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gretchengehrke "Also, I just saw on comptox.epa.gov that acetone is actually more hydrophilic than isopropanol, which totally surprises me! I guess vapor pressure ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Either acetone or 99% isopropanol are probably fine, and maybe we should do a comparison. The only concern I see with isopropanol is that it has a ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "@warren, I thought the sandpaper we used (that was like a polisher) worked well to remove grime on the surface of the copper, which is its purpose...." | Read more » about 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hi @warren, "miscible" means it dissolves with them to create a homogenous mixture (i.e. doesn't separate out like oil and water do). Acetone is a ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "@Zengirl2, I think for the best results you'll want to use acetone, which is easy to find online and in a lot of drug stores and art stores (and ma..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Here are before and after photos. We did not expect (and did not observe) any discoloration since we were only putting them out for less than 24 ho..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Here is a picture after sanding one of the little copper strips. The green pad is actually soft sandpaper / polishing paper. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Here is a picture of cutting the copper sheet into strips. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hi @warren, Thanks for the reminder to add pictures. I have tried inserting photos a few times today, but it keeps crashing the edit (and, seemingl..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
gretchengehrke "Hi @Zengirl2, I'm not sure about the copper strips. Whatever copper is used needs to be fairly pure, and I'm not sure if the copper tape is pure c..." | Read more » over 6 years ago