Electroplating 3D Prints ... and burning them off! - FULL TUTORIAL

Ever wondered what happens if you hit an electroplated 3d print with a full-blast gas torch? In this step-by-step experiment I plate a 3D-printed bust in copper, then literally burn the plastic core away to reveal a hollow metal shell. You’ll learn about conductive paints, current density, and torch technique I used. #3dprinting

This is the stuff I used for electroforming/electroplating in this video.
Chemicals for the prints:
🛒 Bright Copper Electrolyte: https://amzn.to/3zk2S1F *
🛒 Gold Electrolyte for Pen https://amzn.to/44NNwRp *
🛒 Gold Electrolyte for Bath https://amzn.to/3D2dojE *
🛒 Copper Anode https://amzn.to/42XdwZS *

Casting Material:
🛒 Polymaker Casting Filament https://amzn.to/46g3Rli *
🛒 SirayaTech Cast Blue https://amzn.to/46gwq1V *

Electroplating Stuff:
🛒 Conductive GRAPHIT Paint https://amzn.to/3YtPZhD *
🛒 Conductive Copper Paint https://amzn.to/4fzRRfC *
🛒 Galvanic Degreaser https://amzn.to/3rV4v5r *
🛒 Galvanic Activator https://amzn.to/4kRf93U *

I regulary use these printers:
🛒 ELEGOO Saturn 4 Ultra 16K https://amzn.to/4kRf93U *
🛒 ELEGOO Mars 5 Ultra https://amzn.to/4acjcDD *
🛒 Bambu Lab Printers https://amzn.to/4i7vY92 *

Gear i use:
🛒 3M Respirator https://amzn.to/437B54Y *
🛒 3M ABE1 Filter https://amzn.to/41o0sOA *
🛒 Airbrush booth https://amzn.to/40bDR7m *
🛒 Peak Tech 20A Power Supply https://amzn.to/49WWAa3 *
🛒 Sony Alpha 7 IV https://amzn.to/4iRKLG6 *
🛒 Proxxon Hand Sander https://amzn.to/4fzmHVv *

(*) These links are affiliate links. From time to time, I recommend products I know well and use, and, as a result, I may receive a commision if you purchase them using the affiliate link. Puchasig from affiliate links is at no extra cost to you.

▶ Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Creating a model by printing PVB filament and casting resin
02:00 smoothing 3D prints by vapor polishing
02:45 How to make 3D prints conductive
03:35 Electroplating on Graphite paint / Copper paint
06:00 Burning off the electroplated PVB / Resin
08:41 Electroplating Gold and Nickel on 3D prints
08:30 Conclusion and Results

▶ Doom Models from Fotismint:
https://fotismint.com/portfolio/