Ghost Effects PCB build

[culturejam]

Shit. That's like the deepest etch I can recall seeing. Well done.

[morganp]

Really lovely!

[ggarms]

I really love this. Simple and elegant. Gorgeous etch!

[glops]

Thanks all  !

It's a great little fuzz. I'm liking the no painted etch look. Really shows deepness of the etch where paint lessens the effect.

[Guybrush]

Excellent work as always Glops. Any special method in getting the deep etch?

[lars]

Wow, those are some serious etching skills (great-looking guts too!). This has that late 70's sci-fi gear look, were it's high-tech and well-used. It could have been sitting on a table in the original star wars and would have fit right in.

[micromegas]

I think I've mentioned before that I have a folder on my pc called "Glops".

[glops]

Excellent work as always Glops. Any special method in getting the deep etch?

Nothing special about the method. Different types/brands of enclosures react differently to the acid and this one is particularly nice. It's the BB sized box from small bear that is 2 inches tall from Small Bear, I tried to find the link but can't friend it as Small Bear has changed their storefront. Probably the worst ones I have etched are from Bitches Love my Switches but it seems like he gets different batches with different metal mixtures.

The basic method is a plastic tub in my kitchen sink with a cocktail glass sitting inside. I place the enclosure on the glass face up and pour some acid on and use a cheap painters chip brush to move the acid around the face and use the bristles to agitate the acid. When it starts to get violent, I let in keep burning for just a bit and then take the enclosure out and rinse with cold water to let it cool a bit. Then I just repeat until I'm satisfied using my finger to make sure I can feel the deepness of the etch. I'm also using HP glossy presentation paper which gives a great toner transfer as long as my printer ink cartridge has a good amount of ink in it.

I did another one which I will post tonight if I finish and it didn't get this deep, at all. I did it right after this one so the circumstances were the same just a different type of enclosure that does't etch as well.

[glops]

Wow, those are some serious etching skills (great-looking guts too!). This has that late 70's sci-fi gear look, were it's high-tech and well-used. It could have been sitting on a table in the original star wars and would have fit right in.

Dude, thanks  I definitely go for that old space junk kinda look!

[glops]

I think I've mentioned before that I have a folder on my pc called "Glops".

Man, that makes me feel very happy.