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TimBakerFX — Acid Etched Brass
Published: 2010-05-02 00:57:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 3486; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 89
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This is an example of the kinds of things that can be done with acid etching and cutting. I drew these in Illustrator, printed it on lith to contact print on 24" X 24" sheets of brass, stainless steel, and aluminum. These are all pieces for book covers i'm working on.Related content
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marvelous I wish I could do this myself than I could have tons of custom findings for my jewellery!!
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The same acid etching process can be used to form glass etching which is covered with wax or some sticky substance to preserve the natural cover of the glass.The glass is similarly dipped into hydrofluoric acid bath to make the etched image visible, this process is very dangerous and so a craft fanatic must choose a safer etching cream for home project.[link]
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Yes, there are several commercially available products for glass etching. I've used several and they work very well. I wouldn't say it was very dangerous tho, just be mindful you are using acid and be careful, it's as easy as that.
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Thanks man, I'm still trying to work out the process
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That I will 
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it's such a great process, very clean and readable, even for fine details
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I recently got introduced to etched brass, definitely a fan of it.
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Me too, I'm trying to get a complete setup for doing electric etching, then you just use salt water. I'll post links to a tutorial when i remember where I found it.
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I want pretty brass things! How I get pretty brass things?
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it's pretty easy to do, do the artwork that you want and look up a vender that does chem cuting...there are lots of these
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I'll have to look into that, thanks!
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D:
I wish you were my neightbor, so I would be your life-time apprentice
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i know! hehe, i could come over and borrow a cup of sugar...or plaster
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Cool! I sure wish I had the facilities for this sort of work. My kitchen is just not the best place for acid etching.
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oh i've worked in worse, for 6 months my shop was the back of my truck that I was sleeping in when I first moved to LA... If I could do it you sure can with running water hehe
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Water yes, but I only have a small roof window in the kitchen. Not good.
I would have to transform the living room maybe, but then there wouldn't be running water nearby
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thanks, I have a folder full of those, art nouveau gears hehe
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Thanks, i'm working on a huge file for future cutting now
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LOL... well, more skills reluctantly earned thru far too many hours of work I can tell ya
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whoa, that is awesome. i have never heard of that before haha
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it's a cool process... you can get great results and it's perfect for small run products
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Well, I can't wait to see that book ^^ This looks great, man
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I really want to learn how to do this, better go do some research!
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I'm looking for the tutorials I found about this stuff, I'll post when I find them
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Thank you very much
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acid etching sounds really interesting, how thick can the mental be?
also great work, I bet they'll look good on those book covers.
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You can etch on any thickness, but to cut, I think .06 inches is a good thickness
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Very cool! How thin can you get the lines without compromising the piece? And how thick are they? I love the designs!
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you can get the lines very thin, since it's a photo process, these pieces I think are .06 inches thick, thick enough to be strong and function
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