Thread: Etching

Since I moved I found myself getting really bored. I can't run my bandsaw and belt sander at all hours of the night now so I have to find something else to occupy my time. I came across a video of someone etching a knife with PCB solution and figured I would give that a try. Turned out ok, but figured maybe I could do that with a razor. First try didn't turn out so well as you can see. I left it in to long and it got under the toner. Second try turned out alot better. Glad I had a few razors that weren't really worth restoring sitting around otherwise might have ended up using one that was. The second etch turned out deeper than I thought it would be. Going to have to keep experimenting to see how deep I can get it. The lighting was pretty bad, but I think you can see it. For a quick sketch I think it turned out pretty good. Now if only my artistic skills were better.