{"id":4253,"date":"2021-05-28T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/?p=4253"},"modified":"2021-08-24T09:34:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:34:17","slug":"stamp-from-silicone-molding-putty-for-etching-copper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula-smith.com\/mixed-media\/stamp-from-silicone-molding-putty-for-etching-copper\/","title":{"rendered":"Stamp from Silicone Molding Putty for Etching Copper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! I am back to etching copper! I decided to play around with creating a stamp from an etching I made on the Silhouette Curio. I&#8217;ve blogged about etching on the thin foam before, but I will update with a new post because I am doing something slightly different now and getting cleaner etches I believe. But I digress \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>In this case I liked the image that I etched and yes it&#8217;s true I could have made a &#8220;normal&#8221; stamp using that image, but I like the texture I get from the foam etchings and wanted a similar feel for this design. So I used 2 part Silicone Molding Putty to press into the etched foam and pick up the design. Then I used that as a stamp to transfer ink onto the surface of the copper and act as a resist. In the video I used different inks and then a surprise twist- embossing powder and show the results. Embossing is a bit tricky- especially on metal so I would only attempt this if you have more of a grungy design and are more of a pro at stamping. Otherwise, just go with the inks \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Here is the video showing the experiment and I also show you my new set up where I am etching with Copper (Cupric) Nitrate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_41145\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ivzx4z_infU?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>I forgot to record the tip on keeping the powder from sticking where you don&#8217;t want it, but here it is- use corn starch to lightly dust the piece of metal before stamping and embossing!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned I am using a different solution for etching now. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snagmetalsmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TechArticle_Nov_2015.pdf\">Here is a link<\/a> to the information I used to set up my bath. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bijoux-de-terre.com\/\">There is also another site<\/a> I&#8217;ve used in the past (looks like it has changed recently) but there is still information on electro-etching under the Section titled &#8220;For Our Students&#8221;. He has a handy calculator to figure out the bath recipe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The Cupric Nitrate I used was from the Science Guys on Amazon. It looks like that is currently unavailable, but you might want to search yourself in case it is back in stock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! I am back to etching copper! 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