Meet FUZZARELLA!

[markm]

Here's one I did today.
Some of my creations were looking kind of basic so,
I figured, what the hell!!!



Another PNP Blue etch.
This one was an Eddystone enclosure and seemed to etch much quicker than the Taiwan types.
Different compound of aluminum maybe?

[jimbob]

I think Im going to have to give that a try! Very Nice! I just noticed the tutorial the other day and plan to get around to it.

Thanks

[JimRayden]

I admire your work, Mark. Great etching as always.

Though you still have some room to develop before you reach the outstanding etching technique and precise complexity of $uperpuma. 

Just kidding. Amazing work.

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Jimbo

[gez]

Art Nouveau meets Playboy...I like it! 

[8mileshigh]

AWESOME !  You should sell etched boxes, they're beautiful.

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[petemoore]

  Pretty Good Indeed, and duty.
  Double post..
  I don't see a PM on your post MarkM.?

[petemoore]

  Looks indelible and Impressive.
  MarkM I see no PM option on your post.

[$uperpuma]

I admire your work, Mark. Great etching as always.

Though you still have some room to develop before you reach the outstanding etching technique and precise complexity of $uperpuma. 

Just kidding. Amazing work.

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Jimbo

looks great Mark, you ARE putting all of us to shame...

[Peter Snowberg]

Beautiful!

I'm really impressed by the etching around here! 

[RDV]

It reminds a bit of stuff I used to see in head shops long long ago.

Nice!

RDV

[JimRayden]

I admire your work, Mark. Great etching as always.

Though you still have some room to develop before you reach the outstanding etching technique and precise complexity of $uperpuma. 

Just kidding. Amazing work.

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Jimbo

looks great Mark, you ARE putting all of us to shame...

Sorry, it wasn't an attempt to put anyone down. Your job's as beautiful as his, it's just..... different...

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Jimbo

[birt]

i'm waiting for the first fully etched amp head. in polished alu and copper :p

[markm]

Thanks fellas.
I was hoping the "boobies" wouldn't upset anybody.
I will post some finished pics a bit later.
Thanks again and remember, paint is temporary......etch is forever!

[Mark Hammer]

Cinderella left her glass slipper at the ball.  It looks like Fuzzarella left a few more articles of clothing behaviour other than her shoes.  Sounds like one helluva ball!

Nice work.  Suggests an interesting cottage industry, too: "Have your favourite design etched into a machined box!  Only $40, shipping included!"  Not all that farfetched, either.  I imagine there are plenty of folks who would love to have a pattern of some kind etched onto a 1590BB or B, with a couple of holes popped into it, and either don't have the materials/space to do the etching and machining or don't have the confidence and experience to know they can successfully pull it off in one take.  I'm not saying you could make a fortune, or that it would be steady revenue, but if it's something you enjoy doing and can make a few bucks while making others happy at the same time, why not?

[sta63bmx]

The box etching is reminding me of pinstriping on cars and motorcycles.  It just kinda seems to come from the same place.  Really cool stuff.  Bonus points if the headlights become indicator lights, but I'm sure you've already dismissed that idea as a cheap joke.  "That was a cheap joke, and I'm better than that...................no I'm not!" -Goerge Carlin, "Earrings", Playin' With Your Head  That's really cool.  I hope you can find some kind of outlet for that skill that makes you some money.  Very cool!

[petemoore]

  I was going to do a long schepeel about I smell clones from the horizon.
  However one reason I don't think commercial companies picked up on this indelible, cool looking..looks like something I've seen in an art gallery..etched in stone look in 'production' pedals is the toxic afterwaste...I almost don't like that it is becoming popular on a small scale.
  Dumping down the toilet?...landfill...weed killer [actually I see this as a good way to get rid of waste, injecting it into weeds where you want Nothing to Ever grow...might tone down the chemicaley nature at least somewhat].
  And there it is, my latest schpeel about the toxic waste. Does look kool tho  .

[redeffect]

G spot & Intensity! !   Beautiful work. Have you thought of starting a box etching business? I would gladly get in line for work of that caliber.

[nelson]

  I was going to do a long schepeel about I smell clones from the horizon.
  However one reason I don't think commercial companies picked up on this indelible, cool looking..looks like something I've seen in an art gallery..etched in stone look in 'production' pedals is the toxic afterwaste...I almost don't like that it is becoming popular on a small scale.
  Dumping down the toilet?...landfill...weed killer [actually I see this as a good way to get rid of waste, injecting it into weeds where you want Nothing to Ever grow...might tone down the chemicaley nature at least somewhat].
  And there it is, my latest schpeel about the toxic waste. Does look kool tho  .

I think there is a company already selling etched clones although the name of the company eludes me.

[Mark Hammer]

  I was going to do a long schepeel about I smell clones from the horizon.
  However one reason I don't think commercial companies picked up on this indelible, cool looking..looks like something I've seen in an art gallery..etched in stone look in 'production' pedals is the toxic afterwaste...I almost don't like that it is becoming popular on a small scale.
  Dumping down the toilet?...landfill...weed killer [actually I see this as a good way to get rid of waste, injecting it into weeds where you want Nothing to Ever grow...might tone down the chemicaley nature at least somewhat].
  And there it is, my latest schpeel about the toxic waste. Does look kool tho  .

I think there is a company already selling etched clones although the name of the company eludes me.

Two comments:
1) Keep in mind that it is the dark parts of the pattern that are the etched parts, not the shiny bits.  If you added up all the dark bits of the surface of that box, it is probably less displacement of metal (in terms of square inches of surface area) than typically occurs with the PCB that might be housed inside the box.  So, while I agree with pete that less etching is better for the world than more etching, as etching goes, making boxes in this manner is a smaller crime than the PCB itself.  The used etchant CAN be "disarmed" easily, leaving the environment safe.  Personally, I'm more concerned with all those appliances and computers people decide to toss/replace out of boredom or prohibitive repair costs, than I am over the etchant.  It's ALL garbage, remember.
2) Etching custom patterns for people is simply a service, not a product as such.  The world may not have room for another t-shirt manufacturer, but it generally always has room for someone else to put stuff on those t-shirts.  Similarly, even if there were 20 individual companies doing custom pattern etches on cast aluminum boxes, I'm sure their products would only generate an even longer lineup of people who would like to have their choice of pattern turned into a box surface, and who have to wait their turn because there are "only" 20 companies.  As long as the 21st company/person didn't buy themselves a house with a pool and a Maserati under the assumption that untold wealth were just around the corner, things would work out.

So, should MarkM feel like taking orders and pulling in a few rupees on top of his day job, I don't personally see any huge ethical quandries.  Incidentally, the same goes for those folks who might have mastered the art of using T-shirt transfers to put full-colour patterns on aluminum boxes.

[petemoore]

  No paint I know of comes close to being indelible like etching.
  That alone makes this type of finish 'unique' [why haven't we seen this more/earlier] and attractive.