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.
These replacement tips are used hand scribe engraving set or rotary engraving. Made from diamond-hard materials for ensuring a good etch into glass. Each size sold separately. Choose the size needed in the drop-down below: Price: $9.99 Select a desired size below. For multiple sizes, select one at a time to add it to your
I decided to post this example of a sandcarving that I did of a silhoutte pug design on a rock. Here I wanted to point out that some silhouette designs look okay to work with, but others like this don’t look as great. About the Sandcarved Rock of Pug Pets This project was meant to
We are huge fans of cutter bottles and that’s why we are continually striving to create more kits so folks can get the perfect setup they need. Our latest kit is the Ultimate Bottle Cutter kit which includes the following: Bottle Cutter with sandpaper, as included in our standard kit. Electric Heat Tool, which is
If you’re interesting in sandcarving rocks like me, you may realize that engraving company logos into them is one of the cooler projects. This is a past example project I did to show the process of transforming a logo to the final engraved rock. To Sandcarve Company Logos, it entails the steps: Working with computer
My plans show how to make the much desired type of sandblaster: the pressure pot. As you may know, the pressure pot allow us: to create sandcarved dimensional artwork in glass with its higher pressure in comparison to siphon blasters to engrave rock with its high pressure which is required to increase the efficiency and
Since we aren’t too far away from Halloween, I figured a post about this would be suitable so you can plan to make some cool projects yourself. Many folks think of this day as fun so I decided to do a Halloween project with our fun etching hobby. In this project, I simply etched a
You may have heard me state before that etching both sides of a glass cup or beer mug is a great idea to give it a little more character. On the opposite of this mug that was etched for a gift shown here, I also added a simple design that was found using the search
You may know, my ebook is all about getting setup up with sandblasting equipment for the best value to save you money. There are some things I always recommend spending extra money on and one of those is the sandblasting nozzle because a long lasting unit will save money in the long run. In the
We posted a tribute article and showcased many of the engraving artist, James L. Bruce’s work here awhile back. Then Doug G. sent us in this picture of 1968 James L Bruce mirror that he bought years ago at an Estate Sale. He was wondering if anyone had information on it. As you can see,
These are some of the latest animal stencils we have available below. They come with a reusable adhesive backing and a free CD-ROM that includes a tutorial ebook and patterns! Can be used for cream etching, light sandblast etching (recommended about 180 grit with light pressure to 220 grit), painting and more. Farm Animal Stencil
This week we are featuring Matthew Harris and his unique rotary engravings that I thought were unique. He recently picked up glass etching as a hobby. The first one appears to be a western scene of an oil rig and another more detailed oil rig plant below. He stated: I make all sorts of stuff.
