NYC Subway Cuff

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This NYC Subway cuff by Tiffany Burnette would be a reasonable remake for a beginning metalsmith using a toner-transfer etch process (or a laser cutter) and a bracelet mandrel. Via Core77.

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Posted by: Mig on July 9, 2009 at 1:19 AM

Cool design

I like the design but I have tried to wear something similar to this once when I went to some party dressed as a roman soldier. They are so frikkin' uncomfortable! Your skin constantly gets pinched and you feel like you have wrist brace on.

BTW what is the tone-transfer etch process?


Posted by: Nate on July 9, 2009 at 7:23 AM

Toner Etching

Toner etching is usually done on circuit boards, but it works pretty well with other metals.

Basically, you print a mirror image of what you want etched onto some glossy paper, and iron it onto the metal. This provides the etch-resist. Drop the metal into the etchant chemical, and whatever is covered in toner is left (relatively) unetched.

Instructables.com has several posts about it; google will turn up loads of sites, too.


Posted by: Lame on July 10, 2009 at 8:20 AM

i bought one

So i bought one for my girlfriend.. it's a map but it's not a nyc subway map. it has nyc names on it but the actual map portion isn't even similar to the nyc map.

i was really disappointed.


Posted by: Collin Cunningham on July 10, 2009 at 8:41 AM

hmm - I assume the one you received looks like the one above?

If so, from the portion I can see, it looks like the station relationships are accurate - tho it appears lateral distances have been compressed to accommodate the bracelet format.

http://mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm

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