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#1 DIY Nickel Plating
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:26 am
by Bill Molloy
For anyone interested in doing their own Nickel plating - much cheaper than buying the kits.
#2
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:03 am
by daverawle
Interesting Bill, thanks for posting that. I need to redo most of the zinc plate which only lasted a couple of years :( The zinc/nickel parts held up well but not so the zinc.
I may have missed it in the video but not sure what he's using for electrodes.
Dave
#3
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:15 am
by Bill Molloy
Hi Dave,
I emailed him that same question myself: he's using stainless steel rods for the anode and cathode
#4
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:00 am
by e-bygum
Bill Molloy wrote:Hi Dave,
I emailed him that same question myself: he's using stainless steel rods for the anode and cathode
One DIY plating video has a comment that using a stainless steel anode can produce chlorine gas which is rather toxic. :!: Another video says use a nickel welding rod. The piece being plated is the cathode I don't think it matters what you use to suspend it in ths solution.
Pete