Rhodium plating for beginners, Do it the cheap and easy way
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Rhodium plating is a simple procedure, You don't need all the fancy tools, here with a $30 Chinese rectifier, warm water with the cattle
high-quality Rhodium and 4 minutes procedure
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Bring the rhodium and the cleaning salt to about 40-degree Celsius, I add hot water to the plastic container (60 degrees depending on the temp of the rhodium solution) and wait till the solution is stable at 38-42 degrees Celsius.
Ring to the cleaning salt. 2 minutes, 5 V
wash with distilled water.
To the acid 1 min no electricity
wash with distilled water.
Into the rhodium 30 seconds 3V
wash with distilled water.
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What name of the acid thank you for the video
Where can I get a list of equipment and materials to do rhodium Plating? It seams to be a secret? Sure would appreciate some info. Thanks
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I'm a year late. Pretty much any jewelry tool/findings shop will have everything you need for a plating setup. Most major US cities has a jewelers row that has 1-3 of these shops available. If you have no city. Stuller inc, riogrande, and a few other sites also have those supplies.
why did you place the rectifier and rhodiem jar in a container of water? and can't see you use heat for rectifier and rhodium!
Very cool
What's in the rectifier/cleaning salt solution?
It is a cleaning solution not rectifier the tag was left there and its nothing to do with the cleaner salt, see on my blog how to get the cleaner salt/solution
Is there a difference in terms of model number. Yours says 1505. Aliexpress model is 1502 ($32 plus $45 shipping), Amazon has model 1503 ($93 free Prime shipping). Thanks.
Do you ever use this system on hardware from a handbag? I just removed the gold plating from a bag, and now want to rhodium plate it. What was under the gold is silver and shiny, but I couldn't find anything online to indicate what it is... the bag is Ferragamo. Anyhow, I was just wondering if you have experience with that and if I can expect it will work on the hardware. Thanks.
Sorry but I have no idea. I was only plating gold jewelry. All the idea of this video is to show how a person with no knowledge of plating can do it at home in a simple and cheap procedure.
Do you have a recommendation of where to get the rhodium solution?
Not really, I bought it locally (Sri Lanka) It is rhodium in a solution the difference will be the concentration of the metal 1 gram 2 gram calculate the real cost by how much rhodium you get, how muck you pay for a gram of the metal not for a liter.
Hey do you have to have the electricity on before dipping the ring into the acid or rhodium solution? or can you put the ring in then hit the switch? does it matter?
It doesn't really meter, I usually put the ring and then open than hit the switch.
@@allsapphires Ok cool and how bout the handling wire? I've seen use copper or stainless. Does either one compromise the titanium anode during the plating?
@@MakeItMike I use copper, it works fine, I never tried stainless. I use the same wire for gold plating too
Make It MikeHave the power on when you put the ring into the rhodium bath
two minutes at 5 volts, and 30 seconds at 3 volts, what is the amperage shown at 5 volts? and at 3 volts? I know it will be different the closer and farther the cathode is from the anode, but what is the average amperage observed at 5 volts in the cleaning salt and 3 volts in the rhodium?
I didn't even look at the Amper, I can control only the Volts. I can check it for you next time I plate
what wire do used to hang the jewelry?
copper
Do you use the same technique for rhodium over sterling silver?
I don't plate Silver, But to my best knowledge you have to plat the Silver first with chrome and only then plat with Rhidium
@@allsapphiresSo how much would this set up cost me? And does it still stand that silver 925 has to be plated in chrome, before plated in Rhodium?
Is this franz linst ?
Beethoven Moonlight :-)
can that work with copper?
I'm not an expert on plating, I learn and do plate my white gold, to my best knowledge you will have to first plate the copper with chrome than with rhodium, just run a search on google how to plate copper with rhodium
What do you want the amps to be on?
3 years ago at Aliexpress.
@@allsapphires How many amps my friend?
I work between 2.5 and 3 V. don't even look at the amp
@@allsapphires Awesome thank you Im putting together my kit thank you so much for this vid!
@@allsapphires What do you think of this one? www.ebay.com/itm/15V-30V-5A-10A-DC-Power-Supply-Adjustable-Precision-Variable-Digital-Lab-Grade/153243685132?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=453110145336&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
Please would you tell me if the stone is the ring while the process is being done ?
Yes the stone id in the ring
What acid ?
5% Sulfuric Acid, if you prepare it yourself be very careful (eye protection and gloves) add the acid to the water
Never ever a water to the acid and do it slowly.
95% Sulfuric Acid to prepare a 5% solution with distilled water. add 5 ml to one liter of distilled water to get the solution. be very careful, always add the sulfuric to the water, never the water to the sulfuric acid !!
what song is this???
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata
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can the beginners do in studio? safe and easy? where to get these material? thanks a lot
Very easy to do in the studio, I do. I buy the materials from a local supplier, run a google search "buy rhodium solution" and you will get many sellers, you will need to buy the rhodium solution ready to use or concentrated the rhodium is expensive, you will also need "electroplating cleaning" I buy the salt and make the liquid solution (very cheap) the acid solution I make with sulfuric acid diluted in distilled water, be very careful always add the sulfuric to the water and never the water to the sulfuric acid to read more in my blog allsapphires.com/rhodium-plating/
may i know where u bought? its not easy to get in hong kong.
Run a search on Alibaba and you will find many, whatever you can't find on Alibaba search on eBay
I just did a google search for you "rhodium plating supply" and found many
the first two:
eBay - www.ebay.com/bhp/rhodium-plating-solution
Aliexpress - www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-rhodium-plating-equipment.html
Is the procedure different for copper?
I only work with gold jewelry, No idea how to plate copper ;-)
You may have figured it out after 5 years, but that whole acid step isn't needed.
Where can i learn more about this process?
@@rosseisenschenk7364 I would say look up a few different vids on how to do it, then cross reference. Me I started in the early 2000's so had to not only learn how to do it, but also unknowingly wrote the instructions for the plating company I use. Even after you learn how to do it, trial and error is still involved and always be willing to learn or add new techniques.
Not much for beginners
It was the first time I did it 😃 I believe any jeweler can do it
Where can I learn how to do this and what is your estimated $ to get started?