Serenity - August 29 2006
There are kits out there but this container I got from my hardware sture
The heater you can get from an Aquarium place
This assembly is the circuit board holder with a tube with holes in it. This can be made with styrene stock. The hose you can get from an aquarium place
An opening was cut to make way got the heater
Here the heater is installed
Close up
The chemical I will be using to etch the brass. This chemical might take longer buy safer then Ferric Chloride
Close up
My assembly ready to go. Just under the bottle is the air pump. Again you can get this from the aquarium place. The chemical crystals were mixed with water as per the instructions. The heater was then turned on. TI took about half an hour for it to get to the desired temperature
The assembly was put in the container for about 28 minutes before I noticed that it was done and I had to pull the stuff out as fast as I can and not have any of the water splash on me, This chemical is corrosive so make sure to wear your eye protection and rubber gloves .
Well for the longest time nothing happened and then all of a sudden it was done. Here are the results. Not bad looking
Back side
The grill sections
The small engine openings
Detail parts
Close up
back side that was taped with clear packing tape. The bonus is you can see through the tape
Lacquer thinner will be used to remove the parts from the packing tape and all is done