Electroforming - Secrets of Shiny 

Electroforming - Secrets of Shiny shows our 6 most important tricks to achieve shiny electroforming results with copper and silver solutions. These are the exact same techniques we apply to forge our legendary jewelry from outer space. Never get dull or salmon-colored pieces anymore!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:32 - Trick 1: Buy your Solution
0:02:02 - Trick 2: Amps, Volts & Time
0:03:17 - Trick 3: Bag up your Anodes
0:04:11 - Trick 4: Move that Object
0:05:52 - Trick 5: Filter Your Solution
0:06:40 - Trick 6: Rotary Tool
0:07:58 - Recap
0:08:25 - Outro
Links:
Tifoo online-calculator for electroforming
www.tifoo.de/berechnungstool/...
Unfortunately only available in german. To get a rough estimate for your home made copper solution choose “Kupfer alkal.” The option “Kupfer glanz” only works with Tifoos own solution that pulls around 10 times more current than homemade solutions and deposits copper really fast.
Filter-Sockets i use for anode bags
www.amazon.com/dp/B082SK6S7Z/...
Cut it to the size of your anode and hotglue or sew it together. When sewing, use a jeans-needle because to sheets of this PE-fabric is rather thick.
Rota Jig - Free DIY Guide to build your own Motion-System for Electroforming Objects.
drive.google.com/file/d/15Nfk...
You’ll need access to a 3D printer and some very basic maker-skils.
Eheim Mini Flat - The Small Fishtank Filterpump that fits in your Electroforming Tank
eheim.com/en_GB/spare-parts/r...
We’ve had some reports, that in some cases the solution dissolved the glue, that was used to mount the little magnet-bead to the plastic impeller. No problem: just reglue with a epoxy-glue and it’ll hold forever.
Tifoo Electroforming Products
www.tifoo.de/en-uk
No affiliation whatsoever - we just use and love their hustle-free products. Unfortunately they don’t ship outside Europe because of hazard restrictions for chemical Products
Xenoarchaeology - Jewelry from Outer Space
www.xenoarch.com
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We free our jewelry from secret compartments in abandoned ruins on forbidden planets far from our solar system. Protected by dangerous mechanisms or unsolvable puzzles that long extinct races have devised to prevent their treasures from falling into the wrong hands.
We dig up old maps, search for artifacts, translate inscriptions on rare relics and put all these clues together to track down those secret places that contain magical treasures. Heirlooms from great emperors, jewelery from queens from entire planetary empires, decorations from great women warriors who have conquered entire solar systems.
Well. Sort of. At least we imagine such wild stories when we create the designs for our jewelry. We want our pieces to radiate a mysterious story and look as if they were thousands of years old and out of this world.
In fact, we create our designs by 3D scanning odd shapes or strange organic objects. We add detail and features to these models through digital sculpting on the computer. The design is then 3D printed and electroformed with a heavy layer of copper. If the design calls for it, we electroform another layer of silver over the copper. We use all kinds of gemstones and other peculiar materials to finish the piece. Finally we have several weathering routines to make the piece look like it is old and not from this planet. This spaced-out jewelry workflow ensures pieces that are guaranteed to be unique and one of a kind.