[A_Steingrube] has posted a guide to his favorite method of copper electroplating. Plating copper onto other metals is popular with the steampunk crowd, but it does have other uses. Copper plate is ...

ADA, Minn.-Edie Ramstad's motto is "Go big or go home." That wasn't always the case. When she started her chainmaille business, Weave Got Maille, in 2012, the goldsmith-by-trade thought it would be a ...

SANTA ROSA – Long-time local metal shop Milner’s Anodizing has gained an accreditation that allows it to work with aerospace and defense suppliers. It’s the first and only company in Northern ...

Visiting a chrome plating shop conjures up images of giant buffing wheels, bubbling vats and parts dangling from wires, and while all of those things contribute to the overall process they are just ...

The lustrous patina that protects the backside of Apple’s new iPad Mini isn’t just some cheap shellac or sealant coat—it’s actually “grown” on the metal itself in an electrochemical process known as ...