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Etching of steel texture plates for rolling mill with copper sulphate & salt
Q. I'm a jeweler with a BFA in metalsmithing and I'm expanding into acid etching. I plan on using copper sulphate
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Thanks in advance for any info you may have!
Elizabeth Burkwit
- Wayland, Massachusetts
January 31, 2022
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shesafineartistblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/recipes-for-copper-sulphate.pdf
Hope it helps and good luck!
Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh
May 20, 2022
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