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

From: "Tony Smith" <ajsmith1968@...>
Date: 2011-10-26

> > 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.


Laser the pattern instead (vinyl or plastic masking), then sandblast.
Common enough technique.

Tony