Summary for barrel plating for electroforming Discussion
Barrel plating for electroforming is the central question here: Roger Dandridge asks whether a barrel plater could replace hand-wiring jewelry onto racks when using an acid copper bath for electroforming, especially since he wants a heavy deposit and hopes to save time. The thread excerpt provided contains only the question and does not include any replies, so no confirmed answer or recommendation is available from the source. The practical issue raised is whether barrel processing can handle delicate jewelry parts and still produce the thick copper build needed for electroforming without damaging the work or compromising deposit quality. Because there are no answerers or follow-up comments in the excerpt, the page does not establish a consensus or expert guidance beyond the original concern.
February 21, 2014
Q. We electroform jewelry using an acid copper bath. At this point we are wiring them onto a rack. Using a barrel plater would save me a lot of time, would a barrel plater work with a heavy deposit?
Roger Dandridge
electroformer in copper and fine silver – Sonoma Ca USA