As much fun as woodworking.

[grosa]

Another enjoyment I have is glass etching. Here are some pictures.

Etching glass is like making a pattern for the scroll saw,when cutting the mat you need to know what is negative and what is positive or the image comes out looking like a negative instead of a picture.

Edited July 24, 2016 by grosa

[Scrolling Steve]

Nice work !.....and it is a lot like a pattern for scrolling isn't it !

[WayneMahler]

Nice work, very interesting

[meflick]

Wow beautiful work!  How are you etching?  Chemical etching or with a air gun and blast cabinet with grit setup?  Thanks for sharing your work.

[Scrappile]

That is some very fine etching.  I too would like to know type of etching. 

[amazingkevin]

I use an air brush etcher with special abrasives to etch,My friend put a paper pattern in side the glasses and grinds the glass with a dremil diamond tip.It can also be done with acid.

 

Wow beautiful work!  How are you etching?  Chemical etching or with a air gun and blast cabinet with grit setup?  Thanks for sharing your work.

there was a job offering $100.000. a year .and they would get the jobs for you, on craigs list.You would sandblast homes and yacht's windows and mirrors Catch was you had to have the experience ,and a vast amount of equipment to qualify for the job .guaranteed work.also they wanted 60% of the take.

[amazingkevin]

Another enjoyment I have is glass etching. Here are some pictures.

Etching glass is like making a pattern for the scroll saw,when cutting the mat you need to know what is negative and what is positive or the image comes out looking like a negative instead of a picture.

this is right up,your alley for perfectionism .You know how to pick and chose Mediums to pull the best of you out!

[grosa]

Thank you for all your comment. I have a large sandblasting cabinet and i use medium grit black aluminum oxide. The computer programs I use for the templates are paint and inkscape. I then send that file to my die cutting machine to cut the sandblasting matt. I use the same machine to make airbrush stencils and window decals.

[jerry1939]

If you YouTube "glass etching," you can find a number of videos, mostly with acid. I would think that you could easily make your own stencils.

 

1. Design your pattern.

2. Sandwich a piece of shelf liner between two "sacrifice boards."

3. Apply the pattern to the sandwich and scroll it.

 

jerry

[meflick]

Thank you for all your comment. I have a large sandblasting cabinet and i use medium grit black aluminum oxide. The computer programs I use for the templates are paint and inkscape. I then send that file to my die cutting machine to cut the sandblasting matt. I use the same machine to make airbrush stencils and window decals.

Thanks for your reply with details.cwhat brand die cut machine do you have? I have a few at my house. My "hobby" for the past several years. I did lots of paper crafts, clothes with heat transfer vinyl (a lot for my kids sports teams), wall decals and window decals, etc. I also have done some chemical etching. I got a small air compressor, etc. to try to do the sandblasting etching but never did the diy blast cabinet or got a cabinet so have yet to try it. It's still on my "someday" list though.

[grosa]

Thanks for your reply with details.cwhat brand die cut machine do you have? I have a few at my house. My "hobby" for the past several years. I did lots of paper crafts, clothes with heat transfer vinyl (a lot for my kids sports teams), wall decals and window decals, etc. I also have done some chemical etching. I got a small air compressor, etc. to try to do the sandblasting etching but never did the diy blast cabinet or got a cabinet so have yet to try it. It's still on my "someday" list though.

I have a cricut at home and we have a large one at work. For my blast cabinet I have a 60 gal. compressor.

[Lucky2]

What an interesting hobby, and from the looks of these etchings you have it well under control.

Len

[fastfreddy]

Really cool hobby, nicely done.

[grosa]

Thank you,

[Sorcier]

very impressive

 

Ward

[Sparkey]

That is so cool. You have some awesome pieces.

[grosa]

Thank you Rusty

Edited August 25, 2016 by grosa