copperplating

[joneb]

http://www.berrysmfg.com/faq-q12-c1-How_thick_is_the_jacket_on_your_bullets.aspx

 

[squarepants33889]

Very clean looking setup. Probably looks good with your new power supply!

 

[edwin41]

hello
just put some usefull information on the thread of squarepants..
if youre interested in plating you can take a look at this thread :
electroplating cases...

greetings from holland!

 

[edwin41]

hello
ive learned by now that the plating on lead bullets doesnt stick enough to
the basemetal.
the problem would be "contact copper"when the lead hits the solution.
its probably reduced or eliminated by putting the current on the bullet
before you lower it in the solution.

if that dont work to good , its best to do a "nickelstrike ".
thats a set up much like the used coppersulfate set up , but the solution
would be water with added nickelsalt , and the kathodes would be a piece of nickel...
when done right the plating should stick very well to the lead .