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Old 28th January 2014, 06:14 PM   #12
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Default Re: Sword of Omens for 3D Printer WIP

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Originally Posted by foxa View Post
While Guilding a metal onto plastic would be more realistic, it still seems "delicate" to me. I wonder if plastic can be plated or anodized, I never really thought about it until now, but that would be cool.
Nope, because long story short you can't get plastic to carry a charge, as it is generally an insulator and not a conductor.
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