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Any good books on electroforming?

SUGGESTED ELECTROFORMING BOOKS
for Artisans, Jewelry, Crafts

"A Beginner Guide on How to get Started with Electroforming" by John Amiron (2023)
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"Copper Electroforming: An in-depth look into home copper electroforming" by David Hanson (2021)
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"Electroforming for Beginners" by Jason Welsh(2021)
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"Electroforming" (Jewellery Handbooks) by Leslie Curtis (2013)
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"Electroplating and Electroforming: A Guide for the Craftsman" by Scott Newman (1979)
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Hello all! I am wondering if anyone could suggest a good book/books that have information on electroforming specifically. I have been doing electroforming for about a year for my company and know enough to get jobs done (mostly by the good grace of finding this website.) I've used it many times to trouble shoot and to pose questions once in a while. now I'd like to begin learning the trade on a deeper level. to be able to one day be one of the people answering questions on here not just posing them. I've been looking in the list of 'must have' metal finishing books but am not sure where to begin. would any of them be better for someone seeking electroforming knowledge? one with, say, a better chapter here or there, or even mentioned at all? I am at a point where I'd like really study in depth.
And once again thank you in advance. and also once again, great site! it's worth its weight in gold for someone like me.
-Johnny.

Ed. note: But how much does the site weigh, Johnny? Seriously, thank you for the kind words!

SUGGESTED ELECTROFORMING BOOKS
for Plating Shops & Engineers

A survey of electroforming for fabricating structures by W.H. Safranek (1964)
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Electroforming by Peter Spiro (1971)
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Electroforming of copper for high vacuum applications (1955)
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Bureau of Standards: Electroforming of Waveguide Components (1957)
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Fabrication of liquid-rocket thrust chambers by electroforming (1974)
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Electroforming in Restorative Dentistry (2000)
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Principles of electroplating and electroforming by William Blum (1949)
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Try to find old book by Peter Spiro (Electroforming).Hope it helps and good luck! Goran Budija - Zagreb ,Croatia Hello Johnny! Don't forget Ron Parkinson's nice booklets available at the Nickel Institute. They're Publication (or maybe catalog) numbers 10084 and 10088, downloadable from www.nickelinstitute.org. Lee Gearhart metallurgist - E. Aurora, New York

Hey, thanks everybody! this is definitely a good start. I'm going to see how many books I can get my company to buy.so now its back to work or amazon, at any rate, to try to find them all! thanks again!
and happy new year to all!

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