· A complete manual to the principles and practices of several forms and functions of plating · Discusses the updated and improved techniques of depositing a thin metallic layer on an object for decoration, corrosion protection, electrical conductivity, wear resistance, and more · An extremely valuable resource for amateurs, model engineers, and small workshops wishing to plate with any of the customary metals using simple and inexpensive equipment · Author Jack Poyner is a professional model engineer involved in all forms of plating. He is aware of what’s valuable for beginners and what is best suited for experts, making this guide thoughtful, useful, and practical for amateurs · Produced as a classic edition as it’s no longer common practice to electroplate as described

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Issues for Jan. 1954-Aug. 1955 include a section: Metal finishing abstracts, later issued separately.

"This is a concise handbook of materials, techniques, and formulas for transferring thin coatings of metal to other metals, fibers, plastics, and prefabricated or hand-sculpted objects. The techniques for depositing metals using electricity were once confined mainly to industry. But more recently craftsmen and artists have discovered how easily electroplating and electroforming can provide high-quality metal finishes."--Page 4 of cover.

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