One of the tech blogs I read occasionally posts something from the steampunk scene and I’ve grown quite fond of the stuff. “Jake” von Slatt over at SteampunkWorkshop.com has done some really cool modifications to his computer to make it look like the thing is from the Victorian Age. He also etches Victorian scenes onto Altoids tins. Very Cool. So I’m reading his pages on what he’s done in that area and think to myself, “Hey, all that stuff came from a True Value. I work at a True Value. I must be able to do that!”
So, I bought supplies.
I etched my pirate flag onto a brass sheet that was .032 x 4 x 10. Not bad for my first attempt. The brass was a little thick so it took around 20 minutes in the salt solution to get close to what I was shooting for.
The Pirate Flag
Here’s my first attempt:
The Nikon is waiting to be sent out for repairs (Don’t Ask…). In the scanned image the black bits are the un-etched part. Those areas like polished brass, you can kind of see the shine in the iSight shot.
SCAN
iSight
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