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Subject: Re: Etching Titanium (was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Harbor Freight Laminator)

From: David Griffith <dgriffi@...>
Date: 2011-10-26

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011, Donald H Locker wrote:

> I'll let you know when I figure out a safe one. I believe HydroFluoric
> (HF) acid etches it quite well, but is extremely hazardous to handle.
> Most of the formulae I've seen use HF and H2O2. Sorry to all that we've
> wandered a bit off-topic.

If you're interested in pursuing Ti etching, try a mechanical approach.
Suppose we put a pattern on a sheet of thin rubber, then dissolve away
what we don't want. Use that rubber as a mask for sandblasting.

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David Griffith
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