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Electroforming technical book?

GREETINGS,
I AM NEW TO ELECTROFORMING AND WOULD LIKE TO GET ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS, YOU, ON BOOKS THAT I CAN BUY THAT CONTAIN A WEALTH OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ON NICKEL SULFAMATE ELECTROFORMING. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

Jack Honore III
Program manager of consumer holograms - Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
2007

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Electroplating Engineering Handbook [on AbeBooks or eBay or Amazon affil links] , 4th Edn., has a very good chapter on electroforming.
Also get ASTM B832, 'Standard Guide for Electroforming with Nickel and Copper.'
If using aluminum mandrels, get a commercial zincate (and aluminum treatment instructions) from a chemical supplier below.

Principles of Electroplating and Electroforming, 3rd Edn. (1949) is somewhat obsolete but covers the basics in more depth and is relatively inexpensive on the used book market.

Ken Vlach [deceased]
- Goleta, California
Finishing.com honored Ken for his countless carefully researched responses. He passed away May 14, 2015.
Rest in peace, Ken. Thank you for your hard work which the finishing world, and we at finishing.com, continue to benefit from.
2007

You may also want to contact the Nickel Institute (formerly Nickel Development Institute) at www.nickelinstitute.org. It is a non profit organization devoted to promote the nickel use and the technologies involved.

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2007