[Jewelry making - Article 00120] - Re: [Orchid] Resists for etching silver

[Karen Christians]

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    The BEST resist pen I have found so far is the Staedler red
    permanent ink pen.  I got this tip from Sandra Goss who uses it in
    her etching.  Doesn't matter if it is ferric nitrate on silver, or
    ferric chloride with copper or brass. 

    The photocopy resist works very well, if you keep the metal clean,
    and apply a 3 alcohol to 1 water mix.  Denatured is the best.  If
    your toner runs, alter the proportion until it stops.  Keep the
    metal a little wet when you apply your transparency film and
    squeegee out the excess.  This sucks the film right onto the metal
    and you get much better results.  If you get little "blooms" or
    clear spots, touch this up with your pen. 

Good luck!
-k


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