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Two-thirds of a bad pun is phew. Chris, this build will go down in history. I believe it will be serialized in an engineering magazine?John
And we are there! After 3-1/2 months working on the slew/crowd engines, the second one is in place and ready for shakedown test! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IggqIC7PGsM
Very nice Chris!I have some notes somewhere on how to get good results, but it looks like you are having no problem. Having the blank sanded and super clean is very important; also getting everything up to the proper temp to transfer the toner onto the metal is important. You can use a Sharpie to fill in any little spots that may have stuck properly.I would set the blank on some folded paper towel with a very fine wire thermocouple under the blank. Then a some cardboard from the back of a notepad between the Press-n-peal to iron on. Using the point of the iron I work it around in small circles and monitor the temp to make sure it gets hot enough. Then cool it down in cold water before removing the backing.How you position the blank in the etch and also how you agitate it will give varying results. There is a bit of a learning curve to figure out what works best.Congrats it looks great!Dave
When I tape up the back of the plate I have added a strip of tape to use as a handle. Good idea on bending the corners down, keeping the swarf clear really helps the process.Dave