Salt Water Etching

Use simple household products to etch a design in metal!

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STEP 1 Find a design to etch. I printed out a vinyl pattern, but you can even use masking tape to create one.

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STEP 2 Mix water and salt and add a bunch Q-tips to the jar.

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STEP 3 Hook a lead from the positive terminal of the battery to the metal of the bottle.

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STEP 4 Hook another lead from the negative terminal of the battery to the wet end of a Q-tip.

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STEP 5 Put the Q-tip on the open parts of the design to remove a layer of metal.

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