ChildOfVision
Member
Hi, long story short:
I found this on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-kn_HO2tKM&hd=1
Then I found this galvanisation set in Conrad:
https://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/530506/
With this set you can electroplate copper (for example) with gold, silver, zinc (not tin!) or nickel. It is pretty expensive, but I didn't find nothing special in this "tool" - it is just battery holder with simple electrode and sponge! So, I wonder can I DIY such a "pen" like in the video above, maybe with ordinary plastic felt pen - just to connect some wire to felt-top, wet it with zinc-electrolyte (or even fill felt pen "filter" with a little of it!) and continue as in youtube video!?
There is also possibility to use nickel-electrolyte, but my concern is, since the nickel is ferromagnetic metal, maybe it could cause increased eddy currents or something like that?
In attachment: user manual for zinc-electrolyte - it is in German, if you need some help - I'm here!
TIA!
I found this on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-kn_HO2tKM&hd=1
Then I found this galvanisation set in Conrad:
https://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/530506/
With this set you can electroplate copper (for example) with gold, silver, zinc (not tin!) or nickel. It is pretty expensive, but I didn't find nothing special in this "tool" - it is just battery holder with simple electrode and sponge! So, I wonder can I DIY such a "pen" like in the video above, maybe with ordinary plastic felt pen - just to connect some wire to felt-top, wet it with zinc-electrolyte (or even fill felt pen "filter" with a little of it!) and continue as in youtube video!?
There is also possibility to use nickel-electrolyte, but my concern is, since the nickel is ferromagnetic metal, maybe it could cause increased eddy currents or something like that?
In attachment: user manual for zinc-electrolyte - it is in German, if you need some help - I'm here!
TIA!