• dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    No worries, the OEM ones aren’t stainless steel, either. They’re “stainless appearance,” i.e. plastic with a thin veneer of cheesy chrome plating that’s about one molecule thick.

    You can electroplate 3D prints by using a basecoat of conductive spraypaint, and then the limit of the thickness of your plating is only really limited by your patience. Nickel is quite easy to do at home.

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      13 hours ago

      I quite like electroplating with titanium. Can vary the voltage for some great colors too.