My Journey: When I first got into glass etching, I was most interested in the sandblasting process and was about to spend over $10,000 on equipment advertised by manufacturers. Just before I was about to make the irrationally quick decision, I decided to research other lower cost solutions and ended up piecing together a great setup for at least 90% less. My goal through our ebook and membership area is to provide this information so you too can save, while still etching like a pro. It is my aim that a small investment in this information will actually save you thousands.
This week we are featuring Rex L. and his Star Wars glass etching. Since there are a lot of Star Wars fans, this idea would probably be a big hit for many folks. It reminds me of this other Star Wars themed etching from a subscriber. It would make a great gift and Rex etched
We have discussed shadeblasting in the past and featured some pros with their work here on the blog. When I first started etching in the glass sandblasting hobby, the sandcarving process was what I was most interested in. However, the shadeblasting process has really caught my interest lately, although it is relatively new to me.
If you use a pressure pot sandblaster to etch glass or sandcarve like I do, you may realize the ball valves have to occasionally be replaced. The pressure pot system typically has up to four ball valves or more, but only the below two require replacement the most often because they come in contact with
If you are familiar with 2 stage sandcarving, the process involves removing the stencil for the deeper stage for sandblasting and then doing the same for the second with a lighter etch. Typically this is sandblasted from the backside and viewed from the front. In this project, I tested the 2 stage process being viewed
Uwe Schwenk was nice enough to write up a great tutorial on how to rotary engrave glass for all of us. Thank you, Uwe! Uwe shared the below project on how it was engraved using a native American warrior pattern on regular glass and colored it. This particular project is part of a series of
In this post, I wanted to share a recent project to give you some creative ideas that combines many craft forms into one project which are: Glass etching Candle making Bottle cutting/ glass cutting Glass painting In the below you can see the completed project of a cut wine bottle turned into a candle with
I had a recent post which discussed how I had to sand edges of a defective glass mug but it created scratches on the glass. In that case, I decided to frost the whole handle instead of putting the time to buff out the scratches. Below you can see the before and after picture of
In this post we will discuss how to sand glass in general, how to smooth glass edges that stick out and provide information on diamond sandpaper. We recently ordered about a dozen or so low cost beer mugs to etch on for gifts. Although these were inexpensive, the handles had edges that stuck out through
We recently unique etching kits to help you personalize glass coasters! There are over 15 different kits to choose which varies by the stencil themes. These would make great gifts for those who enjoy doing it themselves or simply get the kit and customize the end product as a gift. Each kit includes: 6 glass
We are happy to announce our latest release of holiday stencil multi-packs. With Christmas right around the corner, you can create great etched Christmas glass ornaments, drinking glasses, wine glasses or candles. Some of these multi-packs contain up to 3 different Christmas stencil sheets with over 35 designs. The kits also include many other holidays
We haven’t featured a subscriber in a while so I figured, it would be great to feature Cheryl Ball this week! After our post about using the permanent bakeable paint with this etching, she shared a few cool projects that were sandcarved and painted. She was nice enough to allow me to feature them on
