Now that Spring is here and Summer is approaching quickly, it’s that time of year for many couples to start getting married. The wedding industry can be one of the biggest niches to etch and sell products to as I discussed before. Whether you etch for fun or for a business, these can be great
I need your help! I am always looking to make innovative sandblasting equipment (like some of the stuff I showed here), that is not only affordable, but something that also works better. Update: I have now written plans on how you can easily make these inexpensively here: https://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/shop/vari-blast-footswitch-plans.html Recently, I had an idea of making
So I have been getting into a lot of fun things lately and recently experimented with my new low cost vacuum on-site sandblasting kit which was inspired by Barry, a fan. I tested this on the scrap piece of glass today because I was perfecting the equipment and I figured it would be great to
Here is a rose I blasted with an air eraser. I’ve done it in 3 different ways. The first 1 is a 2 stage affair. The second one is just some shading I was trying out. It’s the first time at the shading technique, so please be kind. 😀 The last one is blasted and
Post created by Jamie. I made this for my brother for Christmas. It’s 1/4 inch thick mirror that I cut from a bigger piece and I know the frame is not so great but this was for family. The frame I grove so I would not have to put a backing on it. I have
By Ernie Robinson Not all etchings are something we want to do. My family asked if I could make a marker to show a family members ashes last location. The granite is scrap from a countertop company. A pressure is required to get depth to the etching. I use silicon carbide as a cutting media.
I did this mirror to help a friend learn how I do them. I kind of screwed up the leaves on the edges though. I didn’t have a really clear vision in my head of how I wanted it to look. Was thinking moonlight through leaves and blasted the leaves as negatives using stencils I
This post is by Dave Schulte. This is a mirror I did for some friends in Texas who lost their prized quail hunting dog and family pet to a Rattlesnake bite. (Large photos are shown below) This project was all hand cut on a regular paper resist that was glued down over masking tape. The
If you know me, I always enjoy experimenting with different types of media and mixing other processes with glass etching. Recently, I decided to write up the process of adding silver mirroring to one of my etchings which will be fully documented for our members here. (Please give me a few more days and the
We had a successful raffle which ended last week here which entails winning a free etched beer mug. And WOW! – thank you everyone who participated. That was my first raffle giveaway and we had with slightly over 190 participants! Anyway, I will continue to do these giveaways, perhaps once a month so be sure
I have always been interested in these types of sandblasters, because the most annoying part of this hobby is when the dust and abrasive involved gets everywhere. I never liked the feeling of having abrasive on my skin & hair- plus all over my clothes. I haven’t used these vacuum on-site sandblasters, but recently I
