Copper Sheet Etching

You can cut your own pieces from copper sheet or purchase pre cut brass or copper stamping blanks.

Copper sheet etching.

Create patina for your beads. Now that you have the blank copper sheet set the next step is to choose a design and put it in a resist either through cutting or printing. Clean and dry it thoroughly to remove any residue that might inhibit the etching process. Etch the resulting beads and bezels exactly the same way you etched the copper sheets.

The time for etching will depend on the levels of temperatures and the thickness of the copper sheet. Buff the surface with steel wool once the etchant has been neutralized and rinsed away. After this check the traces remove any unwanted copper between the traces using a scratch pen. I was looking a while for a good set of instructions for electric copper etching and found a quite good instruction at jake von slatts steampunkworkshop and decided to refine it a bit and create an own instruction set in german.

Firstly make sure you re wearing safety glasses and wearing appropriate gloves to protect yourself from any spillages of the acidic solution you ll be using. Brass or copper to etch. Before you wear them make sure to prepare the copper sheet you will be etching first. The high precision laser vaporizes a cut line through the copper leaving a 90 degree high quality cut edge finish.

Laser cutting copper is a subtractive manufacturing technology that uses a high power laser beam to cut flat sheet materials. I highly recommend stamping blanks unless you have a trusty pair of metal shears and a metal hole puncher. What are the benefits of photo etching copper. Then put the sheet with the print towards the copper on the plate and apply it with high.

I love the resulting detail. First invented simply as a method of replicating an image intaglio printmaking has evolved over centuries into an art form in it s own right. 5 rinse clean inspect the pcb. A computer directs this laser to follow the cutting line provided in your digital design.

8 steps to copper etching. 4 start your etch. You can also find brass bracelet blanks. These are fun to etch but i advise starting with something smaller.

Copper plate etching is a traditional form of printmaking that delivers beautifully crisp line work and a wonderfully unique aesthetic. Safety first when learning how to acid etch copper sheet it s best to follow some basic safety steps to avoid the possibility of injury.