Hello! Random question, have you ever attempted to electroform on a magnet? Maybe it's a huge 'uh DUH NO, the thing will explode!' or something but I am no chemist and I am legitimately curious. Thank you!
Jason Welsh thank you sir...this I think will fare better than the bubble makers for agitating the solution. I must also thank you for these videos as they have been my education into electroforming and plating. Thank you for such thorough descriptions and processes
The fan is running 15 volts at 4 amps? That's 60 watts. I highly doubt it's running at 60 watts. That little fan couldn't handle that much power. A typical box fan doesn't even run at 60 watts.
@@JasonWelsh If the fan is running at its rated voltage it will draw its rated current; e.g. @9:48 your fan draws 120mA at 25.5V. You can't "push" more amps through it; I=V/R and both Voltage and Resistance are basically static based on how the fan was designed and built. At 10:44, 24V 4A power supply won't do anything to a 24V fan. The fan will simply draw its rated current, for your 25.5V fan it'd draw slightly less than 120mA since you're running at slightly less than the voltage it expects. You could stick that fan on a 24V billion amp power supply and it'd run fine. But if you go over the rated voltage then you get problems because it will start drawing more than its rated current and the coils will get hotter than what they were designed for and eventually melt/burn through their insulation and short out and kill the motor. It also could die sooner than its design MTBF since it has the popsicle and magnet inertial load and probably is spinning slower and cooling itself less, although it probably depends on ambient temperature in that case.
What is the purpose of a stir plate? I’m having problems doing multiple pieces at once (all the copper flows to just one piece at a time), would a stir plate solve this problem...?
TastewithTasha I did some research on the stir plate and I get it. My issue was that the electricity wasn’t going to all the pieces cause the copper wire bar I used to hold them all up was anodized.
What if I don't want any texture on my piece? What would be the best way to agitate the solution to still achieve a smooth finish? Thanks
Hello Jason! I´m not looking for any texture, I like smooth finish. Would you still recommend the Apera as the best option?
Awwww ok if i dont want texture....got it....late but im caught up. Ty ty so much Teacher.
Thanks Unk-K
So what do I do if I don't want texture on my pieces?
I wonder if one of those tiny submersible pumps would provide the same effect.
Hello! Random question, have you ever attempted to electroform on a magnet? Maybe it's a huge 'uh DUH NO, the thing will explode!' or something but I am no chemist and I am legitimately curious. Thank you!
Aww man, I should have watched this before getting the INTLLAB brand. I will just need to invest in the other one too.
A great idea!
I bought the Apera stirrer. Is yours still going strong?
So does the stirrer negate the need for bubbles in the forming tank?
IMHO when speed to the highest setting bubbles are un-needed.
Jason Welsh thank you sir...this I think will fare better than the bubble makers for agitating the solution. I must also thank you for these videos as they have been my education into electroforming and plating. Thank you for such thorough descriptions and processes
I imagine a small motor with a long plastic shaft and prop that goes into the tank would work about the same for even less money.
I did that and it worked great
I did that and it worked great
The fan is running 15 volts at 4 amps? That's 60 watts. I highly doubt it's running at 60 watts. That little fan couldn't handle that much power. A typical box fan doesn't even run at 60 watts.
16v 3.75 amp its a old laptop charger
@@JasonWelsh If the fan is running at its rated voltage it will draw its rated current; e.g. @9:48 your fan draws 120mA at 25.5V. You can't "push" more amps through it; I=V/R and both Voltage and Resistance are basically static based on how the fan was designed and built. At 10:44, 24V 4A power supply won't do anything to a 24V fan. The fan will simply draw its rated current, for your 25.5V fan it'd draw slightly less than 120mA since you're running at slightly less than the voltage it expects. You could stick that fan on a 24V billion amp power supply and it'd run fine. But if you go over the rated voltage then you get problems because it will start drawing more than its rated current and the coils will get hotter than what they were designed for and eventually melt/burn through their insulation and short out and kill the motor. It also could die sooner than its design MTBF since it has the popsicle and magnet inertial load and probably is spinning slower and cooling itself less, although it probably depends on ambient temperature in that case.
What is the purpose of a stir plate? I’m having problems doing multiple pieces at once (all the copper flows to just one piece at a time), would a stir plate solve this problem...?
Did you ever get a answer. Id love to know.
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TastewithTasha I did some research on the stir plate and I get it. My issue was that the electricity wasn’t going to all the pieces cause the copper wire bar I used to hold them all up was anodized.
Sand paper your hooks and bars initially and occasionally after that.