or vapor smoothing? It's a little harder to print and more expensive, but very doable with the x1 carbon. I've done it for cosplay armor so it won't melt if I leave it in the car for 45 minutes while I get food on the way to a convention. Is that not a concern after electroplating?
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Thanks, yes ABS or ASA could be used, i would not vapor smooth them for eveness of the surface but maybe to fill the gaps and cracks to seal it up a bit. After electroplating the PLA is more or less imune to heat. Greetings!
@Yggdrslll4 ай бұрын
@@hen3drikServus! Das ist interessant. I've been wanting to try electroplating ever since your full tutorial video a couple years ago, maybe I'll finally pick up a B&K 1901B (or convince work I need a R&S NGP814 for my work from home lab haha) and experiment.
@mil38804 ай бұрын
It's stunning work sire
@MrJBA794 ай бұрын
Beautiful. My man, can you put together a detailed tutorial of the most basic setup so that beginners like myself with say an Anycubic Photon Mono can cheaply electroplate. With shopping lists and step by step instructions. Thanks in advance.
@suekuan15404 ай бұрын
Amazing print quality from the x1c pla print
@Renee_R3434 ай бұрын
I don't know if you have the scale off or where the number comes from, but the surface area of the mask definetly isn't 18 square meters as indicated by the program at 04:55
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
I use modified units in blender to directly transform to Ampere. It’s actually 18dm^2. good spot.
@OccasionalWoodcraft21 күн бұрын
Is there a good beginners shopping list for this? I'd love to try it, but between only being a beginner and being NU based I'm not sure where to start with supplies?
@FlavioMenegasso-jl8wg4 ай бұрын
If you collect the sandings of the filament print, would it be better than baby powder?
@maxhierl86513 ай бұрын
Hi ! Thanks for teaching us! Do you have any recommendation for me? I try to apply the copper conductive paint with an airbrush just like you. I dillute it 2(acetone):1(copper paint). I ensure the surface is prepared and smooth (resin print). But when i brush on the mixture, the painted surface is not as smooth as yours, and electroplating it is far away from mirror glaze. Maybe my airbrush pressure is not enough? (3 bar while painting)
@hen3drik3 ай бұрын
It takes practice. Try lowering the pressure. Dilute more. Try different angles while spraying.
@mark63024 ай бұрын
thats fantastic
@fluxcapacitor4 ай бұрын
Did you try acidic bright copper electrolyte from Dr. Galva and if so, how does it compare to Tifoo's plating solution? Because it is cheaper per liter, and the price difference becomes very noticeable (about 150 euros) with such high volume.
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
Haven’t tried this, yet.
@ericyim15864 ай бұрын
This is so cool, love your work 🫣 I have a question as I’m working on a small project myself. For small tiny parts that are SLA printed, what can I do to smoothen the surface?
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
that's a good question. Maybe using filler primer and throwing the in a tumbler.
@iam-music3 ай бұрын
Always excellent vids. BTW what is the actual current formula for argument of m2?
@technov1king3 ай бұрын
very cool! nice work
@Rollinsonn4 ай бұрын
brillliant
@antoniocross59563 ай бұрын
Isn’t it easier to use conductive pla for plating? Could you do a how to video in how to electroplate with conductive pla?
@Radulf6664 ай бұрын
What I'm not sure about is, if it's better than using gold-paper and plating it with that. What are the Benefits of electroplating?
@egg49014 ай бұрын
Do you have a few resources that you have used to learn? I'm very interested in electroplating, but the cost and my lack of knowledge on the subject poses as a barrier
@gatsu88888883 ай бұрын
I would like to try your method since the graphite do not work very well , what are the proportion for the copper dust and acetone? thanks in advance
@ErichMoraga4 ай бұрын
It's nice to see I'm not the only one who ignores resin expiration dates!🙈
@theo._.55934 ай бұрын
Could you put a general price tag for a setup to achieve such results with electro plating ? (Not accounting for printers)
@bebopsplat13474 ай бұрын
Do you have an exact measurement for the graphite paint? I've been trying to get mine right and the paint just flakes or rubs off after drying
Do you put a clear coat on the finished product? Like a 2k automotive sealer?
@hen3drik2 ай бұрын
No, gold is pretty stable and does not oxidize (24k)
@The_Makers_Prerogative4 ай бұрын
Great video! You've inspired me to make a 3d printed Tesla coil toroid and give Electroplating a try
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
🫶
@saradeanna4 ай бұрын
does the wire you hang the parts from cast a "shadow" in the electroplating that you have to consider?
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
No problem as I rotate them.
@kurtlindner4 ай бұрын
I love every video you upload! The Glaive from Krull?
@19mmontesАй бұрын
I wonder how will look that process if was done with the Graphite instead of cooper! I’m going to try and he pen bc I’m starting with really small projects, unfortunately all the material in here are in Amazon Germany! So I haven’t found options
@hen3drikАй бұрын
In the end with a graphite base it'd would look the same but creating this size with graphite is challenging. Starting small, as you said, is the way to go. Sorry for the links, I know that it's a hassle to get this stuff outside the EU but i guess there are specialized suppliers, that send outside.
@richardbertacchi50164 ай бұрын
Glorious
@darren9904 ай бұрын
brilliant
@PampersRockaer4 ай бұрын
Surfaces scale quadratically, Volumes scale in a cubic manner. Doubling the sides of a rectangle you get 2^2 = 4 times the area. Doubling the edges of a cube you get 2^3 = 8 times the volume.
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
You're absolutely right.
@andreamitchell47584 ай бұрын
looks amazing is the health risk worth it though? probably not so are there any services like JLC PCB this do this kind of electroplating yet? I wonder how expensive it is or would be
@adrw2164 ай бұрын
I don't think there is that much health risk, as long as you use basic PPE. The most unhealthy processes in here are sanding, that is easily made safer for your lungs using some kind of particle filter mask; the plating acidic electrolyte that contains a small fraction of sulphuric acid that can again be made safer with the proper gloves; and the resin, which I have never dealt with so I'm not that sure about it but many people handle it when using printers so I guess is not that hard to manipulate. To me, the biggest problems seem to be getting all of the stuff, the money and time consumption. But yes, it's true it would be great if there was some kind of service to do all of the great work!
@andreamitchell47584 ай бұрын
@@adrw216 Yes but no matter how careful you are you will always get sot exposure That dust goes every and those vapor filters for the 3m masks are all but useless There is a minimal amount of carbon in them I used them to paint my garage and still got sick from the fumes. They do almost nothing
@ArcanePath3604 ай бұрын
I wouldn't use resin for filler, I found good results from Big Boy car body filler. It is very versatile and easy to use like a 2 part epoxy which sets hard in about 15 minutes ready to sand and paint. I've also used a soldering iron and spare PLA off the roll to fix parts that need strength and then smooth them over while the soldering iron cools down. Definitely turned out great. I would agree with Homer: If something takes a long time to do, it's probably not worth it. But that's just me
@cuthwulf4 ай бұрын
Using resin as filler literally takes seconds to harden. And since it's resin on resin, there is no separation and very little to sand. It also utilizes the same materials you already have on hand. I've used resin filler on resin parts for years. Car filler is good if you have large parts to fill where it would take forever to brush in resin. But on small blemishes and seams, resin is 1000% easier and faster and much less fumes.
@ArcanePath3604 ай бұрын
@@cuthwulf I see. Thanks. Although there's no fumes for car body filler either. I was just looking at the results as it was applied and thought it wasn't very smooth. But if it bonds well with the material (I thought it was PLA so didn't know this) then it's probably going to give a better finish when sanded)
@johnd50514 ай бұрын
That is amazing 👏
@lordout12294 ай бұрын
Moin Dude. Thank you for you videos and Time. I want to get startet with elktroplaying myself, to expand my 3D Printing Hobby. Could u maybe make an Updated Full Tutorial vid? I have seen your "Rotary Jig" but no Explanation how its works. Also maybe what Products u use and where to procure them. Maybe also a Vid explaing your Fail´s and how to Problem solve them. Sry for the Request Overload :D Keep up the good Work!
@lordout12294 ай бұрын
Seconds after i post that i see that most of that is in the Discription... welp.
@SpinAngelo1374 ай бұрын
echt krass, wirklich....verkaufst du die? ich mein ich könnt das auch selber machen, aber der aufwand und alles zu besorgen wäre wesentlich teurer denke ich....
@jairolenfers4 ай бұрын
thankyou for share your knowledge
@hen3drik4 ай бұрын
I learned so much stuff from youtubers, it's time to give back 😅