Mylar?

[paintfool]

would mylar be suitable as a mask? either blasting or etching?
I just got 2 rolls, one brown, one semi-transparent, for free..
I'm not talking 50' either, these are HUGE...
I can think of a million uses related to art, but does it have any uses in knife making?

Steve

 

[Kit Carson]

If you can see thru it, Mylar is great for covering the glass on the inside of a bead blast cabinet. Keeps the glass from frosting over.

 

[peter nap]

It might make interesting spacers (stacked) on a stick tang...

 

[paintfool]

I was thinking about using it for spacer material sometime too, you can fuse it together pretty easily so it might be cool.
if anyone has a need for this stuff drop me a line, I have more than I'll ever be able to use, even for art junk.
Steve

 

[Matt Shade]

When you said mask were you thinking of something like a stencil to mark the blade with? It would probably work pretty well for bead blasting, but I think in an etch you need something thats bonded to the blade a little better so the acid can't seep underneath it.