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Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Spray etcher

From: "Tony Smith" <ajsmith1968@...>
Date: 2012-08-25

> According to every website I have looked at, acrylic has good resistance
> properties to acids and alkalides, and specifically copper chloride and
ferric
> chloride so i cannot see why it would not be safe to use, unless it is the
glue used
> to stick the acrylic sheets together?

Acrylic is welded, not glued. The 'glue' (often acetone or MEK) causes the
surface to melt and bond to each other.

As you say so long as the acid doesn't attack it, the joints won't be a
problem.

Tony