Etching Sheet Metal

You can use several types of acid to etch on a metal surface.

Etching sheet metal.

These anodized metal sheets are perfect for etching because the colored surface contrasts with the silvery aluminum underneath. Prepare the metal surface to accept the resist by lightly sanding with fine sandpaper steel wool an abrasive plastic sponge or a wire brush. Our metal printing plates are proudly manufactured in the usa. Do not mix this product with any other chemicals.

Vacco precision etched parts is iso 9001 2015 registered. There are also other chemicals that form acid in water such as copper sulfate cuso4 and ferric chloride fecl3. Connect wire from the piece of metal you want to etch to the positive terminal of the power supply and connect the wire from the sacrificial piece of metal to the negative terminal on your power supply. Metal etching or metal engraving is a method of creating impressed designs grooves or fine lines on metal parts and sheets.

1 sheet each of 5 in. In this example we used the concentric fill with a spacing of 0 005 inches. If etching a metal plate file off any sharp edges. Metal etching is an awesome technique that carefully removes the top layers of metal to create a visible shape.

In the send panel choose your material type as metal sheets etching and change your action to etch and your tool as etching tool. Knives metal ornaments and tools are just a few objects you could etch using this technique. We are one of the largest commercial photo etching company in the western united states. Metal etching services are used for a wide variety of decorative and industrial applications.

Alcohol or a chlorine based cleanser can be used to remove any oils. Then place the pieces of metal in the tub of salt water and place them as far apart as possible. Hydrochloric acid hcl known as muriatic acid nitric acid hno3 and sulfuric acid h2so4 can etch metal easily. A g engraving 3846 south santa fe av.

Black gold and pink metal etching sheets. Whether the process is called photo etching photo machining chemical milling chemical etching photofabrication or metal etching customers around the world are familiar with vacco. Los angeles ca 90058 1713. Eliminates paint peeling and other adhesion problems.

It s a great chance to be creative with different shapes and writing and transferring it onto whatever metal objects you want. Krud kutter metal clean etch is specially formulated to prepare iron steel zinc aluminum and galvanized surfaces for painting. Removes rust oil grease and dirt. Curio 5 in x 7 in metal etching sheets.