There are many possibilities with this hobby. Even using the same pattern can result in two different appearances which are known as positive and negative etching. Positive etching is basically cutting out a stencil such as the black areas and marking that area. On the other hand, working with the negative, is when you remove the opposite areas of the pattern and etch those areas instead. Shown below are examples of similar patterns that were etched in both ways.
Positive Etching
Negative Etching
You can see that the first positive has the name etched or frosted while the second negative name is not.
If you want to do a negative with a photoresist, you will have to flip the colors with a software program. In contrast, the pattern doesn’t matter if your cutting them out by hand or using a vinyl cutter since you peel the stencil the way you want it.
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Hi Eric
This is easy to comprehend when you see it but a bugger to explain in words only.
I have trouble explaining it to my customers on the phone
Barry
Yes, I agree. Since customers aren’t aware of all the different possibilities, its harder for them to get the idea.
It would probably be good to reference and have your own online resource or website to show the difference. That way they can get the picture of what vendors are talking about. Or some kind of order description page.
I would like to comment, but I have no reference point to begin from. as I have yet to do anyetching or engraving.
I signed up, paid, at same time I have been charged monthly charges BUT I CAN’T access the freebies….where to get this and that, save here and there, art work etc
I have left (this is third) message for Eric, have given authorization #, I have proof from bank that monies have been removed…………………………SO WHAT IS UP, AM I A MEMBER…BEING ABLE TO D/L BONUSES?????????????
DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY BANK STATEMENTS????? YA I KNOW, YOU READ YOUR BLOG OR QUESTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS…….WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG???? MUST I SIGN UP AND PAY AGAIN??????
I DO HOPE THIS IS POSTED…cause you won’t seem to respond to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Harry and Anna,
I apologize for the issues. I have tried to contact you multiple times and replied to your emails but have not received a response. I will try again, but I believe your email system may be accidentally moving them to the junk folder.
Can you check your emails in the junk/spam folder and let me know if you receive them?
Thank you for your patience.
Hi Eric, yes I understand junk/spam/trash folder……No it is not and has not been there!!! I check and clean spam/junk every couple of hours
” I have tried to contact you multiple times and replied to your emails”
” I will try again,”
Ok, try again