☢☢CUSTOM ACID BATH ETCHED EURO PANELS - FINALLY UP!!!☢☢

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:49 am

Cheers, they're not going to be crazy expensive and if I could source somewhere locally that didn't mess up the cutting of the metal then it would save me a lot of time and again help cut costs. Northern Ireland is a bit pants in comparison to larger regions in terms of having access to cheap services, over here anything 'bespoke' seems to cost a bloody fortune.

Anyway, I am trying my best to keep costs down as best I can. I just hope I don't bugger up the drilling of the mounting holes

nearly ghost · Post by **nearly ghost** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:40 am

I understand your pain.. I live in Malta, everything seems to be more expensive here to compared to the UK

Good luck with that drilling!

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:17 pm

nearly ghost wrote:I understand your pain.. I live in Malta, everything seems to be more expensive here to compared to the UK

Good luck with that drilling!

I went to Malta for the first time last September and absolutely loved it!! Valletta is one of the most stunning places I have ever visited. Will definitely be back.

Didn't see many synth shops though lol

KoryB · Post by **KoryB** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:07 am

So cool !

cityz3n · Post by **cityz3n** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:37 pm

WoW! These look really amazing...
These are just pieces of art.
Too bad holes will be drilled into them.
22HP?

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:14 pm

Thanks. Print making with using etched plates is such a beautiful method of working and how I got into learning about working with plates.

I will be making some mini prints with some of the plates from this body of work. The imagery itself was sourced as part of the imagery for my debut show and full proper body of work entitled, 'The Darkest Light.' It's a pretty heavy show so it is nice to relax a little as I make these panels. Well, it is relaxing when it goes right.

Frustratingly I still haven't been able to buy the pillar drill, they are way more expensive than I had anticipated and the cheapest option in stock was £129.99. I have already invested a couple hundred pounds into this venture and if I was to buy that drill I am not even sure I would recoup my money.

I have my eye on another drill which is a little cheaper and hopefully it will come back into stock very soon.

In the meantime I finally got to bring some of the panels to my studio and stick them into my system using blu-tac, really pleased with how they look

Below is the astronaut panel with a deep (reverse) etch and the blue emulsion left on. The panel below is an old image from the 1800s of the orbit of the planets. It was a pretty deep etch which was then inked up with black intaglio ink. I have this shiny version and also a more matt version of this panel.

nickbaba · Post by **nickbaba** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:22 pm

nickbaba · Post by **nickbaba** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:27 pm

Hey Neil did you think about canvassing for pre-orders here? Seems like plenty of folks excited about the panels, might give you an idea what you stand to make back and how much is worth investing upfront?

You can put me down for the 2 shown above for a start!

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:12 pm

Cheers mate, much appreciated!!

I was reluctant to ask for pre orders prior to sorting the price structure. I just want to make 100% that I can complete the panels correctly and then I can work out how long each panel takes to make. At the moment it's a couple of hours per panel, initally I thought I could get each one done in less than an hour but that hasn't proven to be the case unfortunately. The cost won't be excessive though.

As soon as I have drilled a few of the panels and made sure all is ok I will confirm the pricing and get the panels up for sale.

Thanks

Chann3l · Post by **Chann3l** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:13 pm

These are wonderful. Would definitely be interested in at least one or 2 blank panels.

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:26 pm

Chann3l wrote:These are wonderful. Would definitely be interested in at least one or 2 blank panels.

Thanks, I'll give you a shout once I finally complete a few!

Chann3l · Post by **Chann3l** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:53 pm

neil_kerr wrote:
Chann3l wrote:These are wonderful. Would definitely be interested in at least one or 2 blank panels.
Thanks, I'll give you a shout once I finally complete a few!

Sounds great, very much looking forward to it.

Jalopy · Post by **Jalopy** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:46 am

that matte orbital one plz

nickbaba · Post by **nickbaba** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:04 pm

hey neil any update on these?

did you ever find a drill?

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:17 pm

Just got it yesterday and drill bits arrived today

Am going to bring my modular to the workshop as a number of the panels cut by a company I paid are not accurate so in future I am just going to cut them all my self and keep measuring them in the modular itself to be 100% sure. Will take more time but I'd rather that than what just happened i.e. having to bin about 30 panels that are too small. I haven't actually binned them but I can't sell them as blind panels.

Will definitely have some work up for sale next week including some work on copper and brass. Below is my first brass plate with a deep etch that needs inked up and trimmed down to size. It is super shiny and difficult to photograph but oh so pretty

Almost there! Thought I'd have had panels up within 2 weeks originally, didn't quite work out as planned.

Thanks

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:22 pm

Also did a 22HP (maybe 24HP?) test of the DL44 Han Solo Blaster. Turned out pretty well but needs a little adjustment. Really deep, textured etched, should look cool once I have the bath timing sorted.

nickbaba · Post by **nickbaba** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:58 pm

great!

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:45 pm

What I thought was going to take 2 weeks soon turned into 2 months but FINALLY I have the first acid-bath etched Eurorack blind panels up for sale on my print site

Only 4 panels up for sale atm but more going up soon. Apologies to those waiting on these going up, has been much more time consuming and challenging than I initially anticipated.

Any questions feel free to get in touch. Here is the link:

ASTRONAUT 8 HP EURORACK BLIND PANELS

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:51 am

3 of the astronaut panels sold and just 1 left.

Thank you very much for the support, went to bed last night wrecked and wondering if I was even going to make the money back I've spent on materials. Quite a bit to go yet and it will most likely take a good few months but am just stoked to think these wee guys will be resting in people's systems around the world

Thanks

nickbaba · Post by **nickbaba** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:31 am

Ordered.

Great work Neil - congrats on getting them done!

Chann3l · Post by **Chann3l** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:33 am

neil_kerr wrote:3 of the astronaut panels sold and just 1 left.

Thank you very much for the support, went to bed last night wrecked and wondering if I was even going to make the money back I've spent on materials. Quite a bit to go yet and it will most likely take a good few months but am just stoked to think these wee guys will be resting in people's systems around the world

Thanks

Oh I just ordered one, and the previous poster said they ordered, so.....does that mean I am out of luck then?

Edit: Nevermind it now says out of stock so I did get the last one

Nofrenchtests · Post by **Nofrenchtests** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:41 am

Those are just beautiful dude.

bobbcorr · Post by **bobbcorr** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:42 am

I missed out and I am sad.

m0d · Post by **m0d** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:59 pm

Looking forward to the next batch. I missed the post about them being for sale.

How much is shipping for a panel or two to the USA?

neil_kerr · Post by **neil_kerr** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:53 pm

Thanks Nofrenchtests, much appreciated.

Don't worry bobbcorr, I will have a few more astronauts going up soon, just need to finish them off, though they are a different finish to the ones already listed.

m0d, shipping to the US is £3.50 for items up 100g i.e. for most panels I would imagine unless, they're particularly big and heavier.

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