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02-04-2005, 02:38 PM
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resist ink?
hey all i found this ink at school and was wondering if it would work to resist an acid. Its from Graphic Chemical and Ink Company and its called 1 lb perf ink no. 1797c. i ask because its used in printing and i saw something similar to it in another thread
thanks bill __________________ Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once. --Shakespeare: Julius Caesar 
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02-04-2005, 03:01 PM
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You could give it a quick test...
Unless it's expensive, in which case I'd try to borrow a drop or two from someone taking printing classes. __________________ Jamey Saunders -- Charter Member, GCKG (Got a question? Have you tried to  for the answer?) "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of them." --John Wayne, in The Shootist
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02-04-2005, 09:23 PM
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Someone is probably going to kill me for this, a plain ol Sharpe (permenant ink) will resist acid. It's a little difficult to get real good definition in your lines, but it works! Just make sure you let it fully dry.
Chris Nilluka
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02-07-2005, 07:00 AM
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also what do you use to remove the sharpie ink after the etching, do you just give it a light sanding?
bill __________________ Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once. --Shakespeare: Julius Caesar
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02-07-2005, 10:47 PM
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The knife I just finished I used straight ferric acid. I think that's a fairly strong one. Once I was done etching I used a solvent and steel wool to get the ink off. Seemed to work just fine.
Chris Nilluka
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02-08-2005, 09:14 PM
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Well, yeah sure. It was posted last week in the display case...
http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=26695 That should take you there. In the picture you can see what I mean as there isn't a lot of real crisp definate lines, but this was my first attempt.
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02-08-2005, 10:13 PM
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thats pretty neat looking, i have one wuestion though the background (of the etch) is kinda tectured how do you put the blade into the bath (verticle or flat on the bottom) also what did you use to hold the acid (something the acid wont eat i assume)?
bill __________________ Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once. --Shakespeare: Julius Caesar
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02-08-2005, 10:26 PM
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I used a plain old Mason jar, glass. Works great. Due to the size of the blade on this one I had to fill the jar almost all the way to the top, aprox 1/4 to 3/8 inch from top. Then stood the blade up in it, point down. That way any abnormalities from being at the surface of the acid would be hidden by the handle. Now if I am correct its best to have a blade laying flat standing on it's back edge for opptimum effect. I just don't have a container to hold the acid like that. Now if you are doing really intricate work you can only do one side at a time and build up a dam around what you are etching. Montejano gave a great tutorial on this sometime back. If you are going to need much assistance past here I'm afraid you'll have to find someone else, as you have now exhausted all that I personally know about etching.
 Chris Nilluka
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