Technical data

instructions for use
beetchedbysimplypressingthefeltonthestencil.Largerareasarebest
etchedbystrokingthetoolheadseveraltimesovertheentiresurfaceofthe
stencil.Thistakesbetween1.5and2seconds.Iftheetchingappears
rusty,theneitherdonotusethetoolquitesolongordecreasethevoltage.
Thetoolshouldbeheldatrightanglestotheworkpieceandthewhole
surface used for contact with the stencil.
the electrolyte ows better through the stencil
Donotallowthestenciltobecometoowarmasthiscouldleadtoprema-
turewearandtear.Whenelectrolytevaporisesitleavesresiduesinthe
stencil tissue. In time this reduces the clarity of the etching. Dark, i. e. dirty,
feltsmustbechangedfrequentlyandthelargerthestencil,thequickerthe
felt needs changing.
Theresultsofletteringdependonvariousfactors.Theresultscanvary
dependingonmaterialorwithinamaterialbatch.Testtheletteringfor
qualityonapieceofwastematerialbeforebeginningtowork.Thelettering
canusuallybeoptimisedbyusingvariousparametersandelectrolytes.By
usingswitch(4)youcansetwhethertheletteringshouldbedarkorlight.
The result differs with different materials.
Morematerialisremovedwithlightlettering.Thestencilgetsdirtyvery
quicklyandmustbecleanedmoreoften.
5.3.4 The „Etching (marking)“ Process
• cleanthespottobeetched
• cutoff30mmetchingfelt(t=2mm)fromthe60x2x1000striporfrom
the sheet
• usingthe„O“-ring,fixthefeltpadtothetoolhead
• usingtheselectorswitch(4)settheunittothedesiredsettingforlight
or dark etching
• addenoughelectrolytetothefeltontheundersideofthetoolsothatit
is wet
• positionthestencilinthedesiredpositionontheworkpiece
• usinglightpressureandsmallswivellingmovementsstrokeoverthe
stencilor,ifthestencilissmallenoughtobecoveredbythetoolhead,
thensimplypressdownandmoveslightlytoandfro,holdingthetool
at right handles to the work piece
• 1.5to2secondsshouldbelongenoughtoproduceagoodetching
althoughthisdependsonthematerialtobeetched
• cleanthesurfaceandtheetching
• neutralizethesurfacewithaclothsoakedinNeutralytGN2severaltimes
• thenfinallyconservethesurfaceandtheetchingwithKonservatGK2
There is a special tool head for etchings wider than 30 mm.
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