Metal etching ideas

Remember I said there would be a catch when it came to this freebie tutorial? Here it is – If you are not already a subscriber of my blog, now’s the time to take the plunge! I ask that you su…

Hi Everyone! I have been off experimenting with lots of stuff- resin, molds, metal, etching etc. I showed some friends some of my experiments and they asked for some tips on how I did Salt Water etching on copper. There are loads of full tutorials on this subject with all the gory details on why and how this process works, so I just did a quick video on the items I used for the Salt Water etching process. I started out with 9 volt batteries, as mentioned in many of the videos, but they…

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Since my last etched bracelet is reserved for a "potential" customer, I felt the need to make another one. This one is just one sold piece - I just wanted to etch a design to see how it would turn out. I usually start by sketching ideas in my cheap, ruled notebook and see what…

Lots of pictures and lots of info in this one! I'm on another Facebook group called Aspiring Metalsmiths. I don't know about anyone else bu...

Pewter embossing with StencilGirl stencils by Magdalena Muldoon from MercArt.

Did you know engraving stencils for metals only requires regular stencils used for any project? Check out this fun tutorial to make easy gift ideas.

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It's been said that with enough soap, one could blow up just about anything. A more modern interpretation of this thought is that with enough knowledge of chemistry, anything is possible. To that end,...

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With so many requests I figured it was about time I shared with you how I etch my metal with rubber stamps. Grab a cup of tea or coffe...

Detailed Acid Etching With a Stencil: This will be a more advanced how-to with using heat transfer stencils to create intricate designs for acid etching. This is a followup to my very first Instructable on basic acid etching. I won't go over all the mixing and such. Checkout the other …