I Electroplated a 3D Printed Iron Man Helmet and it's out of this World!

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Challanging journey of #Electroplating a 3D printed prop, like this iron man helmet. Watch as I navigate through the process of creating electroplated 3d prints, share tips, and highlight key considerations. The results are so convincing and unique that the effort can be worth it. #cosplay #3dprinting
These are the ingrediens I used for electroforming/electroplating in this video.
Chemicals for the prints:
🛒 Copper Anode: amzn.to/42XdwZS *
🛒 Bright Copper Electrolyte: amzn.to/3zk2S1F *
🛒 Conductive Copper Paint amzn.to/47cpbpR *
🛒 Palladium Electrolyte amzn.to/3DDr8hD *
🛒 Gold Electrolyte (Pen) amzn.to/44NNwRp *
My Power Supply:
🛒 PEAK Tech 30A: amzn.to/3V5rdo7 *
Optional:
🛒 Gold Electrolyte (Pen) amzn.to/44NNwRp *
🛒 Gold Electrolyte (Bath) amzn.to/3QJoInD *
🛒 GRAPHITE Paint amzn.to/3YtPZhD *
🛒 Galvanic Degreaser amzn.to/3rV4v5r *
(*) These links are affiliate links. From time to time, I recommend products I know well and use, and, as a result, I may receive a commision if you purchase them using the affiliate link. Puchasig from affiliate links is at no extra cost to you.
▶ Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Creating the FDM Print and mockup
01:18 Preparing the printed Iron Man helmet before electroplating
03:40 Making 3D Prints conductive
05:08 Electroplating / Electroforming 3D Prints
10:04 Painting electroplated parts
11:35 Electronics for the iron man helmet
11:55 Conclusion
▶ Model usedfrom Jafjay: www.printables.com/de/model/3...
▶ A lot of awesome Iron Man stuff: @FranklyBuilt @ALEXLAB

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@malcolmden3357 3 ай бұрын

Mate, who cares about delervering content FASTER, it's the end result that truly speaks out. Truly amazing and I wish I had talent like you ❤

@JoanHeller-qe8dg Ай бұрын

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@JoanHeller-qe8dg Ай бұрын

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@AsimPaints 3 ай бұрын

I'm really hoping a company tries to make a electroplating kit for 3D prints to increase the accessability to the consumer market. Once it's readily available and easier to use, there's so much that can be done with it! From metal plating gundam frames to making truly metal feeling cosplay like this! Great videos.

@bluelotuslandscapes 3 ай бұрын

It's tricky. A lot of the chemicals used in electroplating are toxic, quite expensive and there can be shipping restrictions. Additionally, companies with expertise use proprietary brightener formulas to get optimal results and they are very secretive about them. This means they can charge a lot. The stuff that Hen3Drik uses is from Tifoo which is a brand only available in the EU and is incredibly cheap and seemingly high quality compared to what we get in other countries. Here in Australia, there's a company called Caswell that sells a bunch of different Electroplating kits - one for Copper, one for Nickle, ones for Brass or Chrome etc. They're REALLY expensive. You can also DIY solutions yourself at least up to a point - for Copper, you need Copper Sulfate crystals (which is a topical medicine used with horses and can be acquired really cheap from equestrian or rural supply stores) and Sulphuric Acid (often sold as a paving cleaner or pool acid, but very quite dangerous to ship). Likewise you can make Nickle baths using NIckel Sulfate and acid. The tricky components are the brighteners and additives to make a really clean finish, these are the proprietary chemicals. There are some online recipes to make your own brightener or sometimes the electroplating companies sell the brightener separately - so you can save cash by DIY'ing the bulk copper or nickel solution and just paying for the brighteners. There's heaps of info online about this, a lot of DIY videos and plenty of advice. But the process is tricky, there's often a lot of trial and error around getting good results and doing large pieces like Hen3drik does takes a lot of experience and expertise and a lot of expensive electroplating solutions!!

@AwestrikeFearofGods 3 ай бұрын

“Accessibility to the consumer market” is a recipe for disaster. This is some industrial-accident grade shit.

@AsimPaints 3 ай бұрын

@@AwestrikeFearofGods eh, resin 3d printers were only realistically commercially available until the technology caught up. Hoping some innovation could do the same for this.

@amgadgamal1384 Ай бұрын

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@leesmithsworkshop 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding work, please don't rush videos trying to make more these clearly take a lot of time to be this good it's worth the wait.

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

I‘ll do! 🫡

@UncleJessy 3 ай бұрын

This is mind blowing. Seriously amazing! And that hair!!!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

😅 that hair! Btw, are you at the RMRRF? You could witness it there 🥳

@GeekDetour 3 ай бұрын

Hi there @UncleJessy - yeah! It blew my mind too! You know when I am going to do something electroplated? Never! Ha ha ha. But it looks awesome!

@C4WebConsulting 3 ай бұрын

Looks Gorgeous, I would not have said it looked easy. The amount of work put in to that is absolutely shown in the final product!

@MattSimmonsSysAdmin 3 ай бұрын

wow, super impressive results, and a tremendous amount of work. Thanks for posting!

@ALEXLAB 3 ай бұрын

Hold my beer

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

This video was an homage 😉

@dustinwestglow 5 күн бұрын

HELD

3 ай бұрын

Stunning work! Thank you so very much for sharing your plating process with us. That helmet is a masterpiece!

@ZontarDow 3 ай бұрын

These projects always stun me what people can recreationally do now with off the shelf equipment, we should be ina golden age for practical effects in movies yet everyone uses CGI.

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

💯

@KarriKoivusalo 3 ай бұрын

Those two go together like a fish and a motorbike.

@taylor92493 3 ай бұрын

@@KarriKoivusalooff the shelf equipment and practical effects?

@typistkid9012 3 ай бұрын

Neither CGI nor practical effects are superior, both are good. CGI is not "easier" than practical effects, in the background you have a ton of overworked artists making the CGI work. The fault of CGI's bad rep comes down to bad management and or direction, imo.

@inoob26 3 ай бұрын

CGI is more commonly used because changes can and WILL be done in post

@offearth3d 3 ай бұрын

Every project is a level up from the last. It’s such a joy watching you work. Keep up the amazing work!!!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m thrilled what you’ll do with the magneto x!!

@zumuvtuber 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful results! I'm always amazed at how stunning your electroplating projects turn out. You make it look so easy! Incredible work as always 🙌

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

I can tell you long stories of failure and mistakes ☺️.

@MichaelsCrazy 3 ай бұрын

I used what I learned from your electroplating videos to plate a few prints. My first projects were going for oxidized copper or bronze patina, so mistakes were "on purpose". I used scrap copper wire for the anode. I found more predictable results with bottled or distilled water. Thanks so much!

@i_am_not_a_pro_but_lets_try 3 ай бұрын

stunning result - i've had the idea to do something similar since I first found your videos and started learning how to electroplate.

@EarthStory Ай бұрын

Fantastic tutorial! Saving my life with a project coming up.

@KleineKassiopeia 2 ай бұрын

This looks absolutely insane. The whole process looks really involved but turned out amazing

@RonaldFinger 3 ай бұрын

Insanely cool process and the results are great!

@ryanpooley 2 ай бұрын

This looks incredible!!! I commend you for working with those acids!

@tatecheddar 3 ай бұрын

It would take such an incredible amount of work, but imagine printing and plating the entire suit. That would be crazy. You could win every Halloween costume contest everywhere. lol

@daveb9067 3 ай бұрын

Another amazing creation, congratulations, all that hard work you are doing is creating some great results. Please keep posting, it’s always wonderful seeing your work.

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@jafjay6024 3 ай бұрын

Wow that end result is beautiful!

@grimmx 3 ай бұрын

Wow that looks great, thanks for the walk through!

@davesenor3146 3 ай бұрын

Amazing results....as usual!! Alway fun to watch a master at work. Thanks for sharing!!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@popixel 3 күн бұрын

The final results are breathtaking.

@OMNI_INFINITY 3 ай бұрын

Oh wow, launched today. Thanks! Nice tutorial👍🏻

@marshallerickson493 3 ай бұрын

This was amazing, I’m glad Alex Labs posted a link, I’m 100% subscribing

@lertsek101 3 ай бұрын

Immer wieder faszinierend, wie gut das aussieht !

@qftsjustin Күн бұрын

I love that you electro plate things goes to show old tricks from our past still stay relevant

@CardboardManpropsDIY 2 ай бұрын

Great video!! I really want to try it out, thanks for sharing!!

@kevinjiang9980 3 ай бұрын

this man is truly a man of talent well done my man!

@mtsa_lekod 3 ай бұрын

Electroplating is really cool and your work is amazing!!

@AwestrikeFearofGods 3 ай бұрын

Amazing work! Can you elaborate on the selection of palladium vs. alternatives?

@majorredbeard 2 ай бұрын

Wow, what an amazing job! Thanks for showing the process of doing this, and I don't think I even start to understand how long this would take. I think I will likely stick to metallic looking paint myself :D Kudos, though! I can tell you put a TON of work into not only your manufacturing, but also your videos.

@hen3drik 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for these nice words

@larsbecker2003 3 ай бұрын

Incredible work. Amazing!

@sunilpermaul7876 2 ай бұрын

Your specific talk about PPE makes me so happy. Safety is so important no matter what you do and I appreciate you taking a moment to emphasize it.

@hen3drik 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I can see in analytics that viewers attention drops hard when I come up with this. Nevertheless I’ll keep saying it again and again. 😊

@waldo6347 3 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff once again. Congrats, man!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Waldo!!

@woofguy 3 ай бұрын

One for your best and most enjoyable videos sir! ❤

@logcabingaming3710 2 ай бұрын

Incredible work - you can tell that was a labour of love - it must have taken AGES to complete. That end result is jist superb though - like STRAIGHT out of the movie. Incredible work, will def share this with my friends

@hen3drik 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@theawesomer 3 ай бұрын

Incredible work! Amazing you can do this with equipment that anyone can buy.

@GamersComputer 3 ай бұрын

I recently got into electroplating thanks to you. I've plated 5 copper rings so far and looking into moving into palladium and gold. I wasn't able to buy nickel so would have to stick with pen plating for palladium and gold

@mirozen_ 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work! Well done! 👍

@handznet 3 ай бұрын

I found your channel week ago and wow, electroplating at hom is my new dream!

@DTRedmond 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic build and a criminally underrated channel! Nice to see yourself and AlexLab cross-promoting each other’s work.

@bottomofthemap696 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic work!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@scienceofart9121 2 ай бұрын

This is a masterpiece. Thank you so much for sharing this with us much appreaciated!

@hen3drik 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your nice words

@xugans99 3 ай бұрын

Downright gorgeous. Don't worry about trying to make content faster, I love seeing the results that you get from taking your time

@army310 3 ай бұрын

yo that was realy cool of you to call out other youtubers in your video. I have been asking frank to do this for ayear or so but you did a great job!! well do bro.

@chriscross7805 2 ай бұрын

Nice work.❤

@RuthlessMojo 16 күн бұрын

This is the best electroplating video I’ve ever seen. You can’t argue with the results. Absolutely stunning.

@hen3drik 16 күн бұрын

Thank you very much 🥰

@JanosKehl 2 ай бұрын

As always. Geiles Projekt. Super Arbeit!

@hen3drik 2 ай бұрын

Danke ✌

@conor418 3 ай бұрын

Looks amazing! You can get flexible LED eyes so you don't need to hit them with the heat gun. Makes that bit a lot easier

@clarkso65 Ай бұрын

Wow, that's awesome!!!

@derekhawley9660 2 күн бұрын

Truly amazing.

@lucyferror82 3 ай бұрын

That's such an impressive work

@Unnaymed 3 ай бұрын

So many work !! ❤

@zerokewl88 3 ай бұрын

This is epic ! Doesn't look too difficult to do - thank you for sharing

@peteredwards2371 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work as always 👍😊

@DryerFryer 3 ай бұрын

Wow this was amazing. I wanna try this! Even though you said it's harder than it looks, you broke it down so well it feels way more approachable than when I looked into it before

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@FIYARtv 2 ай бұрын

Utterly amazing 🤩

@HawtDawg420 2 ай бұрын

Very satisfying. Nice voice, too! :)

@prestige_killa 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful well done 🔥🔥🔥

@agepbiz 3 ай бұрын

You never cease to amaze me. Great work as always!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@yusufabdulloh 3 ай бұрын

Impressive work!

@MarkusMahlberg 3 ай бұрын

Wow, just wow! I might start electroplating my prototypes as well... Cheers, mate!

@That_Stinger_GT5 3 ай бұрын

This came out amazing!!!!

@heathenxyt 3 ай бұрын

Amazing. I've learned so much from your channel. I'm getting super results of my own. Thank you.

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

That was the plan! 😃

@ricardoparreira474 3 ай бұрын

Amazing Work beautful thanks

@victorproff3481 3 ай бұрын

Thank You for your video man like for supporting your channel!

@MrBETMEISTER 3 ай бұрын

Amazing brother! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@mpoxDE 3 ай бұрын

Wahnsinn was man mit viel Wissen, Leidenschaft und Spaß alles so in den eigenen vier Wänden hinbekommt. Tolles Video, hat Spaß gemacht. Und es juckt schon in den Fingern sowas mal selbst auszuprobieren. Natürlich im deutlich kleineren Stil. Vielleicht eine Münze oder so. Ich wühle mich mal durch deinen Kanal und erwähnten Tutorials!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

God speed! Danke für das Lob, ich wünsche viel Erfolg! 😃

@VikingFireProject 3 ай бұрын

I've made this suggestion a few times, I don't mean to spam you, wont bug you again about it! But man, it would be amazing to see a Gold plated Adeptus Custodes, maybe even collaborate with a Warhammer KZfaqr, Squidmar would be a good fit. You plate it, they paint it. It would be huge.

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Hi, i never missed your post. I actually look it up once in a while considering whether to do it or not. Give me time😉

@VikingFireProject 3 ай бұрын

It does seem like it would be particularly difficult to execute, but I have faith in your skills! Thanks Hendrix!

@JustGee3D 3 ай бұрын

YAY...Now do the whole suit!!! 🤣 Great video as always ✌

@Godric_71 2 ай бұрын

I've known what electroplating was but never knew the materials and process. It's fantastic.

@onlineshaman 3 ай бұрын

Sehr schön und informativ, danke!

@yvonnestein8398 Ай бұрын

wow this is so awesome i wanna see a full titanium with gold plating to combat the icing problem :)

@chrizzog.4585 3 ай бұрын

Just Wow!! Amazing!!

@WF3D 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely crazy!!! 🎉 This is outstanding and I can't comprehend how much time you have spent on that 💪

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words, Werner!

@Titian083 2 ай бұрын

FranklyBuilt taught me 3D printing. its so cool to see him getting recognized and called out in other channels. awesome video. Do you have a recommendation for doing electroplating and getting a black color?

@rensocruz1866 3 ай бұрын

This project turned out very good 👍

@Lemming1970 3 ай бұрын

Looks amazing. Fantastic job.

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!😊

@Doctor677productions 3 ай бұрын

wow this is awesome man

@SuperMakeSomething 3 ай бұрын

I have no comment except that the result is just beautiful. The helmet turned out amazing!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Danke, Alex!!

@yennickdegroof2628 2 ай бұрын

Damn dude here are no words for how beautiful this is wauw❤

@MarcoNoPolo 3 ай бұрын

You should use a guide coat between each sanding grit. It makes it much easier to see where you haven't sanded or what needs to be sanded more.

@bruceyoung1343 3 ай бұрын

Iron Man helmet is beautiful. Great job.

@LotoTheHero 3 ай бұрын

That helmet looks amazing! :O

@danielstreng 3 ай бұрын

Vraiment cool comme boulot ! J'aime !

@JosephO1968 3 ай бұрын

Very awesome process. I used to do quite a lot of brass and stainless steel photoetching, but the chemical waste was very hard to deal with. Here in the US, the toxic byproducts are not easily disposed of.

@SpeedstersUnited 2 ай бұрын

The finished piece looks beautiful! And I'm sure I don't need to say it, but this is actually what they did for the Lightsaber hilt props in the Star Wars Prequels, unlike the Original Trilogy hilts that were made from real world parts, the prequel trilogy props were either machined from metal or made from resin and chromeplated. Whilst not exactly electroplating, I imagine it was a somewhat similar process.

@Roland3ld 2 ай бұрын

Got here from Alex Lab, thanks for the great video.

@orcu 2 ай бұрын

Pretty cool

@Category5 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Wow!

@startide 3 ай бұрын

Another great video, thanks for inspiring us hendrik ! And good of you to remind people to use PPE !!! Way too many content creators skip over that crucial step. I am still trying to summon the courage to do a gundam kit electroplating :) As for your next projects, maybe something Cyberpunk related ? Loads of chrome and gold in those mods !!

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

There is always a dip in the stats when the PPE scences are shown. Thanks!

@Jarko1401 3 ай бұрын

Nice. A very cool project. I will try it creating custom logo for my car.

@hen3drik 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, that would be cool!

@IggyBiggy 3 ай бұрын

wow this is amazing.

@Armor3dprinting 3 ай бұрын

So cool!

@curtisdarst5623 3 ай бұрын

That benchy pin on your lab coat was a nice touch :)

@tamalghosh7974 3 ай бұрын

This is out of this world this is just another level creation. This is creation like you think is this even possible but after how see you say how is that possible. The things you create is mind blowing and stunning. By the way can you make Captain America shield next time

@cynical9325 3 ай бұрын

So Cool! I wish I could do something like this! Unfortunatly the spray methods don't work for me and there isn't a lot of options for copper paint in the US.