besides crayons and sharpie(that dont seem to work too well)
is there somethin else you can draw with to protect from the acid
How to make an enclosure look rough as fuck
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Re: How to make an enclosure look rough as fuck
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Re: How to make an enclosure look rough as fuck
ryan summit wrote:besides crayons and sharpie(that dont seem to work too well)
is there somethin else you can draw with to protect from the acid
You can use etch resist for PCBs. This is how people etch their own circuit boards, with similar acid. There's the iron on masks that you can make with laser printers, or there's just etch resist "crayons" that you can draw with.
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Re: How to make an enclosure look rough as fuck
yeah got me an inkjet printer
but really wanna mess around with this
used muriatic acid for years etching concrete
have scars on my private parts to prove it
witch would give you the most detail you think?
dont answer that if you think theres certain things a person should figure out thmself
but really wanna mess around with this
used muriatic acid for years etching concrete
have scars on my private parts to prove it
witch would give you the most detail you think?
dont answer that if you think theres certain things a person should figure out thmself
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Re: How to make an enclosure look rough as fuck
BrentMpls wrote:AC128 wrote:I had good results by covering an enclosure with copper foil, then using chemicals to create different layers of patina
I like that texture
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smells like a werewolf farted on some dog shit...