Turning my Fossil Discovery into a Museum-grade Display - Electroplating the MOST COMPLEX 3D Prints

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I found this prehistoric creature in the rock over 10 years ago, but I had to make a lot more discoveries before I could bring it home! In this video I navigate the unique challenges of electroplating a complex 3D printed fossil.
If you'd like to learn more about electroplating, check out some of the other awesome KZfaq channels that I learned from!
HEN3DRIK: / @hen3drik
Jason Welsh: / @jasonwelsh
xeno-arch: • Electroforming - Secre... ‪@xeno_arch9887‬
Here are links to the electroplating supplies that I used in this video:
Graphite Paint: (use coupon code AA10 for 10% off): www.catmusic99.co.uk/Electrof...
Electrolyte Solution: www.riogrande.com/product/mid...
Power Supply: www.amazon.com/dp/B07M9N73YQ?...
Anode Sheets: www.amazon.com/dp/B092JNVMDX?...
Copper Wire for hanging print: www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-18-G...
Jeweler's Rouge: www.harborfreight.com/4-piece...
0:00 The Journey So Far
0:40 Electroplating Overview
1:36 Problem Solving
3:46 Divide and Conquer
5:09 Play by Play
8:02 Success at Last

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@TheMimzez Жыл бұрын

that's so cool! not just the electroplated print, but that it was your discovery too! I want to know more about that

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

The creature itself is definitely what I get the most excited about, but since this has mainly been a crafting channel, I wasn't sure if people would like it if I took a hard left off into the land of functional anatomy and paleontology! I'm thrilled to know there's interest though, so you can expect to see more content on this critter in coming months!

@daneryta Жыл бұрын

I’m always so impressed and excited for what else is coming! Thank you for having a super cool and creative channel, specially for always showing us many techniques with so much fun in between! So proud of you as always ❤

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Your constant support means the world to me. I'm so glad you enjoy all the videos...and the humor too!

@brontezaf Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely brilliant - another ingenious project! :) It looks like a ton of work but the final result is stunning!

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I really appreciate you digging in and finding the less-seen videos on the channel. It was a lot of fun to make!

@RahonaStream Жыл бұрын

I would love to see more about this awesome fossil!

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the feedback! This video didn't do super well on the channel, but it's something I'm very passionate about, so I'm glad to know there's interest in more content!

@MaxDerton Жыл бұрын

Fantastic build! I always love watching your videos!

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was worried that people wouldn't want to see my stuff outside of bookbinding, so you're really reassuring me!

@voteforsamuel Жыл бұрын

That was awesome! I would love to see more on the 3D print process

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I have a bunch of footage of that sitting on the cutting room floor currently, so I'll see what I can do!

@hancock1066 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I love it. I would love to see the details on the process and on the anatomy. Keep up the good work on these.

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm so glad to know there's interest in those other topics too, since I'm always willing to talk anyone's ear off about them! :D

@finalbossediting Жыл бұрын

Truly ingenious!

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'll try to keep delivering on the channel name! ;)

@kristen1441 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful animations and graphics!

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun to edit and I really appreciate you taking the time to watch. I hope to keep increasing my production value with every video.

@sw33tpeach_ Жыл бұрын

i love your channel it's very creative, humorous,and cool

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That's exactly what I want to be!

@MatthewBradleyComedy Жыл бұрын

Seeing you test things out was really helpful, and it's great to see you electroplating something so exciting! I'll definitely learn a lot from this!

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! If the things I learned from my experiments can help anybody figure out their own projects faster, then making the video was worth it!

@karla_uxd Жыл бұрын

love your videos and this one is rather interesting. And yes of course I would like to know more about all the pieces of the video you cut out. Looking forward to see more of your creations soon

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! The beginning of the year is always super busy for me professionally, but I can't wait to get that content out for you! Thanks for sticking around the channel!

@ladislavantal7268 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome stuff mate!

@ingeniusdesigns 5 ай бұрын

You're one of the few, the proud to find this video. So glad you enjoyed it!

@jessicalouise8326 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely interested. Love your videos, on any subject!

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad to know some people are enjoying these lesser-known videos.

@d-not-u 16 сағат бұрын

You did an amazing work

@ingeniusdesigns 3 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much! That means a lot.

@smitchu4877 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! This is one of the less-seen ones on the channel so I'm so glad you found it!

@sw33tpeach_ Жыл бұрын

so glad i subscribed

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you subscribed too. I've been pretty busy with the rest of my life lately, but video production will resume soon so you can look forward to more.

@Galactopithicus Жыл бұрын

Have you posted the model on thingiverse or other model sharing site so people can try this for themselves? 🙂 Great vid.

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I would need to do a little more work to optimize the model and its supports before sharing, but the thought has crossed my mind. There are a handful of other fossil scans on Thingiverse though, if you want to try something similar!

@mostlyghostey Ай бұрын

Please please please talk about this creature! With ten years of research into him I can’t think of a better source!

@ingeniusdesigns Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your interest! I do have such a love for this creature, but there didn't seem to be a lot of interest in the video. I'm glad to know there are exceptions to that!

@mostlyghostey Ай бұрын

@@ingeniusdesigns Maybe you could collab with Kayakasaurus? I’m sure their viewers would love to see info from an expert about a fossil and it would give you both a chance to build a really cool diorama! It would probably be a good boost for your channel!

@sethcarson5212 9 ай бұрын

I tried electroplating years ago. Didn't go well. I suspect I was doing it backwards because one of the few things I remember was "negative etches, positive plates". I think I need to take another stab at it.

@ingeniusdesigns 9 ай бұрын

You totally should. I hope some of the trial and error in this video can help you have a better result next time.

@TaeKinzel Жыл бұрын

What is that machine you use to cut vinyl for your bookbinding?

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

I use a Cricut Maker, but any vinyl cutter (Brother, Silhouette Cameo, etc.) ought to work.

@The_Diminished Жыл бұрын

my guy did you discover a dinosaur???????

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

In my 6 years of paleontology I was fortunate enough to discover 3 species and contribute to the discovery of 3 others. I feel exceedingly blessed to have had the chance to fulfill every little boy's dream! Of all the discoveries, this guy was really my baby though, so I'm very glad to be able to take him home with me now :) Thanks for watching the video!

@The_Diminished Жыл бұрын

@@ingeniusdesigns thats so dope dude wth!!!!!

@6alecapristrudel Жыл бұрын

Do you have a minute to spare and talk about your new lord and master electroless silver? Leave the ways of unga bunga paint and ascend to ultraconformal conductive seed layers.

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Ha! If only I had the money for such things. Thanks for watching!

@6alecapristrudel Жыл бұрын

@@ingeniusdesigns Here's the thing, you do. Remember that silver mirror experiment from school? Where they coat a flask or bottle in silver? That silver is very thin, but very conductive. And with some tweaks to the chemistry you can coat almost anything in metal, including 3d prints and any plastic, trees, acorns, your fingers, you name it. 50g of silver nitrate is the most expensive reagent and will last you until you get bored. It's nowhere near as expensive as gold, it's quite affordable. If you just want to be done with this project i get it, but if you want to play King Midas for real, I'm the internet rando for you.

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome! I had heard of using silver conductive paint, but couldn't afford it. The other thing I thought you might mean when I read your initial comment was infusing particulate silver into the resin during 3D printing--another alternative that I discounted as not cost or time effective and likely to screw up my print curing. I hadn't considered silver nitrate. Although as you mentioned I'm currently satisfied with the state of this project, I'm certainly not done electroplating and the idea of upgrading with silver on future projects seems really cool!

@6alecapristrudel Жыл бұрын

Yeah, silver paint is kinda expensive for how small the bottles are and is still paint. I'm talking about a solution that plates pure silver onto anything it touches in like 10 min. Like electroplating, but without the wires. You still need to plate it with thick metal afterward, cause it's so thin it rubs off lol. But it plates stuff that's hard to paint and preserves the surface detail. I can still see the layers of a print after I'm done coppering it. It doesn't take hours for the copper to grow across the surface. It takes minutes. Anyway, if you ever feel like trying it, hit up this comment section again lol.

@ingeniusdesigns Жыл бұрын

I sure will. Silver is among the most conductive things out there and this technique sounds like the ideal way to deal with a lot of the problems I ended up jimmy rigging in this video. It may be a couple of months before I'm working on another electroplating project, but I'll hit you up for advice when that time comes!