I have watched several etching videos but yours are the best. Great details and excellent results. Thanks!

Your video inspired me to start experimenting with this process myself, so thank you!

nice job, I've been wanting to try this on a knife blade I'm working on for a different look, your video helped me to go ahead and start getting the stuff together to do it. thank you.

I like your method where you etch the background by covering the image/letters. It makes the letters really pop of the surface-nice quality!

Thank you for taking the time to post these videos. I am getting ready to do this myself and you are saving me a lot of time with trial and error. Can't wait to see what you come up with next!

Awsome job 👍 can't wait to try this

Quite awesome results! Bravo! Much better than the hi powered test run... Well done sir! 👍👍👍👍

Try using Ferrous Sulfate in (250g / Liter distilled water) instead of salt. You will get zero sludge / scum. Also try dropping your voltage to somewhere under 5V Use a stainless-steel or Titanium (expensive) cathode if you can. SS or Ti mesh works great. Keep the work piece (anode) an even distance from the cathode so it's exposed evenly to the ion/electron flux. Lower voltage = less / no bubbles = smooooth. Just takes a long time... who cares though =) Keep posting! p.s. be sure to use a proper grade of ferrous sulfate such as that sold by alpha chemicals - it's cheap and you can reuse it FOREVER (don't throw it away!) Just be sure to only etch steel in and it will remain CLEAN - just occasionally filter out the excess iron / carbon buildup.

Excelente tutorial, mi amigo!!!

Neat trick with the dowel.

Cool video keep up the great work!

Great work!!

Nice... Thank you for sharing 👍

Awesome tutorial, I was curious how you're dealing with the etching solution after you're done? Do the solids settle out of it to the bottom? I've etched previously with ferric chloride and now I just have bottles of spent etchant and no idea what to do with them.

A great video!!!! All I can seem to find as a power source is either a 'Digital DC Power Supply 30V 5A Precision Variable Adjustable Lab Grade " or a regular battery charger. What would you suggest ? Thanks Randy

That was pretty cool.

Awesome it must of felt so good to peel off the resist and see the depth! so satisfying....I know I need a life!

Nice job. Thanks.

thxs for sharing,bro..cheers!

Thanks for sharing it's great.

Since filming have you been able to remove the bubble marks? Also, how did you make a stencil out of the vinyl? Thank you for your quick reply :)

Nice video...

+fleanine wondering why u used salt & the vinegar together?, vinegar on its own is acidic but does the salt speed up the etching process?

Electrolysis a nice demo of most and least noble metals

This is excelent! I've seen all your videos on this subject, I have one question, can you reuse the solution, or you itch it each time? and in that case, how do you dispose it? thanks a lot!

if you reverse the current would you get raised letters on your plate as metal from the sacrificial plate is moved to the label plate and would they be even in height?

I don't have one of those meters so could the same thing going be done with a 6v or car battery?

... Very good sir !. i must try

hi - thanx for taking the time to share and making a vid! i actually like the pitted one better. i do wood carvings and usually we dimple those spaces to create a contrast. so.....how did you get the effect of the first one? thanx!

I didn't have a power supply like yours, which is very cool by the way that you can adjust and set volts and amps, so I figured I'd make a power supply by hooking a battery charger up to and old, but good car battery. Thinking the battery would act as a buffer so I wouldn't burn out my charger. The charger only has three settings, trickle charger, 10 amps, and starting mode @ 50 amps. I ran the charger at the 10 amp setting @ 12 volts. It took 12 hours to eat away .088 to .090 depth in free machining brass stock. To check how much material was removed, I used a drop dial indicator to check depth. I'm very surprised the depth was so consistent. The etched away surface was surprisingly smooth. Thank you for sharing your etching results for comparison. Really looks good except for where the salt water leaked under the vinyl lettering a bit so the edges of the lettering is not really sharp.

very cool!

what is used in the negative pole...???thanks..very nice vidio...

hello thanks for sharing stuff! please let me know about vinyl masking . thanks

Very helpful video. That 2nd piece looked great, but as you say the first one has something. Character.

Ever tried using a piece of copper as yur sacrificed metal? Kinda curios how that would turn out!

For fine control over electro-etching, use: Pliers (metal), power source, saline solution (yours is perfect), cotton balls, vinyl stencil. Attach wires to project and pliers, soak the cotton balls, grip the saturated cotton balls with the pliers, make slow, steady passes over the metal to be etched. Repeat until desired etching or until cotton ball is that festering yellow color, if the latter, grab another cotton ball. Warning: While a 6v battery can work, if you are using the power source similar to the one in your video, do exercise caution to keep from a zap.

very cool definitely have to try this just wondering . Did you print on vinyl film and cut around the letters. appriciciate your advice. 👍👍👍

Nice sir this job

your welcone buddy this is just grest work and can't wait to try this I have two restoration work now and will definitely need to try this for some tags.Trouble is I'm so busy with work at the moment it's finding the time to do this. just wondering do you take on any private commission work. As I'm sure you have more experience in doing this kind of work. If you do I would like to talk to you about maybe doing some tags for me. If that's possible. I'm sure you would achieve a more professional look than I can

I am not a "Metallurgist's",...but I was wondering if using a Heat Gun to help with the vinyl appliques might help? Just a thought!

Excellent Video. Imagine trying to do the same thing with a cutter/router. Its a good cheaper alternative for sure.

Thank you for sharing. Im Max from Argentina. I made it a few minutes ago and it works perfect.

I have some questions please. 1. How important is the temperature of the water ? 2. Does the sacrificial part have to be that big, don't you just need contact for the current to flow through the solution ? 3. Does the sacrificial part have to be of the same material as the part being etched ? Then lastly I think brushing it with a paint brush every so often will get rid of the bubbles or you can have a mechanism slowly rocking it so the solution rushes over the part and getting rid of the bubbles.

Im thinking about creating a personalized ring with fraternity and us military crest or logos. Im concerned that the details wont show on a ring(band). Can you advise on the best way to proceed.

Will this process affect wood? I’m hoping not. I have an axe head I want to etch but it has a wooden handle. Can I just tape up the handle? Would the process stain the wood?

what is front side....(steel and iron) please give me answer sir

Great video - I was contemplating using a 12V car battery, but I like the controllability of the power supply - low volts high amps seems to be the secret - have you tried using other metals? Brass, Stainless Steel, Aluminium etc? Thanks for taking the time to film and edit the video - very informative

Cool stuff. Thanks!

hi there, nice tutorial... what if i want to etch a 4x8 feet sheet of steel, should i used the same 13v?

My masking are coming off while etching. What can you recommend? Thanks

How’d you get rid of the black foamy goo?

So.. if I kept this in the solution longer, would the etching get even deeper?

i like the first one

Hi. I would like to thank you for posting this video, I'm going to try this as soon as I get my hands on some vinyl. one question though, I'm thinking of trying it on a motorcycle petrol tank and I'm wondering how solid is the final product? would it peel away, or if you scratch it, would it fall off? thanks

What device did you use to make the vinyl mask?

Great video I’m curious how deep did that go I want to make stamp to mark my lead flashings that I make they are only around 1.8 mm thick I could just order a brass stamp off eBay but there’s no fun with that

a) brushing out bubbles with some brush by hand or machine, will be good idea? b) longer time with shorter current will be good rule for more nice result? c) thank you for video

Fleanine, very good that such textar use a well concentrated lemon juice and keep the water temperature always high because the lemon juice is corrosive also I will try with a 12v and 7a nobreak battery another good material is brass or copper For being softer.

So I have tried this, set up the leads exactly like you have them.. negative on sacrificial piece and positive on the etched piece. I kept it in for 4 hours yesterday at 1.5 volts and absolutely nothing happened to the metal. I'm using steel.. do I need to significantly up the voltage? Trying to get a super smooth etch. Negative piece looks like its conducting but nothing is happening to the positive. Any help??

Need help in setting up this unit can you breif step by step process and machine and chemical required as well Safety measures | thanks in advance

You don't mentioned how to print the paper, the design etc. thanks

Hi. It is dangerous to electro etch with salt water?

Interesting ! What depth of engraving can be achieved with this process? Thank you !

would this method work on aluminum as well? Or just on steel? Thanks

Hello,nice video. Tell me if i want to etch 8" x 10" steel,how many voltage i need and peace on negative side how big need to be ?? Where in store i can buy aligator clips??? Thank you very much for video and i hope you will answer on my questions ??

Ciao che tipo di metallo stai usando?

Nice video. Quick question. After the process is done the water is toxic? Can i throw the water without problems?the negative metal has to have the same size as the positive? Thanks a lot

Hey fleanine, Great Vid. BTW the sacrificial part is the work piece not the metal plate.Peace

How aluminium plate etched

What power supply are you using?...make and model?...Thanks!...Great work by the way!

This is like a real science experiment. Where you get the power supply cube?

Very nice video…how did you make the paper letters template?

Hi. good. but where can i get this steel and how much ?

cool

Does anyone know where I can get the vinyl stickers? Thanks if you respond!

Thanks for video Can you tell me is this work with sharpie or iron transfer metod??

Congratulations on the video, how the paper you used

Can you tell me the two metals that you used

The pitting is from small bubbles you have to brush the metal piece tillbubbles are gone

Why salt AND vinegar? Wouldn't the acid and the base cancel out?

Will it work on alluminium sheet also?

does the surface of the plate you are etching have air bubles on ?

maybe try using distilled water to avoid excess minerals in the water just as an experiment to see how it will turn out

So you don't touch the Amp setting only the volts? What metal did you uses for the sacrifice?

Do you think this will work to make a metal stamp? to stamp another metals with a press?

Any issue with hydrogen gas due to the electrolysis?

Was the 20 gauge steel 1018 or stainless or ?... thanks!

What kind of metal is the sacrificed piece ???? ist the same steel than the positive ???

why does the power supply start at all 6's @5:38

what type of metal is???

i like the name! toomanymorons. XD

“That’s the science” 😂

So how long was the actual dip time

use what water and soak how many minutes sir ?

Reduce te voltage or limit the current , shire it will take more time but you won’t have those pits

I have tried this a dozen times and it doesnt work, at all. I read I could use brass as my sacrifice but do I need to use steel?

How much does it smell?

I was wondering if I could share this in a group on Facebook? Need to get your permission first. Fantastic video btw.

I suspect those pits are due to residues on the knife, which can be removed with some alcohol beforehand.

Bubbles to many bubbles if you got a bubble it won't etch hence your first try produced to many bubbles