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Dylan

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Etching PCB's with household chemicals
« on: March 09, 2011, 09:23:43 PM »

Just saw this on the MakeZine blog. Sounds interesting and I'm eager to try it.

http://www.stephenhobley.com/blog/2011/03/02/still-messing-with-forces-i-dont-understand-the-formula/
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Re: Etching PCB's with household chemicals
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 10:45:33 PM »

Hmm, hydrogen peroxide isn't an especially mild oxidising agent, even at 3%.
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Re: Etching PCB's with household chemicals
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2011, 12:00:01 PM »

after handling some hydrogen perroxide last night and getting a spill on my finger it burns, leaves white patches on your skin (which disappear but are itchy/irritable), pretty crazy stuff-look what it does to hair.  I think whatever method you use to dissolve metal is always going to involve some kind of danger.  I think i would stick with ferric, which isn't perfect by any means but it is tried and tested.  Interesting though.
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