@CUFORMING HELLO WONDERFUL VIDEOS. I have only just started with electro forming. Question- I’m of the understanding no type metal such as aluminum, steel, iron, etc can go in the bath. Your opinion please, and thank you!
Thank you!!! It's an interesting question that needs a very long answer. Basically any conductive surface can go in the bath to be plated. Almost any metal, but some require special preparation, such as oxide removing, though. To avoid contamination of iron, it just needs to be connected to cathode and live, with the current on. If you put a loose pieces of iron or steel in the bath, it's gonna contaminate your solution. The same could happen if you hang a piece of iron or steel on the cathode without current. I don't have any knowledge about other metals contaminating the copper electroforming solution. Not any kind of steel can contaminate the solution, and some kind of steel can be plated without current. This is a long topic… I could go on all day. My advice is to experiment your self… it's gonna be fun, trust me on this.
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Thank you!!!!
@CUFORMING HELLO WONDERFUL VIDEOS. I have only just started with electro forming. Question- I’m of the understanding no type metal such as aluminum, steel, iron, etc can go in the bath. Your opinion please, and thank you!
Thank you!!! It's an interesting question that needs a very long answer. Basically any conductive surface can go in the bath to be plated. Almost any metal, but some require special preparation, such as oxide removing, though. To avoid contamination of iron, it just needs to be connected to cathode and live, with the current on. If you put a loose pieces of iron or steel in the bath, it's gonna contaminate your solution. The same could happen if you hang a piece of iron or steel on the cathode without current. I don't have any knowledge about other metals contaminating the copper electroforming solution. Not any kind of steel can contaminate the solution, and some kind of steel can be plated without current. This is a long topic… I could go on all day. My advice is to experiment your self… it's gonna be fun, trust me on this.
@@cuforming Grazie millie 🙏