with my setup-- 130 volts give an almost invisible color change. 15 volts a very nice purple. i really don't know how many amps. there's no ammeter on my rig, just volts.
Question: Anodizing
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i don't think the amperage requirement is very high. the cathode and part are farily close together, and immersed in an electrolyte solution. i think you may even be able to do this with a common battery- of the type available for flashlights, smoke detectors, and such. as far as amps go, the batteries deliver very low amperage.
if black tar is used on the roads in your area-- one of the guys might just give you some. put it into a suitable container. make thin shavings of the stuff when it freezes. dissolve the shavings with lighter fluid (naphtha), or acetone when you get the right consistency---! wow, there's a good resist.
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Thank you very mutch
ah may I have a solution for your problem. A few years ago I had some experiments with etching. You can print your design on normal paper and bring it with an electric iron to the metall heat between silk and cotton.
I made this and other designs with that etching method
ah may I have a solution for your problem. A few years ago I had some experiments with etching. You can print your design on normal paper and bring it with an electric iron to the metall heat between silk and cotton.
I made this and other designs with that etching method
quite interesting etching work. what is the resist ? the ink from the printer? i'm really curious to know about this.
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yes it´s the toner from my laser Printer thats heated up with the electric Iron. Don´t use your transfer solution the metal must be clean. After melting up the Pic you need to take the workpiece in a bottle of warm water with dish soap. After a few minutes you can put the paper of and if the heat was right the plate is ready for etching. Most times the transfer takes a few trys.
One more thing You have to use original Toner i tryed it with noname toner but that doesen´t works
ah I´ve forgotten i have printet dthe designs on thin catalogue paper you can try it with baking paper too i´ve nerver tryed but I think it works too
I have found a tutorial
http://thomaspfeifer.net/direct_toner_pcb.htm
One more thing You have to use original Toner i tryed it with noname toner but that doesen´t works
ah I´ve forgotten i have printet dthe designs on thin catalogue paper you can try it with baking paper too i´ve nerver tryed but I think it works too
I have found a tutorial
http://thomaspfeifer.net/direct_toner_pcb.htm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kROUeOtuXmE
Here's a youtube video a mate of mine made which shows the process pretty well. I didn't have any luck but it may be because my Iron wasn't hot enough... wrong paper,... wrong printer... or not clean enough metal. i am very impressed with how successful the etch was with that baby photo. Brilliant stuff... thanks for sharing.
Here's a youtube video a mate of mine made which shows the process pretty well. I didn't have any luck but it may be because my Iron wasn't hot enough... wrong paper,... wrong printer... or not clean enough metal. i am very impressed with how successful the etch was with that baby photo. Brilliant stuff... thanks for sharing.
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nice video thanks for sharing
thanks very much. a very interesting technique to try. a real time saver in my world.
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