Jason, I just discovered your new and improved recipes today as I moved and am now making up a new 2 gallon batch of your old formula. I am not in the position to get everything I need right away to make those new solutions but I do need to get my solution made today and working. SO - my question is, can you tell me if I will be able to make both of your new solutions by using the solution I am making today (old recipe of yours) and then adding the additional ingredients later when I can get them? Not asking for the recipe -- just need to know if I will have to toss my new solution or if I can work with it to make the new recipes. Thanks!
Really interesting video. So silicone moulds are fine with being submerged in the electroforming solution? None of the chemicals break them down? I have some platinum silicone moulds that Id like to try this with but just want to clarify before I destroy them haha.
Is it possible to do bright copper plating without strong acids? Eg using Citric acid or vinegar? I know it's possible to get a Matt/salmon finish but bright?
Thank you for the video! I'm just getting into Electroplating. Could use all the advice I can get. I'm making my bath out of pool acid. 1 to 5 parts water. Does that sound about right to you? Using a good power supply and copper plates
My copper is not electroforming fully.right now im forming on silicon with graphite as conductor but the copper forms aroung the silicone and leave the middle whats the problem 5 days now in the bath
im just getting materials to start electro...., have 2 questions, 1: if i wanna work with organic materials for jewelry making, which i rather have them silvered... can i go straight to electroplating? 2: did you make any video on how to build the tank? I saw yours in one of your videos and was very impressed, if so, can you show me the link? thanks a lot ! im learning lots 🙏
After some reading I keep seeing cyanide and other toxic chemicals come up. Can't find much on safe chemicals to use. Would you be willing to expand upon this and what chemicals you are using?
Pretty informative, but What i miss in this video is, what is the first coating on your objects that make non-conducting objects, conductive. Also that small branche, you electroplated. How did you coat it? Or was no coating needed?
Dear Jason, I am new to electroplating with my first test run bubbling in the background on Nickel. I was astounded by what you said and demonstrated. Copper electroplating onto objects that don’t look electrically conductive - ie plant life and plaster cast. How does this work? You’ve opened up a big pandora’s box for me and I’d love to have a go at it myself. The making of a copper solution looks like it produces a copper ionic solution out of solid copper. Would cutting a few steps and dissolve Copper sulphate work as a startup solution?
We use sulphuric acid to move copper into solution from a solid, The solution is already saturated with copper sulphate. The solid copper is copper pipes which contains phosphorus.. A little bit of hydrochloric acid is used to slow the reaction and promote a smooth coat. The phoshorus keeps the pipes from breaking down to fast and falling to the bottom. I have a video about plating vs electroforming in the channel you might wanna check out. So with a regulated power source, copper can move from the pipe to solution to the conductive object at a very low amperage. .09 - .5 at 12-24 volts. Takes around 6 - 12 hrs per milimeter of copper to the surface. Plating is WAY slower. I played with nickle for about a week. Its a little to toxic for my liking. Zinc plating is fun however and I have a good zinc plating video in the channel.
@@JasonWelsh I think when you said the current was kept low to between 0.09 and 0.5A made me realise what was going wrong. My power source gives 6A and at the cathode it is hissing with H2 gas production and I have no control over the parameters of voltage and amperage. I think the message is that I have to get a regulated power supply where both current and potential difference is controlled. Thanks for your response. It is always nice to hear from a Guru. Cheers.
Hi I used a buck converter from eBay with a LCD volt and amps readout gauge. I hook up to 18 volt dewalt cordless battery and step the volt and current down to between 3 to 6 volts. Amps can be adjusted too! Easy and cheap. Good on car battery as well. Cheers from Australia
Jason really weird question. So the other day I noticed what looked kind of like white slim or mold on my copper that I took things on to I took it out ad it ended up growing very fine clear crystals any idea what it could be.
Hi Jason I bought your recipe downloads and find they have macrogol in Australia which is polyethylene glycol but I am now not sure how much I need to put in the bath (as per your other ingredients). In our packets it is macrogol 13.125g Is this the amount you used in your recipes? Sorry but I’m a first time electroplater and need help!!
It is very hard to overdose it I would still stick to the 30ml by volume Glycol to 150ml distilled water as the solution. Then adding that to 1/liter of electroforming solution
Does electroplating give off fumes that you should worry about? If I do it in my living room for example... should i be worried if the window isn't open? Thank you for your time.
iron (Fe)Calcium (Ca)Tin (Sn)Lead (Pb)Nickel (Ni)Antimony (Sb) are contaminants, So you would have to use a solder that did not contain these. This was a big reason why I stopped using soldered stuff in my workflow and switched over to tig welding or baking soda super glue for compositions.
@@JasonWelsh Hi, if I were to keep a solution only for the use of stained glass panels would the fact that the lead etc are contaminants be an issue? thanks.
@@susantyson1204 Im going out on a limb here, but I think you and I are the only ones here that know what came is. You do know they sell copper came right? I'm going to try this process and skip the came. The stuff wont fit the glass I'm working with. :-/ Tig welding is not an option for the kind of work you and I do. Too hot!
Susan, found something you might want to check out. www.caswellplating.com/electroplating-anodizing/specialty-plating-kits/suncatcher-plating-kit-1-5-gal.html
because it comes from a mold. on the backside of the skull its super rough though. also the jewelry which was electroformed is reall bumpy compared to the figures
@jasonwelsh Hey man. Just wondering why my account got charged for your recipe but I never actually received it anywhere. I tried to reach out on your website, Instagram, and by email but haven’t heard back. It would be nice if I could get what I paid for . Thanks
