Wrought Iron Key Fob

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  Step 1

  Select your metal and cut it out. This wrought iron is about 2-3mm thick

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  Step 2

  neaten up your edges - either with files or powertools (I would recommend files for this)

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  Step 3

  clean up your surfaces, leave some pitting for that 'rustic' effect. from the rougher finish, neaten the surface with sandpaper

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  Step 4

  Draw on your lines with a thin marker (I didnt have a thin one to hand sadly) and start chiselling your lines in with a fine chisel and rubber mallet

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  Step 5

  rest your hands periodically

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  Step 6

  , drill your split ring hole, clean up your work again, rub with denatured alcohol/white spirit etc to remove any grease from the work

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  Step 7

  Dip it into the acidic solution. I use ferric chloride but nitric acid works well too.

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  Step 8

  after the etch its very important to neutralise the acid, else it will get rusty very quickly.

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  Step 9

  remember to oil/wax/lacquer the work afterwards

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  Step 10

  add your split ring annnnnd you're done!

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Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects 12th January 2017

That's so cool Greg, I'd love to come and see you work sometime!

Glittering Edge · Edinburgh, Scotland, GB · 18 projects 13th January 2017

Thanks! It would be great to have you visit - we are currently going through workshop turmoil, but that should be sorted out by March/April, so after that point we should perhaps organise something?

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