I've been looking online at different plans for etching tanks and had an idea that I hadn't seen applied anywhere. I'm wondering if anyone has built a setup that had an etch tank and water tank that shared a common wall. The heating element would be on the water side, so that there wouldn't be as much of a buildup from sediment in the etching solution. Do you think that there would be an acceptable amount of heat transfer through the plexiglass divider to keep the etching solution at the proper temp? I'm thinking that there would be 1 gallon or less of liquid in each side. Also, would it be advantageous to have bubble agitation in the rinse (water) side as well?
Building an Etch Tank
Jul 26, 2007
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we used two 10x 17 inch plastic office letter boxes like the ones for mail you hang on a wall.
plenty of capacity and easily mounted onto a cheap table with some rectangles cut into the surface., then we have a cover and some drop in heatres and aquarium bubblers nearby. located near a sink is handy too.
unless u are doing commercial stuff, dont waste too much money for making just a few.
even outsourced three layer boards can be quite cheap if done in 100 or 100 pieces
hobbyists, well, you guys are just so darned inventive we dont need to help u !
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