Electrolytic etching of brass for Moleskin notebooks

Hot Topics:

By Phillip Torrone
Posted 2006/12/21 @ 1:27 pm
Category Art & Design, Craft

Jake writes in with his latest project –

“I used a 19th Century technique called electrolytic etching to create brass cover plates for a set of Moleskin notebooks that I plan to give as gifts these season.” – Link.

BY Phillip Torrone

Editor at large - Make magazine. Creative director - Adafruit Industries, contributing editor - Popular Science. Previously: Founded - Hack-a-Day, how-to editor - Engadget, Director of product development - Fallon Worldwide, Technology Director - Braincraft.

In the Maker Shed

Make Subscription

BeagleBoard BeagleBone Black

Brooklyn Aerodrome Flying Wing Kit

MAKE Rovera 4WD Arduino Robot Kit

4 Responses to Electrolytic etching of brass for Moleskin notebooks

ehrichweiss on December 21st, 2006 at 12:08 pm said:

spiffy!!

Reply ↓
chadvavra on December 22nd, 2006 at 9:18 am said:

Wow, I just did a wood cover for mine

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chadvavra/222474280/in/set-72057594122589362/

Reply ↓
Haqn on December 22nd, 2006 at 10:07 am said:

I think plain old table salt instead of copper sulphate will work for etching. I am not sure. I seem to recall that from something I was playing with a long time ago. Someone should try it out.

Reply ↓
refuter on June 8th, 2007 at 9:17 pm said:

Can anyone help out and explain where to get such a battery or give advice on a good (Safe) tutorial on how to use a power supply or something similar for this project.

Thanks.

Reply ↓