Fast Easy Copper Coating Steel

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Published 2020-12-14

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All Comments (21)

@TerryGilsenan 3 years ago

"...let me show you how it works.." a perfect segway to a german voice "... let me show you its features..." I love your videos mate. Thank you.
@jotatsu 3 years ago

I think the series of the copper coating steel is How To Make Copper Nanoparticles Suitable For Ink Jet Printing and Photonic Sintering Easy Copper Plating Of Steel Copper Plating Without A Battery Copper Nanoparticles In Gelatin Copper Coating Stainless Steel Yt comments don't let me directly link, but you can search in the channel videos for those names.
@drmosfet 3 years ago

I once accidentally copper coated part of a plastic pipe fitting when 2 copper wires touched with 240 ac near the pipe, it was plasma coated and look pretty good.
@PhilWaud 3 years ago

This is pure alchemy! Love it!
@baladar1353 3 years ago

Coating steel with copper is a bit cheaper with copper sulphate solution. Electroplating steel with copper sulphate makes the copper coating thicker on the steel, so thick that you can even polish it with a soft rag or a polishing wheel.
@stevetobias4890 3 years ago

I'll have to search for that video. Very cool way to get the copper look without sacrificing the strength. Thanks Rob.
@ktm42080 3 years ago

Awesome! I love the look of copper, brass, stainless and aluminum. Copper fenders and plates look great!
@emel60 3 years ago

Great info Mr. Robert! I was just browsing how to electroplate steel. Particularly, my knife guards and GoPro knob screws for underwater footage... Naturally, after which I would plate it with zinc or nickle. This method beats it because I always get rust due to salt electrolyte. It's always nice to see simplicity in action. Cheers!
@zenmanproject 3 years ago

That was mind bogglingly fast!
@J.Burrough 2 years ago

Oh Wow! That is absolutely Awesome 😎 Friend. Thank You🙏🏼 so kindly for making the video and sharing/showing us.👍🏼✌🏼
@karlmyers6518 3 years ago

Bloody fantastic 👏. Yet another one to make. Really interested to see what this can do mate. Thanks
@karltaylor7378 3 years ago

Looks like a tidy finish. Thanks for sharing.
@AM-us7cz 3 years ago

Absolutely brilliant Rob 👏 thanks.
@truthseeker3907 3 years ago

Thank You Robert and Thumbs up! 👍
@ZhangAndy-il4zg 14 days ago

There is a type of copper steel. It’s composite copper both top and bottom and the middle is steel as you need such as carbon steel/stainless steel or others. And the price is less than half of copper but there are not affected on its performance
@christianoberlin1996 1 year ago

THIS IS AMAZING!
@Superkuh2 3 years ago

I searched through your videos and couldn't find the one where you describe making copper formate paste for plating. Could you link it in the description?
@lenny108 8 months ago

That's amazing how it worked without electrolysis. Of course, in the video, this copper plating solution looks really thick like paint. Maybe it was copper paint?
@azlandpilotcar4450 3 years ago

This is a great looking copper coating, and a much better application than sheet copper or brass. I sort-of wish you'd done the entire frame that way. If you're interested in a verdigris look, I understand that liquid orchid fertilizer spray will artificially age the appearance of copper. I think that the orchid food is acidic, and I'm sure there's probably a simpler chemical way to oxidize the surface.
@abdabzeebop2 3 years ago

That's intriguing. How thick can you make the copper plating? How well does it adhere to the steel and to itself? It would maybe make a good protective coating for steel left outside.