Jason, I purchased 3 of your videos on Electroforming and just wanted to say it was money very well spent. You are an excellent and very knowledgeable teacher. Thank you for a job very well done.
I was messing around with stained glass when i learned to blow glass. I've been using copper foil tapes and soldering to electroform my glassblowing for 20 years 🧓 Finally been having some success with paints thanks to all your amazing videos- thanks for sharing!
If you clean the copper first then apply the flux it would work better. And, believe it or not, you can use a higher heat. I used to repair circuit boards, and for a 60/40 lead-tin solder, the best temp was 615. It gave instant solder melt and allowed me to solder everything I needed with little to no damage to the PCB. The temperature will change depending on what solder you use, but you are looking for a temperature that gives both instant solder melt and heats the copper up quickly. Solder follows heat, and flux aides in heat transfer and solder flow, but the copper needs to be clean
5:00 where there's a will, there's a way in my mind. they have a resist paint i use on old sheer fabric stapled to an old window frame, using an old credit card to scrape the paint/ place the image onto item or fabric. it works!
Let me trade you some tech- ti pen (titanium pen glass artists use to sign their work) leaves lines that are conductive... sort of 😂 The lines the ti pen make are extremely fine and difficult to bridge to, and bring into the plating circuit. I've had some luck using paints at the edge of the drawing. Drawing with the ti pen works best if the glass is wet. Currently building a DIY pen plotter to put ti pen into.
Ok, this vid is not about organics, but I wanted to offer up some in-site to them. You mentioned in other vids from years ago, and showed using organics such as bugs. You went to 3D printing them and that is good for making many duplicates. You also said you had encountered oozing from the product. Have you considered plating them, drilling a hole in an inconspicuous location and freeze drying them after completing the project? That can be achieved by putting them in the freezer and removing them (in and out) over time causing them to dry out inside the electro plate without rotting. It does take time and effort but it is very effective for having that bug on the inside! There are also taxidermy solutions that can be injected to speed up the preservation process. Just a quick tip to help expand a process for that one day when someone wants you to produce them a keepsake. Thanks for all the vids, I do spend many hours watching your teachings. Please keep them going.
I have a questioning, the recipe with Mod Podge (6 years ago)is still working? I need to do some conductive stuff but only have one chance to try ($$$)
