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.
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
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
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.
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. 😁
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!
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.
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
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!
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!
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!
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
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.
PLEASE electroplate a 3D printed musical instrument! There are many UA-cam channels about 3D printing recorders, flutes, and other instruments. I’d LOVE if you collaborated with one of them to electroplate the instrument and then have the collaborator compare the sound of the instrument to plastic prints. I bet the metal coating would significantly change the sound quality. For example, check out flute videos from Nicolas Bras.
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.)
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 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
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.
@@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)
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.
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?
Man how do you get that shine right out the bath? All my electroplates come out rough and i need to wet sand before polishing. Truely you are a master at your craft.
I try to deposit very slow with the correct current and an even electrical field. I maintain the bath that it has no dirt in it and polish the conductive paint carefully before plating
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 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?
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.
Looks like the real thing! Amazing work! The eyes, in particular, look just right.
I’ve been doing props and special effects for 40 years. I see someone’s work like this and I say why do I bother🤪🤪🤪Amazing work!
Thank you!
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
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!
Anakin also probably asked himself if it was worth it to work on C3PO. Very cool project, love this channel!
That is outstanding, the final finish looks like it could be a render, great job!
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
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.
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!
Great video. Glad to see your channel has grown so much since I last saw it. Congrats
I bought a 3D printer a while ago and haven't wanted to print anything until I saw your video! WOW!
Maan, you are crazy! This piece is stunning. Great job!
thanks 😊
I appreciate the effort of getting dressed to the nines for a split-second visual gag.
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
Amazing work!!!! I can honestly say, I'll never make one!!! lol I appreciate your attention to safety and detail. WELL DONE!!!!!!
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.
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. 😁
I think it's only a matter of time until you will have built entire C-3PO. Absolutely amazing work.
Love your stuff man! Inspiring videos and projects. I always look forward to what you craft next! Keep it up homie
Thank you so much for your videos, it's so mind-blowing to see things like this come to reality
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
Had exactly the same results and thoughts when i started. ;-)
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!
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!
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!
Man you have crazy level talent your creation out of the world
Thanks!❤️
Sooo happy you are back!!!!
This is nothing short of amazing... WOW!
Just upped the bar again! This is absolutely GORGEOUS
Thank you, glad you like it!
Amazing as always!! Well done!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your work.
Wow..really amazing job, thanks for sharing...I need to make this for my humanoid robot parts...😊
Absolutely perfect! Great job!
wow... just wow.. this is really good work
Thank you for your kind words!
5:20 made me laugh waaaay harder than I should have. lol
Wow - looks fantastic!
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
It looks truly amazing.
Brilliant as always!
HELL YEAH IT'S WORTH IT!!! IT'S FREAKING AMAZING!!! GREAT WORK!!! 💯🤯
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.
Impressive! It just doesn´t look 3D printed anymore in the end. So, I´d argue it can totally be worth it.
Moin from Hamburg. The results look fantastic.
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
Looking absolutely amazing.
Amazing print quality from the x1c pla print
Moin, gute Arbeit alter! Sieht wirklich überzeugend aus!
Moin, danke!
Wow, incredible!!!
Great result. You can make a Terminator head as well 👍
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! 😃
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.
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!
Well done this looks amazing and thank you for exposing me to plating
It's stunning work sire
Best one yet!
Thank you
That is amazing 👏
It's nice to see I'm not the only one who ignores resin expiration dates!🙈
Ooh, someone upgraded their production quality.
very cool! nice work
Great video! You've inspired me to make a 3d printed Tesla coil toroid and give Electroplating a try
🫶
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
thankyou for share your knowledge
I learned so much stuff from youtubers, it's time to give back 😅
thats fantastic
great job
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.
Id love to se the science that explains the small 0.05mm bubbles.
Degas is a thing, and time is your friend for shrink back. : )
TREMENDO TRABAJO gracias por compartir, espero q sigas haciendo videos te esperamos
PLEASE electroplate a 3D printed musical instrument!
There are many UA-cam channels about 3D printing recorders, flutes, and other instruments. I’d LOVE if you collaborated with one of them to electroplate the instrument and then have the collaborator compare the sound of the instrument to plastic prints.
I bet the metal coating would significantly change the sound quality.
For example, check out flute videos from Nicolas Bras.
Yeah, that would be cool. Time is my limiting factor so far :-)
NOW YOU CAN MAKE DAFT PUNK!
Awesome
Isn’t it easier to use conductive pla for plating? Could you do a how to video in how to electroplate with conductive pla?
brilliant
The copper powder mixed with acetone layer is to create a conductive surface so the copper from the plates could stuck on it?
brillliant
OTTIMO VIDEO! COMPLIMENTI
i'd love to see you make some gold pressed Latinum. the ferengi's would be very happy
Hehe
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.)
Looks really easy lol!
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 love every video you upload!
The Glaive from Krull?
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
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.
@@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)
As always, an amazing end result.
Thank you
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.
You're absolutely right.
Glorious
Amazing!
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.
Incredible
Always excellent vids. BTW what is the actual current formula for argument of m2?
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.
Man how do you get that shine right out the bath? All my electroplates come out rough and i need to wet sand before polishing. Truely you are a master at your craft.
I try to deposit very slow with the correct current and an even electrical field. I maintain the bath that it has no dirt in it and polish the conductive paint carefully before plating
It is absolutely worth it, and I would do it but with my 3d printers I have no more room for a chemical lab.
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
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.
sick af