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• Maker Dzingof was doing tonnes of electroplating of desktop and other 3D prints years ago with his Metalizzr project. I’ve been playing, a lot less successfully, with electroplated 3D prints...
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Maker Dzingof was doing tonnes of electroplating of desktop and other 3D prints years ago with his Metalizzr project. I’ve been playing, a lot less successfully, with electroplated 3D prints since before that. Electroplating is a new path to metalized parts. Electroplated polymer parts have a metal coating that can withstand some environmental pressures. But, in terms of strength and performance, it can’t really be considered a metal part. The parts also always feel weird because they’re much lighter than they look. Electroplating can also be complex, and depending on the process used, it leaves behind materials that you don´t want to spend much time with. It’s also way too finicky and difficult for most people. But it can provide conductive traces and some of the properties of metal parts