Etched enclosures

[Jdansti]

Looks great, but drinking and building stompboxes is a dangerous combination.

[deadastronaut]

@guitarmaggedon:

that is sick...where did that come from?..what kind of story would involve those dudes lol..

[therealfindo]

Another copper sulfate electro-etch.

Andrew.

Smooth indeed! Nice one.

[Schizo910]

Here's my Woolly Mammoth clone. Still not completely satisfied with the etch. Not deep enough...

[lespos]

It looks great! Love steam punk style.

[Jdansti]

+1!

[therealfindo]

Forgot to flip the image before I printed and transferred it.. oops..

[Jdansti]

Looks to me like the writing is on the back side of the sail!  What's the problem? 

[tubegeek]

What's the problem? 

Well, duh, the ship is supposed to be sailing northwest, and instead it's heading southeast!

[electrosonic]

Working on a 4 knob Engineer's Thumb - I  left off the threshold control. Have not verified my OSH Park PCB yet though.



Electro-etched in copper sulfate (as an experiment I did no sanding prep, just acetone wipe and then press n peel)

Andrew.

I need to finish some builds have now have 3 etched enclosures to populate.

[deadastronaut]

^ cool, thats really fine lines..and clear txt. .

[amptramp]

Of all the possible engine line drawings, you used the Chrysler slant 6?  You should call the pedal the leaning tower of power, just like Mopar fans have named that engine.

[electrosonic]

I heated the enclosure in the oven to 300 F with the press n peel in place held down lightly by the enclosures lid. After the oven got up to 300 F I took the enclosure out and went over the press n peel with a speed ball (silk screen) rubber roller. I put the enclosure back in the oven for 5 minutes and gave it another once over with the roller before quenching with cold water.

There are a few blotches where the toner did not transfer. I was considering doing it over, but decided against it.

I was thinking that maybe I should bake out the moisture first (i.e. 300 F for 20 minutes then let it cool before doing the transfer) like people do when powder coating - couldn't hurt to try next time.

Of all the possible engine line drawings, you used the Chrysler slant 6

Are they that uncool?  I always sort of liked odd ball tech.

Andrew.

[therealfindo]

Working on a 4 knob Engineer's Thumb - I  left off the threshold control. Have not verified my OSH Park PCB yet though.



Electro-etched in copper sulfate (as an experiment I did no sanding prep, just acetone wipe and then press n peel)

Andrew.

I need to finish some builds have now have 3 etched enclosures to populate.

Looks great!

[tubegeek]

I would have thought a Hemi with a blower for a... compressor!

[Hexjibber]

Nice man, really clean result with that one!

[TG Flatline]

@ electrosonic - that etch is fantastic dude, proper impressive stuff!

[therealfindo]

A reverse etch:

[thelonious]

Cool. I like the splatter effect, too.

[deadastronaut]

yeah, nice...what is it?..