DIY Steampunk Altoid Tin

In a very detailed and rather easy-to-follow instruction manual, the steampunk workshop teaches us how to use copper sulfate, hydrochloric acid, a clip from a magazine, and an Altoid tin to make these super cool-looking copper accessories. Jake, the writer, claims to have come across this project by accident:

While looking for information on transferring toner using a fuser assembly from an old laser printer I ran across several websites where people suggested using glossy magazine pages for transferring printed circuit board images to a copper substrate. I thought I'd give this a try for etching Altoid tins, so I cut up a likely magazine.

Something I never would have come across in my daily musings, for sure. The copper etching looks great with the steampunk theme. I wonder what a Wired Magazine cover model would look like. John Hodgman in copper on a Altoid tin...classy.

Copper plating and etching Altoid tins [Steampunk Workshop via Makezine]