How to make simple DIY nickel plating set up - Easy Electroplating for Beginners
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- čas přidán 23. 11. 2019
- In this video I will show you how to make a very simple nickel plating set up and how I plated I lighter I restored. Nickel plating is process of electroplating where nickel is deposited on an item with electricity.
What you'll need:
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please, a tutorial of that UV ray box to clean the yellow platic of controllers/consoles, that would be awesome!!
I will do video at some point but I can't explain the chemistry very well because it is complex and to my understanding those are just guesses about what is happening
maybe talk in your vids i think that would be different than your other channel.
is possible to change vinegar with citric acid?
This is the 10th video on nickel plating that I’vr watched... I have finally gotten a clear and straight guide on how this is done. The other videos had too much blabbing and monotonous music... Thank you for explaining things the way you do. Some of us just enjoy the silence and little sounds of simplicity.
Silence? I didn't hear any silence...
Less is more
I don't need even need to know any of this, but you're silent charisma is so funny that just keeps me hooked
Your video's silence ,objects sounds,wordings makes us to feel something special....keep doing....luv ur videos
For best results: use hydrochloric acid as the electrolyte solution to obtain nickel chloride. During this first step, switch + and - each 30/60 minutes. You can set up a system with a relay to do this automatically. Let it run several hours until 1 or 2 days depending on the quantity, until you see a VERY dark green color, that means that your electrolyte solution is enough saturated. At this point you can keep doing the second step as shown in the video. BE VERY CAREFUL, WEAR PROPER MASK AND GLOVES, KEEP THE ROOM VENTILATED. ACID IS CORROSIVE, so take care, the electrolyte preparation is better to do outside (that smoke too is quite corrosive, metal parts around the area may begin to rust after 1 or 2 days) For best results, a copper layer is also recommended before the nickel plating. Cheers 😁✌️
where did you learn this? also is there a proper percentage that the new hydrochloric acid should be?
@@stclairstclair Nickel chloride with a few drops of 31% HCl (10 g Nickel salt) in 500 ml water) works great.
@@chanheosican6636 nickle salt ?
Thanks for learning me how to nickel plate my friend 😉👌
I have many questions but ok
Wait why are you nickel plating your friend??
Teaching*
Mr. Awesome, why do you want to nickel plate your friend? :)
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why the comma exists.
This video was shot with the upmost professionalism, and attention to detail, you are appreciated bro🙏
Thank you neighbour (greetings from Sweden). Thanks to you I successfully nickelplated an old wristwatch from the mid 50s (Atlantic Milano) after I carefully took off the old damaged plating and polished the brass basemetal up to mirrorfinish.
I am very greatfull and I wish you the best.
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'I used the nickel to plate the nickel'
Also used gloves to cover gloves. I think I see a pattern hier.
@@electricpaisy6045 LOL! But seriously, though, the pattern for the wearing double gloves is a non carcinogenic one. Nickel acetate ain't the most people-friendly stuff to be dealing with. Please do be careful with it. Word to the wise... ;)
An old magazine article I read on plating a hammer indicated a better plate if a copper plate was applied first to ferris objects. Great video, thanks.
correct
Thank you for this video. I’ve always wanted to know how this is done. We love watching all your videos 😁
Thanks. Some metals are much harder to plate or they need liquids that produce dangerous fumes but at least nickel, copper and zinc are easy and all can be done like this if you just change the nickel to other metals
@@Odd_Experiments could i use this method to put a nickel finish on a small pistol?
Inhuman Filth if it’s just the case then yea I think so
@@dandan3934 It is chemically possible to plate something with copper ions in solution without using a copper electrode
@@inhumanfilth681 Pistol's bluing would need to be removed.
Opening and closing the alligator clips had me cracking up😁
This is fantastic odd fellow, I have tried a similar method of electrolysis with a sodium carbonate (washing soda) solution to remove rust from tools and parts, it works great. You should do a video on that.
That's a great idea! (I can figure out how to do that!) 👍
this was a great idea for a second channel and i love it
Love the glove on glove action! ;)
Better to remove
Fantastic, clear and concise instructions. Much appreciated 😁👍🏽
Awesome step by step video with great emphasis on details that are very important to a good quality job!!!!
Thank you for the demonstration 👍👍 i wll try this myself as soon as i have all the equipments 😎
A lot of thanks for the video, friend. An easy, fast and effective way for nickel plating.
Thanks for the vid man, cheers from Brazil
Great video! Love this new channel! Keep up the good work bro!
Took a lot of the mystery out of the process. Thank You.
Good audio. Getting unintended asmr from this lol
The fingerprint plating thing seems like a neat idea for a custom job
nickel coating process is very well and intelligibly painted, thumbs up
Awsome man thanks for the brush up. I haven’t done this in one long time ago.
Love your work and your videos - blessings from down under - NZ
I just thought of it, that if you solder a wire to an inconspicuous inner part of an object you can connect your alligator to it so as not to leave unplated spots where the electrode attaches. Great video. I want to replate an old metal 1950’s kitchen coffee, tea container and my search led me here. Thanks.
Loved this! Science baby! :)
Everyone should remember, that the mixture of hydrogen and oxygen makes a detonating gas, especially in 2:1 proportion. That gas is very dangerous cause it's very easy to detonate, there would be enough just one spark. So the ventilation is not just recommended, it is ablolutely necessary!
P.S. Thanx for video, simple, short and clear. Salute form Russia ;)
I perfectly agree, the last and only time I smoked close to a charging lead battery (which release hydrogene the same way), it exploded and I ended with my clothes looking like a fish net...
*puts gloves on gloves*
Oh ok, I thought those were your actual hands.
No, those were the hands of YT's "The Crafsman". Check it out!
No glove, no love. Double gloving for extra protection.
Such a well done tutorial, I'm restoring a 1973/4 YAMAHA AG100a, I was going to send parts off for nickel plating, not now though, thank you 👍 🙂 👏
Yeah this is dope tho, id love to see more how to vids for sure, and I can dig the costumization on the old grinder video, hella dope👌
Thank you for this video man! Bless you
Now this video was extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing these details. 🙂
Thanks for all this info. I dunno when I'd ever need to nickel plate an object, but it's good to know for the future. Doesn't seem too difficult. It might be cool to restore some items one day.
I have a bike it was like new 5yrs ago.. I stored it in the garage when I pulled it out recently I was feeling bad about the rusted Parts and I had not properly cleaned and polished it prior to storage. So it will need cleaning and electro-plate. Florida humidity sux... I'm 60 so many times I have seen stuff go to rust.. well FIX it or forget it. ✌️ have a great year..
So cool. I’m learning so many new things from this channel
When he put gloves on his gloves, I felt that.
This is super cool 😍 Thanks for the video! Good luck buddy🤞💪
Thanks, now I want to try coating my old watch in my balcony. Very useful info
Wow super cinematography.,😁
Alchemy, wizardry, science, amazed, wow.
Loved it! Thanks for sharing
Very informative, With all required materials needed - the most important is how to make the solution which most videos don't specified clearly, You find the experiment is dysfunctional and ineffective, so you start searching again, most important no Talk or scream. Thank you🎣
Nice demonstration & helpful too !
Good luck on the Odd Experiments channel.
Will deffo be watching both channels.
It's nice to see how to do stuff like Simple Plating.
Thank you for the ideas.
Hey, good luck at your new channel! I'm one of your big fan. 😀
Thanks! I will try to improve these videos so that they fit the new channel without changing my style too much
@@Odd_Experiments Yes I see that u link back to your video at Odd Tinkering". But I still remember you as DIY Cool Stuff 😊😊. I'm pretty sure that you ate succeed at these works. Again, good luck! From Turkey to Finland 😊
Easy to understand and nice video
I denna video kan vi se flera exempel på den härliga finska humorn!
Excellent presentation, thanks!
I really love watching these tutorials and restorations that you've done. Do you plan on doing any tutorials on how to use electrolysis for rust and paint removal?
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the nickel salts settle as time passes so a good idea along with a little heat is to mix the solution every couple of seconds/minutes as youre plating.
Very good tutorial. Thankyou very much!!
Hey there, you should make a Hullcell test to see the best results for your nickel solution. You can in crease the shining of the plated nickel layer by adding saccharine ;-) add prop to reduce the surface tension and the air bobble during the plating will be smaller -> higher current -> more speed and better surface. A good temperature would be 60 C°
I needed this for car parts...
hey what a great vid and easy to understand !! thankx dude
Very nice video, good demonstration . it's easy to follow. Thanks for sharing
What do I need to start studying to do this kind of work for a living? I love restoring things, especially those from the previous century. I'm guessing that you might have an engineering or mechanics background, maybe? Whatever the case, I absolutely love your videos, and I love learning from you with each new upload!
Thanks for not putting shitty music or boring voiceover on this video!
You are great teacher.. thank you
Hello Odd Experiment, and thank you for this clear video !
Soon I'll try to gold plate a real rose, with a silver coating and a acid copper electroplating treatment before.
Do you think this is an appropriate process for this kind of delicate and fine support ?
Very cool, I've just bought a plating machine.
Perfect👍 I wanna try at home🤤👍
Thank you very much indeed Sir !!
Great video! How do you determine how long you let it « soaked » ?
I knew this long time ago since I was a kid. But still very great vid!
I don’t know anything that’s happening but I love it
One of the best Videos Keep it up 4 out of 5 Stars
This vid is on asmr level
Thanks 😊 I wanna to know how you do it. BTW you can show the process of whitening some pieces with the leds.
Thank you for this tutorial.
I think i'll need to properly learn this method for future projects, can you recommend me the proper tools? Like the power supply instead of a charger. I'm a newbie in this particular thing.
Thank you for your amazing work, you've been a huge inspiration for me and my hobby!
Very good, ODD! Good video, I subscribed.
what happens if you apply a 110 or 220 volts ? faster process ?
Gotta be DC. Wall outlet is AC, that is, the energized prong potential (ie voltage) is changing from positive to negative ( in comparison to the other, neutral prong) 50 or 60 times per second. This plating process requires the positive electrode potential (ie voltage) to stay positive (in comparison with the other "negative" electrode) all of the time, that is, it must be DC.
Awesome video!
Great work dude
WAY COOL! I've got an old Rickenbacker bridge that would make it look... (see the first two words)
The waiting is the hardest part
I love your videos. I'm from Brazil.
Thanks!
Hi Luciano, where we can find a nickel plate in Brazil? Like this one on the video
Awesome Craftsmanship ✨!!!
Thanks for the video
I went step by step to do the Plating
After getting then nickel Electrolyte ( green liquid) i tried to play a steel carbon knife parts( blade , back etc) but once i put them in the liqiud it starts to make bubbles ( a lot of them)
Is this normal ?
Any advice on plating carbon steel knifes?
With regards
hello.. best regards.. me subscriber from Indonesia.. I'm very inspired by your content.. permission to gain knowledge.. thank you very much.. hopefully healthy always.. Maturnuwun
Good job bro. Highly appreciated.
Please mention how to bring mirror finish.
Where can I find nickel? I tried to buy, but 2 week to start that makes me anxious.
Very good 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍👍👍👍👍
Thank you my friend, but how much temperature can the agents bear
Question: does adding salt to vinegar make the solution something like HCL?
Have you ever checked the acid level of the solution, how low the level was?
I wonder if one could plate items only with the solution and electricity like in the experiments with soaked tampon like attached to metal pens, applying the solution to the item.
Can you store the nickel solution for later use? And does any piece of nickel work or does it have to be a special kind or something?
Earned a sub. Great video
Thank you for sharing. I see the nickel used in the demo is about 5mm thick but the amazon link for nickel is only 0.02" or 0.5mm thick. Does the thicker nickel perform better or worse than the thinner nickel? Could you share a link for the thicker nickel?
Probably been commented on a ton, but I'll just reiterate - be very careful with using salt (sodium chloride) as it will generate chlorine gas, which is highly toxic. only use in a very well ventilated area. I'd much more recommend using washing soda (sodium carbonate) as that will improve the conductivity of the water without the risk of chlorine gas.
Thanks to explanation very fine
Good job bro 👍👌🏽
Thank you
Great demonstration ,, Solution work better between 40-60 Celsius
Thanks. I just want to learn about it. Also, can the solution be stored and reused again or is it better to make a new one?
Great videos on both channels! How does the voltage/amps affect the plating?
The number of ions produced is proportional to the current, so increasing the current increases the number of nickel ions, meaning the plating is completed in a shorter time.
thank's bro, exelent video
I have a lid from an antique trinket box. I want to nickel plate it. It measures roughly 5 inches by 3. A bit larger in scale than what you're doing. What kind of setup would I need to do this?
Is it OK if the salt has iodine in it? We usually only get iodised salt in India.
If i got some nickel from the positive anode to the negative one. Can i switch the positive with the negative for plating or will it ruin the part, or just won't be possible. If my knowledge in science is at least somewhat good, i think, it is possible, because you don't do anything bad, but it is always best to make sure. As they say, "Drill once, measure twice."
You explained well in 0:37, why the clips called crocodile clip. Now i know.