I am trying to make a pommel for a sword i am making. my first attempt was to cast the pommel, but I couldn't find a way to successfully cast the brass. My next step was to try and plate aluminum which i can cast. I found this online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFK9H4AG_Ww and decided to try it. It works great on some steel that i have but i could not get the brass to transfer onto aluminum. My question is does the process in that video not work for aluminum? is there something i need to do differently or am i wasting my time trying?
