This is how I have learned to create etched red brass and copper with the use of pnp transfer film, as the resist and the chemical ferric chloride which eats away the areas not protected by the film. The metal must be super clean prior to applying the pnp film, the red brass is prepared by sanding with a scrubbie and a cleaner, I use "Barkeepers Friend" or "Penny Brite" ~ the water must "sheet" off of the plate, if it doesn't then it is not yet clean. The metal must be dried well and not handled again until transferring the design. Press-n-Peel Blue Transfer Film, "PNP" for short, is used in the electronics world, to make printed circuit boards. I find graphic line art and refine it or cr
Welcome to my little studio! That's right "We are Open" I am a sign maker and graphic artist by trade throughout the year, housed inside is my vinyl cutter machine, computers, printers and a nice big work table. I now have an area to display and sell my jewelry creations along with my photography art, sandblasted tiles, stone & glass, antler & snowshoe lamps, crochet hats & fabric bags. There was a smaller building here which we moved to the other end of the property, when the larger one was brought in, I now use that as my "work hut" for creating my artisan metalwork jewelry.
Welcome to my blog page! I thought I would start out by posting a current photo of our "Little Big Town", West Yellowstone, Montana. Snow pack is really good so far, this winter, perhaps 4 to 5 feet has fallen and it has settled to around 32". The temperatures have been "chilly", some mornings as cold as 20 to 25 below with highs in the teens. This image is of the Union Pacific Dining Lodge in the historic district on Yellowstone Ave. The first eating house was known as "The Beanery", it was constructed in 1908, approximately 1,000 feet west of the depot. The building housed the kitchen and the serving area.
