Student Supplies—What a Relief! Keum Boo on Etched Steel
You will need to provide the following supplies and materials:
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Pumice based soap for cleaning steel—household cleanser or pumice hand soap such as GoJo (Amazon)
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Coarse brass scrub brush—(Amazon)
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Skotch-brite mesh scrub pad—all purpose (Amazon)
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Burnisher—any kind (Rio Grande)
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Etching container—glass or plastic container large enough to contain the etching solution and accommodate a large cuff (at least two liter container). Clear glass vases that are taller rather than wider work well.
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Copper sheet—18g or thicker that will fit inside the container and project at least two inches above the top, any hardness (Note: This will be used as the cathode in the electro-etching process).(Rio Grande)
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Small strip of copper approximately 4” x 1” any gauge to use as a hook for suspending your piece in the etching solution
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Wooden dowel, chopstick or copper rod that will fit across the top of your etching container
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Copper sulfate—sold as Root Kill, one container (hardware and gardening stores) or available as copper sulfate pentahydrate from Amazon
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Non-iodized salt (also sold as Kosher salt)—one container (grocery stores)
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Small foam paint brush—(hardware stores)
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Nitrile gloves—(hardware stores and pharmacies)
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Torch—any type from the smaller butane torches to dual gas or acetylene air torches.
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Pickle pot—separate pickle pot for ferrous metal
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Distilled water—(grocery stores and pharmacies)
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Gun bluing—Oxpho Blue (Amazon) or Super Blue (Amazon) OR Presto Black PC-9 ( Sculpt Nouveau)
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Sealer—your choice:
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Metal Wax clear—(Sculpt Nouveau)
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Bowling Alley Wax—(Amazon)
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Protectaclear—satin finish (Everbrite) or your preferred lacquer sealer
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Basic hand tools—files, jeweler saw frame and blades (2/0, 3/0 and 4/0), sandpaper or sanding sticks,
Optional—nice to have but not required
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Beehive kiln by Ultralite—(Allcraft 800 645 7124 Call and speak to Tevel.) My students are eligible for a special kiln package that represents approximately a 10% savings. You can purchase the kiln alone if you prefer.
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Power supply/rectifier—(Amazon)