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In article <1993Jan27.180500.7512@gw.wmich.edu> x90hornbach1@gw.wmich.edu writes:
>I'm interested on doing some at home electroplating.  I know that you can mail
>order kits and pay $30 for the chemicals and some wire, but I would rather put
>something together myself.

I have done copper plating many times with my son. I hope to do silver
plating (when I can get my hands on AgNO3) someday.

COPPER PLATING:
Get Copper Sulphate (pentahydrate version sold as root killer in hardware
  store - they have nerve charging what they do since its mostly water).
Mix some up with warm/hot water in a beaker or pyrex glass.
Let it dissolve but put plenty of CuSO4 in so you can't
 dissolve it all. Careful - its toxic.
Connect what you wish to electroplate to the negative side of a DC
 power source, at least 3 volts but don't overdo it (or it comes out TOO
 fast).
Connect something copper to the positive side of the same DC power source.
Put both in the copper sulfate solution and watch.
After a few short minutes, you will see the copper plating start to happen.

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If I had silver nitrate, I would do something very similar to the above.

TIP- low voltage is better, gives a better (robust) coating. Try using
     20V DC instead and you will see the difference.

have fun.

Joe
joec@morgan.com