The setup seen above is an electroplating tank build from simple materials which [Bearmos] has been working on. The two sets of copper structures are both used as anodes. Some copper water pipe ...

[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 ...

Science presenter Jon Chase explains electrolysis. He demonstrates how to electroplate a copper coin with zinc using a nail and dilute hydrochloric acid as the electrolyte. Jon uses an animation ...