Hi gang, Nadine here with another copper etching tutorial, this time using a solution called Edinburgh Etch, an alternative method to the salt-water electro etching which I shared last time. This method is also safe and effective and again costs under £10 in materials. Ferric chloride is a salt crystal which which has been used since the turn of the century as it gives and accurate and controlable bite. It has benefits over other 'nasty' etching chemicals such as nitric acid as it is…

Q: Hello again Lexi! You’ve given me such wonderful advice in the past and so I thought “who better would know the answer to this?” Does ferric chloride etch raw brass? I have a …

Sponge + Ferric Chloride Method -- Etch PCBs in One Minute!: In this Instructable, I will show you how to etch a circuit board with about a tablespoon of ferric chloride etching solution and a 2 inch square sponge. You will be amazed as the exposed copper on the PCB disappears before your eyes, and your boar…

Stop Using Ferric Chloride Etchant! (A Better Etching Solution.): Ferric chloride is a traditional home-use circuit board etchant. It's easy enough to come by, and the Ferric by itself is no big environmental problem. However, once you've etched a board with it, you're left with a solution with a bunch of coppe…

DIY PCB Shaker (Low-Cost): Tired of spending half an hour shaking a vat of Ferric Chloride? Build your own DIY Low-Cost PCB Shaker! It's a very cheap and simple project that only requires common materials. The machine can reduce etching time of Ferric Chloride down to 10 minu…

How to Etch Copper (+DIY Etchant, Alternative to Ferric Chloride): In this tutorial, you will learn one technique to etch your own designs into copper. These designs can be printed from your laser printer onto Press-N-Peel paper, OR you can simply draw them onto the copper with a marker. I will also show you the M…