Count, Yes. It's ferric chloride and works fine. Thomas
--- On Thu, 10/29/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Issue with etching via ferric choride > To: "Meteorites USA" <[email protected]>, "R N Hartman" > <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], "MeteoriteList" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 8:27 PM > Hi List, > > Anyone have any experience using Radio Shack circuit board > etching solution? > > Count Deiro > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Meteorites USA <[email protected]> > >Sent: Oct 29, 2009 8:04 PM > >To: R N Hartman <[email protected]> > >Cc: [email protected], > MeteoriteList <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Issue with etching via > ferric choride > > > >Hi McCartney, Ron, Listees, > > > >This might actually be a good topic for an article on > the new Meteorite > >Wiki. Perhaps an experienced and generous person would > be willing to > >extend the time to write an extensive and detailed > article on it > >including information on preservation and > stabilization. I'm sure others > >would love to learn the process. I would be will to add > a few of my > >photos to the document and release them into the public > domain for all > >use. What do you think? > > > >Regards, > >Eric Wichman > >Meteorites USA > > > > > > > > > > > >R N Hartman wrote: > >> Hello McCartney (and all): > >> > >> Yes, the etch happens very quickly and you > need to terminate it by a > >> quick wash under running water. Follow with > a rinse in distilled > >> water if you want to but we never do and it works > fine. You don;t > >> have to neutralize it, just wash it off VERY > FAST. In fact, I use > >> running water to slow down the process as I am > doing it, especially if > >> I need to etch one section of a surface more. > There is a bit of a > >> technique - just practice and you will do > well. If yo are getting > >> staining your washing is incomplete. > >> > >> Ron Hartman > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "McCartney > Taylor" > >> <[email protected]> > >> To: "MeteoriteList" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:58 PM > >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Issue with etching via > ferric choride > >> > >> > >>> Having a bit of a problem on some etch jobs > and having to re-etch a few > >>> specimens. > >>> > >>> How do you rinse/neutralize your ferric after > the etch? I'm getting > >>> remnant staining and sometimes corrosion. I'm > doing something wrong. > >>> > >>> Any ideas? > >>> > >>> -mt > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ______________________________________________ > >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com > >>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >> > > > >______________________________________________ > >http://www.meteoritecentral.com > >Meteorite-list mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
