Etching Brass With Ferric Chloride

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024

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  • @taitano12
    @taitano12 Рік тому +14

    I remember the main video series this came from. The whole thing is part of several projects on this and a few other channels that have really motivated me to get back into Making and Hacking. The finished clock is freaking gorgeous, and the shop is small enough that I can build something like it on a trailer. Chris definitely has given me some good inspiration.

  • @PhilWaud
    @PhilWaud Рік тому +2

    Your silent instructional videos are so well made and informative! Thank you.

  • @OurAmazingSkies
    @OurAmazingSkies Рік тому +13

    A master talent at work. Incredible craftsmanhip.

  • @protocol6
    @protocol6 Рік тому +47

    Reminds me of the days before surface mount electronics when I'd make circuit boards at home.

    • @taitano12
      @taitano12 Рік тому +3

      Eh. I still do this, even with SMDs... Or, at least I used to. SMD is a bit fiddly for my taste. Though, I do look to be getting back into electronics again.

    • @blahblahblahblah2933
      @blahblahblahblah2933 Рік тому +1

      I prefer SMD parts when I make my own boards; fewer holes to drill.

    • @HSkraekelig
      @HSkraekelig Рік тому +1

      Me, too, though after working with Ferric Chloride for a while I switched to Ammonium Persulfate. Much less stainy :) Letraset dry transfers and a resist pen. Those were the days :)

  • @jakobhalskov
    @jakobhalskov Рік тому +6

    Smiled when the iPhone timer from ancient times appeared :)

  • @ironnerd8336
    @ironnerd8336 Рік тому +1

    You have a way of making nerve-wracking things chill, and it never disappoints.

  • @dyamant78
    @dyamant78 Рік тому

    Can’t wait for the next video of A. Mechanism series!! Thank you for sharing your awesome content!!

  • @willembont4790
    @willembont4790 Рік тому +1

    Nice job. Looks beautiful.

  • @Watchyn_Yarwood
    @Watchyn_Yarwood Рік тому +1

    You never cease to amaze me!

  • @ServantOfBoron
    @ServantOfBoron Рік тому

    Masterwork level of craftsmanship! When can we expect the next video about Antikythera mechanism?

  • @needamuffin
    @needamuffin Рік тому

    I love that it also alters the chemistry of the parts it does affect and bribs more of the copper to the surface so that the color changes.

    • @nerd1000ify
      @nerd1000ify Рік тому

      It's dezincification of the brass. What's actually happening is the zinc dissolves first, leaving a porous layer of copper behind. A common problem for brass parts in chloride solutions, e.g. seawater.
      You can get dezincification resistant (DZR) brass, it has a small amount of arsenic added to the alloy.

  • @apollorobb
    @apollorobb Рік тому +1

    Same way i do circuit boards . Except i use a thermal printer transfer method a lot less steps . Never thought of doing it on brass

  • @nzs316
    @nzs316 Рік тому

    Fascinating!

  • @matthasaname
    @matthasaname Рік тому +8

    Oh to be able to just push around a broom in your shop.

    • @mpetersen6
      @mpetersen6 Рік тому +8

      To judge by his shop tour video you could pretty much do it standing still.

    • @theselectiveluddite
      @theselectiveluddite Рік тому

      @@mpetersen6 :D

  • @Beez-III
    @Beez-III Рік тому +1

    Gorgeous !!

  • @johnnycomelately6341
    @johnnycomelately6341 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant

  • @enricotosco
    @enricotosco Рік тому

    Bellissimi lavori! Come agente corrosivo puoi anche usare, in bagni differenti, acqua ossigenata a 130volumi per ossidare e acido cloridrico concentrato per corrodere la parte ossidata.
    Intervallando con risciacqui con acqua corrente.

  • @clintongryke6887
    @clintongryke6887 Рік тому

    Lovely.

  • @thoane1
    @thoane1 Рік тому +1

    For beter application of the film, you can spray water on the brass plate befor application the film

  • @TheTarrMan
    @TheTarrMan Рік тому

    Looks awesome.

  • @soxxz2028
    @soxxz2028 Рік тому +1

    wish i could get my pcbs this good

  • @IIGrayfoxII
    @IIGrayfoxII Рік тому +1

    I have a large bottle of Ferric Chloride powder I have not used in ages.

  • @heighRick
    @heighRick Рік тому

    Thanks for the video, helps a lot!

  • @TrevorDyck
    @TrevorDyck Рік тому +1

    So cool. I would *definitely* screw this up in at least ten ways!

  • @redfish6C
    @redfish6C Рік тому

    Bravo !!!

  • @sachinaudiolibrary3656
    @sachinaudiolibrary3656 Рік тому

    What is the chemical used to take a print on it To print a photo on it first put a sticker on it What is the chemical in it

  • @joesmith1574
    @joesmith1574 Рік тому

    Cool!

  • @olivierw7405
    @olivierw7405 6 місяців тому

    Hi dear Friend
    What is the temperature of the water you add to your sodium carbonate please ?
    I need to wait for a very long time to develop but i use it at ambiant temperature
    Thanks
    Olivier from France

  • @donaldasayers
    @donaldasayers Рік тому

    Spent a good part of my teaching career, teaching electronics and using ferric chloride to etch circuits; I hate the stuff.

  • @stevearehart313
    @stevearehart313 Рік тому

    I wish you lived in Nebraska, USA

  • @kanhaiyalalMourya1122
    @kanhaiyalalMourya1122 2 місяці тому

    Sir ji jo blu film roll hai uska kya name hai.

  • @ralhmcc47
    @ralhmcc47 Рік тому +1

    In the event it has to be done vent that the finished dial is not up to your standards can the dial be salvaged or a new piece of brass and start over? Or flip it over and etch the other side?

  • @Philtoid
    @Philtoid Рік тому +1

    Phenomenal

  • @butsukete1806
    @butsukete1806 Рік тому +6

    That phone has to be at least a decade old, how does the battery still hold a charge?

    • @ClickspringClips
      @ClickspringClips  Рік тому +12

      preview of iphone 20, they're going full retro :)

    • @cantisaniluthier
      @cantisaniluthier Рік тому

      I still have an iphone 3gs that I use as an ipod. it have better battery than the iphone 5 I owned a few years ago 😅

  • @jigglemore
    @jigglemore Рік тому

    Man that’s a cool retro phone you got there! How is that thing still alive?!

  • @AdrajKSA
    @AdrajKSA 11 місяців тому

    What is the name of the material used to transfer the design to metal?

  • @sanudhara
    @sanudhara Рік тому

    What was that black sticker? Is it regular sticker?

  • @SeraphimKnight
    @SeraphimKnight Рік тому

    An iphone 3G?! Hot damn, that's pretty ancient now

  • @cycoholic
    @cycoholic Рік тому +1

    Just thinking closed captions like Primitive Technology does on his videos would be good for these silent Clickspring videos.
    👍❤

    • @ClickspringClips
      @ClickspringClips  Рік тому +2

      Refer to link in description for source video for more details - Cheers :)

    • @cycoholic
      @cycoholic Рік тому +2

      Oh I know. It was just an idea. 😊

  • @ExcessiveModeration5
    @ExcessiveModeration5 Рік тому

    Why is 4 represented as “IIII” not IV…I saw this on another clock once and thought it was a goof up

  • @raymondsanderson304
    @raymondsanderson304 Рік тому

    Chris why IIII why not IV??

  • @stevearehart313
    @stevearehart313 Рік тому

    Excellent video as usual. A bit of verbal explanation per process on this one would be nice.

    • @Bobs-Wrigles5555
      @Bobs-Wrigles5555 Рік тому +1

      If you want the very detailed narrative go to the video link in the description, Chris has purposely changed the sound track to music for this "clips" channel

  • @randysarmiento8842
    @randysarmiento8842 Рік тому

    what is the last liquid you apply is it water or what?

  • @Pyromonkey360
    @Pyromonkey360 Рік тому +1

    would be cool to plate the etched parts with silver or something

    • @DanielSMatthews
      @DanielSMatthews Рік тому

      Before you remove the etch mask you could try electroplating if you want another metal in those etched details.

    • @theselectiveluddite
      @theselectiveluddite Рік тому

      Click on the link in the description; he uses a method called 'Silvering'' to coat it in a layer of silver :) Cheers

  • @nalinux
    @nalinux Рік тому +2

    Citric acid works as well as vinegar to clean copper, and doesn't smell.
    It also taste better IMHO :)

    • @mpetersen6
      @mpetersen6 Рік тому +2

      Vinegar works better on salads though.

  • @ianpendlebury3704
    @ianpendlebury3704 Рік тому +1

    Be very careful with Ferric Chloride. My Dad was a circuit board builder in the 1980's and he had major problems with my otherwise easy-going Mother concerning 'degradation' of the so-called stainless steel kitchen sink. This stuff is relentless in its staining capabilities. Just a heads up.....

  • @CorwynGC
    @CorwynGC Рік тому

    I'm curious what washing with water does *after* cleaning with Acetone.

    • @highlorddarkstar
      @highlorddarkstar Рік тому

      Given the acetone was to get rid of resist, probably to prevent damage to the resist you want to keep by washing off any remaining acetone.

  • @zsomborhollay930
    @zsomborhollay930 Рік тому

    What is the reason for using IIII instead of IV? It always bugged me as a child and I still don't know the answer.

    • @d00dEEE
      @d00dEEE Рік тому +1

      That's the original additive notation that the Romans used (IIII VIIII and so on). The subtractive notation (IV and IX) was a later notation developed by the Germans.

    • @ZackC
      @ZackC Рік тому

      There’s also the aesthetics of how IIII more neatly balances visually against VIII than IV would.

  • @TimoWestenfelder
    @TimoWestenfelder Рік тому

    what kind of foil is that?

  • @X3ST3RIN
    @X3ST3RIN Рік тому

    3.32........

  • @bulachesan
    @bulachesan Рік тому

    Hello , what varnish are good with mirror finish brass ( keeping from darkening and oxidation in general)

    • @ClickspringClips
      @ClickspringClips  Рік тому

      A general PU coating works ok, I have used this: www.bunnings.com.au/white-knight-500ml-rust-guard-clear-quick-dry-topcoat-paint_p1564192 - Cheers :)

    • @bulachesan
      @bulachesan Рік тому

      @@ClickspringClips thank you for our answer , help me a lot
      have to see if I find this in Europe
      Daniel