Reddit Reddit reviews MG Chemicals 415 Ferric Chloride Copper Etchant Solution, 945mL Liquid Bottle, 1 Quart (415-1L),Dark Brown

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MG Chemicals 415 Ferric Chloride Copper Etchant Solution, 945mL Liquid Bottle, 1 Quart (415-1L),Dark Brown
Copper etchantMore aggressive than persulphate alternativeCan be stored and reusedReady to use solution designed for etching printed circuit boards and other metalsUsed for etching Damascus steel knives and jewelry
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3 Reddit comments about MG Chemicals 415 Ferric Chloride Copper Etchant Solution, 945mL Liquid Bottle, 1 Quart (415-1L),Dark Brown:

u/RIKENAID · 3 pointsr/knifemaking

Just a heads up since apparently no one here seems to know where to look for Ferric Chloride and has apparently never heard of Amazon.

MG Chemicals 415 Ferric Chloride Liquid, 1 Quart Bottle, Dark Brown https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T8Y20W/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_Ma3nxbSXG8SAQ

A liter is $15ish and will go a very very long way with etching knives.

Just be sure you do some research on safe handling. Use plastic containers not metal or glass. And be careful. It's a relatively safe and weak acid. But it's still acid and can hurt you if handled poorly.

u/GuardedDig2 · 3 pointsr/Blacksmith

Alright here we go

  1. The acid can either be muriatic ferric chloride. Ferric chloride being far safer and much much more common. Dip it and let it sit in the acid for 30 minutes. Take it out and spray it with windex or something else to neutralize the acid. Sand it lightly after with very high grit if you’d like a lighter finish don’t if you’d like a darker finish.

    2 i get my ferric chloride off Amazon
    Here’s the exact stuff I use MG Chemicals 415 Ferric Chloride Copper Etchant Solution, 945mL Liquid Bottle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T8Y20W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cw1lDbFSXD42R

    3 usually people use ceramic “pellets” but basically anything hard will work the bigger harder and sharper the stones or bits are the tougher the finish.

    4 for the stoning part take the blade and stick it into a vibratory tumbler or a rock tumbler I believe with some water for how ever long. Longer is more scratches less time is a less scratched look. The tumbler can be found for about $55 at harbor freight https://www.harborfreight.com/5-lb-metal-vibrator-tumbler-67617.html

  2. Cut the deer antler length wise to get two sides that you can then epoxy and pin onto the handle

    A fair price for that would be about $250-$300 but if you get some good fishing spots and because it’s for a buddy I’d charge $200-$225 probably up to you

    Hope this helps
u/Gungyver · 2 pointsr/Bladesmith

nice. Tips: you can keep Ferric Chloride solution in a ice cream bucket, i have had mine in one for a few months with no problems. also you can also use a soda bottle for dipping the blade.

For engraving you cant go wrong with a rotary tool as its the easiest way to do engravings. ghaa my engraving tip busted well i was doing the engraving on my latest blade as i developed a makers mark and put it on all my blades. so well I got it on it I screwed up the engraving so I did not do the best i could.

also amazon sells ferric chloride so here's a link: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T8Y20W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For etching resist you can use acrylic paint and I hear you can use electrical tape but have not tried it yet.