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CoryBee:
--- Quote from: drventure on December 12, 2012, 08:24:54 am ---I've been wanting to try my hand at etching a plate like that in brass.
Nicely done.
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I wonder how the brass would look like with this technique
DaOld Man:
The only thing I dont like is the paper, or at least the labels I used, are not exactly clear. Mine have a cloudy look to them. I read internet comments about the full page kind that you are using and I read the same comments about it. Does anyone know of any brands that are purely clear?
drventure:
With brass, you print the image in reverse with heavy ink on glossy photo paper, then immediately use an iron to transfer it to the brass plate.
Once it's dried, you immerse the plate in an electrolytic solution (I don't remember what) and leave it there as it slowly etches. Takes a few days. There's some projects up on maker and instructables that illustrate it.
Just one of those things I haven't yet got to try myself. But they get some pretty nice results from it.
CoryBee:
DaOldMan
The cloudy-ness seems to go away when the clear coat soaks into the paper.
Doctor
Seems almost identical to toner transfer pcb etching
anyone else up to help me fill this thing? scotty is already having me do some experimenting
DaOld Man:
Well, with the labels I used (Avery 38863 Clear easy Peel Shipping Labels),
the cloudiness does not seem to go away when painted with clear enamel (Rust-oleum crystal clear enamel).
I couldnt find the recommended clear coat the video called for, so I used the clear enamel, which looks very clear when sprayed on the aluminum sheet.
Here are a couple of pics.
First is a label on a white sheet of paper with colored lines running under the label. No clear coat.
You can definitely see the label even against the white sheet background.
The second pic is some more labels I printed out and stuck to the aluminum, then one coat of clear coat.
Both pics taken in bright sunlight.
It would be a lot better if these labels were really clear.
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