Re: copper plated toroids

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <A123X-at-aol-dot-com>

Its a special paint designed for the purpose of plating non-conducting
objects, and yeah I had pretty much figured I'd coat the styrofoam with
something to make it harder. Here's the address for the special paint:
http://www.caswellplating-dot-com/kits/csp24.htm, I had meant to put that address
in the original post but I accidentally pasted tesla-at-pupman-dot-com instead of
what I meant to.  They have some other paints for plating nonconductors but
that one seems to be easier than dipping the object in paint and is cheaper
than the silver based one.

Mark

In a message dated 3/30/03 2:28:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

<< That's a smart idea! The only problems might be (1) getting paint that's
  conductive enough to carry the current needed for plating a large object at
  a reasonable rate (2) making sure the current density and hence plating
  thickness is relatively even over the whole surface and (3) getting down a
  thick enough plating to achieve mechanical strength (a more rigid former
  than styrofoam, perhaps styrofoam coated in 2-part epoxy like Gary Lau
  used, might help here) Can you post some details of the type of paint
  you'll be using?

  Thanks

  Steve C. >>