How to Nickel Electroplate at Home | bit-tech Modding

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Want to spruce up some copper or brass components? Or perhaps you want to re-finish a worn out block? This is the tutorial for you. For quick reference: To make the electrolyte - I used 32V at 3A, will work at lower but will take longer For acid pickle - I used 5mol HCl which I diluted to roughly 0.2-0.5mol with water for 5 minutes For Plating - I used 4.5V for this part with a distance between it and the anode of about 10cm For Plating - Connect POSITIVE to ANODE and connect NEGATIVE/GROUND to PART Timestamps: 00:33 - Intro 02:30 - Materials 06:30 - Making the Electrolyte 12:50 - Cleaning 14:56 - Acid Pickle 16:54 - Plating Intro 18:33 - Plating Method 23:30 - Final Thoughts ____ Materials used in this guide: Nickel Anodes (thin): https://amzn.to/2WuPzsx Glass Beakers: https://amzn.to/2CejAG9 White Vinegar: https://amzn.to/2Wuhetv Power Supply: https://amzn.to/30s1it4 Copper Wire: https://amzn.to/3jcVM5W Funnels: https://amzn.to/3h80VdI Filtre Paper: https://amzn.to/30pqHUd Ultrasonic Cleaner: https://amzn.to/3eBS0zp Cleaning Fluid: https://amzn.to/2Cm36vv Magnetic Stirer: https://amzn.to/3jhfSfe HCl Acid from: https://apcpure.com/ Source locally and responsibly. ____ Link to our webshop: https://store.bit-tech.net/ ____ Don't forget to follow us over at: Website - https://www.bit-tech.net/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bit_tech/ Discord - https://discord.gg/EBGNWYm Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bittech/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/bittech Builds.gg - https://builds.gg/bittech