Talk:Equipment/Vinyl Cutter - Revision history

Joe Design: /* Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate etching of copper. /

2017-12-18T16:17:27Z

‎*Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate etching of copper.

Joe Design: /* Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper. /

2017-12-18T16:09:21Z

‎*Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper.

Joe Design: /* Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper. /

2017-12-18T15:21:45Z

‎*Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper.

Joe Design: /* Have fun. */

2017-12-18T15:19:58Z

‎Have fun.

Joe Design: /* Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper */ new section

2017-12-18T15:02:24Z

‎Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper: new section

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== Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper ==

==*'''Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper.'''==
Having cut and weeded the vinyl I applied it to cleaned and degreased copper. In this case, a copper plumbing pipe. 
I applied the vinyl to the copper using the clear low tack tape to align the pattern. 
I then removed the low tack tape and lowered the tube into my salt solution. This solution is made up of sea salt and warm water. You resolve the salt until it will not take any more salt, then remove excess salt from the bottom by decanting the solution. 
Then I put another tube of the same size in the solution. '''Make sure these poles do not touch throughout the process''' 
The anode from the charge circuit is connected to the piece to be etched. This is where the oxidisation will occur and the metal will give off electrons to the solution. 
Then I connected the cathode to the other pipe. 
A charge was then applied at around 2amps/2V for 20 minutes. 
You will see bubbles at the cathode which will be hydrogen from the water and the solution will turn reddish brown. 
The salt solution can be used again and again after settling and decanting the copper oxide off. 
===Have fun.===
Pictures to follow

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 ==  Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper ==
-==*'''Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper.'''==
+==*'''Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate etching of copper.'''==
 Having cut and weeded the vinyl I applied it to cleaned and degreased copper. In this case, a copper plumbing pipe.<br />
 I applied the vinyl to the copper using the clear low tack tape to align the pattern.<br />
-I then removed the low tack tape and lowered the tube into my salt solution. This solution is made up of sea salt and warm water.'''A Maximum of 100g per L should be fine for no Cl to be produced at the anode'''<br />
+I then removed the low tack tape and lowered the tube into my salt solution. This solution is made up of sea salt and warm water.<br />
 Then I put another tube of the same size in the solution. '''Make sure these poles do not touch throughout the process'''<br />
 The anode from the charge circuit is connected to the piece to be etched. This is where the oxidisation will occur and the metal will give off electrons to the solution.<br />

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 Having cut and weeded the vinyl I applied it to cleaned and degreased copper. In this case, a copper plumbing pipe.<br />
 I applied the vinyl to the copper using the clear low tack tape to align the pattern.<br />
-I then removed the low tack tape and lowered the tube into my salt solution. This solution is made up of sea salt and warm water. You dissolve the salt until it will not take any more salt, then remove excess salt from the bottom by decanting the solution.<br />
+I then removed the low tack tape and lowered the tube into my salt solution. This solution is made up of sea salt and warm water.'''A Maximum of 100g per L should be fine for no Cl to be produced at the anode'''<br />
 Then I put another tube of the same size in the solution. '''Make sure these poles do not touch throughout the process'''<br />
 The anode from the charge circuit is connected to the piece to be etched. This is where the oxidisation will occur and the metal will give off electrons to the solution.<br />

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 Having cut and weeded the vinyl I applied it to cleaned and degreased copper. In this case, a copper plumbing pipe.<br />
 I applied the vinyl to the copper using the clear low tack tape to align the pattern.<br />
-I then removed the low tack tape and lowered the tube into my salt solution. This solution is made up of sea salt and warm water. You resolve the salt until it will not take any more salt, then remove excess salt from the bottom by decanting the solution.<br />
+I then removed the low tack tape and lowered the tube into my salt solution. This solution is made up of sea salt and warm water. You dissolve the salt until it will not take any more salt, then remove excess salt from the bottom by decanting the solution.<br />
 Then I put another tube of the same size in the solution. '''Make sure these poles do not touch throughout the process'''<br />
 The anode from the charge circuit is connected to the piece to be etched. This is where the oxidisation will occur and the metal will give off electrons to the solution.<br />

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 The salt solution can be used again and again after settling and decanting the copper oxide off.<br />
 ===Have fun.===
-Pictures to follow
+[[File:IMG_7072.jpg]]<br />[[File:IMG_7073.jpg]]<br />[[File:IMG_7074.jpg]]

Talk:Equipment/Vinyl Cutter - Revision history

Joe Design: /* *Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate etching of copper. */

Joe Design: /* *Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper. */

Joe Design: /* *Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper. */

Joe Design: /* Have fun. */

Joe Design: /* Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper */ new section

Joe Design: /* Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate etching of copper. /

Joe Design: /* Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper. /

Joe Design: /* Hi, Just to share a use for the Vinyl cutter in producing accurate and safe etching of copper. /