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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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!
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!
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
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.
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
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!
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!
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
UA-cam 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
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.
is it possible to replicate the effect you see on some modified car/motorcycle exhaust. where the tip is blue from heat and slowly fades over purple to a golden color. i'm asking because i'm about to start the famous 3DjetEngine and would love to blue heat discoloring effect on some of the prints. i would be greatful if you made a video about it if it's possible.
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. 😁
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?
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!
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.)
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
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)
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?
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?
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
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
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.
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?
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.
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?
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
@@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?
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?
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!
@@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.
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
This is probably one of the best replicas of C-3PO Ive ever seen! Well done!
Oh, thank you very much 🙂
likewise. awesome work
It's probably got more time into it than the original costume department put into Anthony Daniels entire outfit...
It's beautiful, a piece of art.
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.
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.
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!
Lol, I thought that was common knowledge with cosplay; all the creators I've seen use a similar technique.
That is outstanding, the final finish looks like it could be a render, great job!
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.
What do you do with the micro plastics when you catch them?
This is AMAZING! You're a living legend!
It's amazing the finish you achieved, it really looks like a piece of solid metal and just like in the movie really.
Thank you. I was really surprised how well it looks, feels and sounds (!), as it’s practically metal now
I appreciate the effort of getting dressed to the nines for a split-second visual gag.
Love to hear more about the graphite acetone super glue mix
Beautiful work as always
Haven't you noticed? That wasn't super glue. It was Gorilla Glue Clear packed into "super glue style" tubes.
Maan, you are crazy! This piece is stunning. Great job!
thanks 😊
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.
Great video. Glad to see your channel has grown so much since I last saw it. Congrats
Love your stuff man! Inspiring videos and projects. I always look forward to what you craft next! Keep it up homie
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
Thank you so much for your videos, it's so mind-blowing to see things like this come to reality
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!
Yeah, there is actually a battery powered Japanese thing : Artima 7. but I couldn’t get it here.
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!
Amazing work!!!! I can honestly say, I'll never make one!!! lol I appreciate your attention to safety and detail. WELL DONE!!!!!!
Amazing as always!! Well done!
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
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.
Looks amazing! Can't imagine all the iterations to get to that mirror finish
Thanks for giving us the paint formula for the copper powder and graphite!
Sooo happy you are back!!!!
5:20 made me laugh waaaay harder than I should have. lol
This is nothing short of amazing... WOW!
I bought a 3D printer a while ago and haven't wanted to print anything until I saw your video! WOW!
Absolutely perfect! Great job!
Just upped the bar again! This is absolutely GORGEOUS
Thank you, glad you like it!
It looks truly amazing.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your work.
I think it's only a matter of time until you will have built entire C-3PO. Absolutely amazing work.
wow... just wow.. this is really good work
Thank you for your kind words!
Man you have crazy level talent your creation out of the world
Thanks!❤️
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
Had exactly the same results and thoughts when i started. ;-)
Looking absolutely amazing.
HELL YEAH IT'S WORTH IT!!! IT'S FREAKING AMAZING!!! GREAT WORK!!! 💯🤯
Wow, incredible!!!
I was already obsessed with your work.. now I’m fanatically obsessed! 😍😍😍 so beautiful!
😅 I’m just a dude with electrolyte and sanding paper, seriously!
Moin, gute Arbeit alter! Sieht wirklich überzeugend aus!
Moin, danke!
Wow - looks fantastic!
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!
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!
Thanks! 😃
The copper powder mixed with acetone layer is to create a conductive surface so the copper from the plates could stuck on it?
Brilliant as always!
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
UA-cam 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
Moin from Hamburg. The results look fantastic.
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.
is it possible to replicate the effect you see on some modified car/motorcycle exhaust. where the tip is blue from heat and slowly fades over purple to a golden color.
i'm asking because i'm about to start the famous 3DjetEngine and would love to blue heat discoloring effect on some of the prints.
i would be greatful if you made a video about it if it's possible.
That effect is hard to achieve, but it kind of works for certain materials with a torch. Yet it’s hard to control.
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. 😁
Well done this looks amazing and thank you for exposing me to plating
It's stunning work sire
Best one yet!
Thank you
Amazing print quality from the x1c pla print
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
Yes: It’s 40g acetone, 2G gorilla glue, 5g graphite.
Wow..really amazing job, thanks for sharing...I need to make this for my humanoid robot parts...😊
I love every video you upload!
The Glaive from Krull?
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
Impressive! It just doesn´t look 3D printed anymore in the end. So, I´d argue it can totally be worth it.
very cool! nice work
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?
Awesome work, thank you! Is it possible to skip a step? Like from graphite to gold plating right away?
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.
Always excellent vids. BTW what is the actual current formula for argument of m2?
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!
If you collect the sandings of the filament print, would it be better than baby powder?
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.)
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
That is amazing 👏
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)
It takes practice. Try lowering the pressure. Dilute more. Try different angles while spraying.
thats fantastic
Great result. You can make a Terminator head as well 👍
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?
Isn’t it easier to use conductive pla for plating? Could you do a how to video in how to electroplate with conductive pla?
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?
Blender. Always.
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
I use modified units in blender to directly transform to Ampere. It’s actually 18dm^2. good spot.
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
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.
thankyou for share your knowledge
I learned so much stuff from youtubers, it's time to give back 😅
does the wire you hang the parts from cast a "shadow" in the electroplating that you have to consider?
No problem as I rotate them.
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?
that's a good question. Maybe using filler primer and throwing the in a tumbler.
Could you put a general price tag for a setup to achieve such results with electro plating ? (Not accounting for printers)
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.
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?
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
@@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?
@@kedo87 Start 0.5* the first 30 min. It usually becomes shiny after 2-3 hrs
Great, thanks for the hint!! Gonna try asap :-)
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?
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!
@@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.
brilliant
Can you spray with a transparent coating to protect it?
It doesn’t need to be protected as it’s gold, but yeah, you can (but you don’t want to 😅)
How can I put together the rotary jig?
what kind of uv resin do you use?
where did you get the plastic tub with the spout please ?
Self built 😊
Ooh, someone upgraded their production quality.
OTTIMO VIDEO! COMPLIMENTI
Great video! You've inspired me to make a 3d printed Tesla coil toroid and give Electroplating a try
🫶
Do you put a clear coat on the finished product? Like a 2k automotive sealer?
No, gold is pretty stable and does not oxidize (24k)
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?
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
great job
Amazing!!! 😍 Please put the materials and steps in a list 🙏🏻 I'm no good I English so it's a little difficult to understand 😅
hy, ich finds super wie du das machst, sieht echt hammer aus. Wie berechnest du den überhaupt die benötigen ah , die du für die Teile benötigst
Are you able to do this with abs or other filament with 3d prints or only resin?
Yes, this works, too.
Looks really easy lol!