Looks nice, but painful.
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That's pretty cool! How hard was it to bend the "3D" sections out without warping the flat base?
It was not easy, but the design is made so that the connection points between the octopus and the base are pretty small (just a section of tentacles) so it ends up working out smoothly enough. The problem is mostly to get a smooth curve, because the metal tends to try to stay flat, and to just bend on one spot, so you need to sort of bend it progressively and work the curve along the shape.
A water/tear drop π§ would look cool(instead of the square.) Then anodize it! That'd really pop!
That's a good idea, but I don't have the tools to anodize it... But if I get the budget I might experiment with that!
12v DC power source. Sulfuric acid(battery acid) and distilled water. Rit dye. Some degreaser to clean it would be great. That's about it.
Pretty cheap to DIY a setup. There's videos on YT.
Get some PPE to be safe.
sweet Cthulhu vibes!

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