Thread: A Wade and Butcher not in the data base

Originally Posted by Geezer

I would use a cheap airbrush sandblaster with a fine grit like regular baking soda granules. Tape the surround carefully with two layers of 3M #33 and trim the space to be frosted with a Xacto knife taking care not to scratch the blade of the razor. Try at about 50 PSI and you should be home free.I have found that the airbrush sand blaster is a neat tool to use outside or in a cabinet. Still wear a good respirator.
~Richard

+1 on this geezer. i like that idea.. Acid etching can possible give a dull look where as the soda blaster would give a frosted look and frosted is what you want for sure!

Regular baking soda eh? Great, now I got to buy a sand blaster... I agree, that would likely give better results than an acid bath/etch.

Hello,
I 've the same blade and after the restore is one of my favorites.
I'd like to complete my work adding the orginal frost finish, I was thinking about electro-etchin but now I'm wondering if you tried with soda blaster method

regards


here's mine

I've been doing experiments with re-etching old razors. Here's an example:



I used circuit board etching solution (which is, as I understand it, ferric chloride), electrical tape, and standard acrylic craft paint.

What I learned is that the tape makes a pretty good barrier to the acid, but the paint was much better. I'd suggest using tape to mark the boundary and making the resist with standard acrylic craft paint.

Also, make sure the blade has as close to a mirror polish as you can get before you etch it. The smoothness of the surface is important for getting a really sharp line.

Originally Posted by Haza

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mycarver did it beautifully, I wouldn't ask him how he did it(you'll understand why if you read the thread) but maybe you could get him to do it for you, just throwing it out there.

thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...rost-line.html

many thanks Baxxer. I didn't see the post, very interesting, almost a case of telepaty

many thanks you too Voidmonster, did you try with water and common salt? another choice could be water and FeSO4 (don't remember the english name)
I made my etching machine from an old transformer with 12V and 3Amp in output it works pretty well.

Originally Posted by Haza

many thanks Baxxer. I didn't see the post, very interesting, almost a case of telepaty

many thanks you too Voidmonster, did you try with water and common salt? another choice could be water and FeSO4 (don't remember the english name)
I made my etching machine from an old transformer with 12V and 3Amp in output it works pretty well.

I have tried the electrochemical etching method, but I find it's more of a pain in the butt than it's worth, really. It would probably be great with reusable vinyl resists, but with paint or standard resist pen, the salt water solution being pushed around on the surface tended to break up the resist.

IMO, it's easier to get a deep, clean etch with a ferric chloride solution.