Comments on: Acid Etching Metal Jewelry, Part 4b https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Fri, 06 Nov 2015 18:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.17 By: Gaby https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/#comment-416337 Fri, 06 Nov 2015 18:28:23 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=5151#comment-416337 Hello Virginia:

I want to thank you for this amazing tutorial. I have told many friends about it and we are all now etching thanks to you!

I wanted to ask you if there is any other type of Staedler permanent pen that can work with the etching. I have not been able to find the CD one that you recommend, but see on Amazon that they sell other ones too. I want to etch very small handwriting and tried with a Sharpie but it did not work.

Thank you!!!
Gaby

]]> By: Vincenz https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/#comment-368479 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:41:10 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=5151#comment-368479 Hello Virginia
first of all thank you for your great and detailed tutorial!
I tried your technique at it seems to work on silver, except that the red STAEDTLER permanent pen Lumocolor doesn’t resist to the nitrate of fer. First I tought it was because my pen was a bit old so I bought this morning a fresh one. But still doesn’t resist. Now I am wondering, I am based in France, if the pencils here are not the same as in America? Or the ingredients may have changed in the meantime?
Thank you for your tipp and have a great day,
kindest regards,
Yasmin

]]> By: Anna https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/#comment-51940 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:21:07 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=5151#comment-51940 Such an excellent guide! Thanks for demystifying the etching of sterling silver for me. Other sources left me scratching my head, but this is just great!

]]> By: Sarah Russ https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/#comment-48392 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:58:53 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=5151#comment-48392 Can you use a Sharpie or Stayz On for a resist on Silver when using Ferric nitrate?

]]> By: Sandy Litzenberger https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/#comment-42543 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 14:34:36 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=5151#comment-42543 Thank you so much for this. I am about to switch to silver in the etching process and this by far has been the best tutorial I have seen. I appreciate especially the discussion of the errors. 🙂

]]> By: Judith https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/#comment-19270 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:43:55 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=5151#comment-19270 Thank you so much for all the wonderful inspiration! I see that some pieces have a very organic background texture to them, while others are smooth. What is the secret to the difference? Is it just time in the etching bath?
Thanks for sharing!
Judith

]]> By: molly https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/acid-etching-metal-jewelry-part-4b/#comment-10219 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:52:31 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=5151#comment-10219 can you use finger nail polish as a resist on other metals or does it only work on silver?

thanks!
Molly

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