[TheForge] Etching Damascus

[Dan Tull]

My bottle says PCB cleaner.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger R Degner" <rog781 at means.net>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 6:12 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Etching Damascus


> You need Ferric chloride
> Don't have the radio shack bottle handy to see what the name is but
> isn't it PC enchant.
> Mix the radio shack bottle to 4 parts water.  The Radio shack stuff is
> already diluted so if you by dry ferric chloride you have to dilute it
> more
> 
> Roger R Degner
> 
> 
> Okay, I know you guys are gonna say, "This boy hasn't been paying
> attention all these year!"  But, here goes.  I just finish my first
> pattern welded blade and I'm ready to treat it to make the pattern stand
> out.   Here are my questions:
> 
> What is the name of the circuit board etchant one can buy at Radio
> Shack? What is the procedure for using this stuff on a blade?  (Straight
> up or diluted?  How long?  How or if to neutralize?)
> 
> I know all of these questions have been answered many times.  But I
> wasn't paying attention because I hadn't made my first blade yet.
> Sheech!
> 
> Aubrey
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Manage membership or unsubscribe at:
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge
> theforge mail list group photo site is
> http://www.photoaccess.com
> Login:  blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com
> password:  anvil
> ___________
> 
> 
>