[sdiy] PCB etching and safety

[charlie lamm]

On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, David Reichert wrote:

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> The first concern is safety. Obviously rubber gloves, old clothing and
> safety glasses are in order, what about fumes? Everything I've read
> basically says that one should work in a well ventilated area (common
> sense this is really).

Yep.  The fumes from PCB drilling and cutting are worse than the etching,
but they are both bad.

>
> Keeping in mind that I live in a small flat and my coffee table doubles
> as my workshop, though my living room has two very large windows. Is
> this a suitable thing to do? Can I do it without harming the squirrels
> that are hibernating in my walls?
>

If my wife caught me etching in the front room she'd kill me a hell of a
lot faster than the fumes would!!!!


> Any other advice on top of this?
>

Don't pour the spent Ferric Chl down the drain, it will melt your pipes.


> Thanks in advance,
> Dave
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