Serenity - October 2 2006
So more photo etching. Looks pretty right. Well the thing has been photo copied on the wrong side of the transfer paper
Being stubborn I try it anyways.
I soak and soak the paper hoping it would peel off and leave the toner but no dice. I guess the transfer paper is worth it. Grr stupid error
Being impatient I use my laser printer at home. Well 2 ruined papers due to jamming and a couple of misprints and I finally get 2 sort of useful laser prints. You can see a couple of very black areas that was a paper jam and caused the toner to gather in one area
I figure why not try the green paper again as how can it get worse?
So I try one green and one just toner.
Another view
Different lighting
Lets throw in another variable and use the method that was emailed to me. In this method the fluid is brushed over the brass sheet. The theory is that the contact of the brush and the copper will cause quicker etching. Similar to a soft cloth car wash will do a better job then one with high pressure water. The only thing I didn't do is heat up the water like I do with the bubble through the water setup
Well after 20 minutes the brass starts to etch. Unfortunately the toner and green stuff also start to come off so I stop the process. I am hoping the etching has gone through enough as a guide to cut the rest of the parts out. Unfortunately they were not deep enough. A waste of a day production wise as I didn't get any further on my model but I learned this technique with the brush and the water temperature I used does not work. I also learned that transfer paper does work when used right. Also my cheap laser printer at home sucks.