Today, we're trying out nickel electroplating for the first time in the home shop. We're going to nickel plate the mild steel rack storage pins we made in a previous video so they won't rust, tarnish, or corrode in the coming years. Nickel Electroplating turns out to be a very simple process, involving vinegar, salt, nickel, and electricity. For a total amateur, it turned out great.

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00:00 Intro
01:18 What is electroplating?
02:18 Making the nickel acetate solution
06:29 Test plating a wire
07:58 Preparing parts for plating
08:54 Electroplating steel parts
10:11 Initial results
11:26 Buffing the plated parts
12:11 Examining the results
12:57 Conclusions

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