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		<title>Etching Wedding Gifts &amp; Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Spring is here and Summer is approaching quickly, it&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software for Cricut to Make Stencils</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/software-cricut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been getting a lot of questions regarding the Cricut for making stencils and software to use with it. I am not a big fan of the Cricut now since you can&#8217;t use third party software. Read the question and answer below along with the comments in this post about using Cricut to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vinyl Cutter &amp; Vector Conversion Help</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/vinyl-cutter-vector-conversion-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/vinyl-cutter-vector-conversion-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Eric, So I am writing in total frustration&#8230;.I have received my vinyl cutter I just bought a smaller one for now it is a Graphtec Craft Robo CC330L-20 it works great on cutting but my issue is on everything I try to cut and vectorize is absolutely horrible! I have downloaded all the thing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Type of Sandblasting Foot Switch &amp; Giving Away Free</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sandblasting-foot-switch-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sandblasting-foot-switch-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. Recently, I had an idea of making a pressure pot foot switch which works somewhat like others, but can hold up to higher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Layer Technique On Letters with Tip</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/2-layer-technique-letter-tip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Roses with Air Eraser</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/3-roses-with-air-eraser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/3-roses-with-air-eraser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a rose I blasted with an air eraser. I&#8217;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&#8217;s the first time at the shading technique, so please be kind. &#160; The last one is blasted and painted. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swordfish and Elk</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sword-fish-and-elk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sword-fish-and-elk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I made this for my brother for Christmas. It&#8217;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 more pictures to post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial Headstone</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/memorial-headstone-carving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/memorial-headstone-carving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>okieernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Mirror Shadeblasted</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/tiger-mirror-shadeblasted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/tiger-mirror-shadeblasted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dave schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shadeblasting Mirror and Glass</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/shadeblasting-mirror-and-glass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/shadeblasting-mirror-and-glass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dave schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 mirror was first covered in 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Attempt At Silvering</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/silvering/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/silvering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/?p=2298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personalized Dallas Cowboys Mug</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/personalized-cowboys-mug/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/personalized-cowboys-mug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a successful raffle which ended last week here which entails winning a free etched beer mug. And WOW! &#8211; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Info on Dustless On-Site Sandblasters</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/dustless-on-site-blasters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/dustless-on-site-blasters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#38; hair- plus all over my clothes. I haven&#8217;t used these vacuum on-site sandblasters, but recently I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MicroMotor Engraved Birds by William</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/micromotor-engraved-birds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/micromotor-engraved-birds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>william kolsteren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great engravings of a hummingbird and eagle by William K. Also shows a engraving tool called the micromotor. ]]></description>
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		<title>Butterfly Flower Sandblasted Shaded Glass Art</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/butterfly-flower-sandblasted-shaded-glass-art/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/butterfly-flower-sandblasted-shaded-glass-art/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bradsglassart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took the photograph  and using Adobe Illustrator vectored the image. Using this vectored image I hand traced it onto the resist material to be applied to the glass. Carefully I hand cut each piece and then numbered each piece in the order I would be pulling them off. From there it was just a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Share Your Glass Etchings &amp; Build Profile</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/how-to-share-and-build-profile/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/how-to-share-and-build-profile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/?p=1993</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Information on building your own profile and showcasing your glass art work.]]></description>
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		<title>Stencils for Sandblasting Glass</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/stencils-sandblasting-glass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/stencils-sandblasting-glass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/?p=1295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Read more about creating stencils for sandblasting glass when starting a business.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandblasting Glass Question With Vinyl Cutter</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sandblasting-vinyl-cutter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sandblasting-vinyl-cutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question about picking the right vinyl cutter or plotter for sandcarving. Steve asks: Hi, I have sandblasted glass before but only 1 dimensional. I would love to sand carve 3d glass and maybe carve stone. First problem&#8230;I can not draw to save my soul. Then I found out about the vinyl cutter/plotter, but know NOTHING [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creation Pcut Vinyl Cutter for Stenciling</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/creation-pcut-cutter-stenciling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/creation-pcut-cutter-stenciling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/?p=1339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I bought your book&#8230;awesome, lots of great tips and pointers. I looked for a Creation Pcut vinyl cutter on eBay&#8230;The only ones I found were in the UK. Great prices but I am wondering if these are the real creations. The one I looked at was called &#8220;Creation Pcut model #CTO730..28 inch&#8221;. Is this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/2012-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/2012-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updates for the Glass Etching Secrets website in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Armour Etch Harm Plumbing?</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/does-armour-etch-harm-plumbing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/does-armour-etch-harm-plumbing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/?p=1473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Does Armour Etch harm plumbing? (I&#8217;m concerned about rinsing it down the drain.) Armour Etch and other hobby creams do not really harm plumbing, but it can etch your porcelain or ceramic sinks if any residue isn&#8217;t washed off quickly. People wash the acid cream down the drain all the time. I always recommend that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wood Base LED Example</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/wood-base-led/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/wood-base-led/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another subscriber sent me a slightly different LED example. Ron was happy to share his NASCAR etching with Jimmie Johnson&#8217;s logo here on the blog. I thought it would be good to share this with everyone else also because it is slightly different from the other two previous posts: Framed LED display here and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Mirrors &amp; Adding LED</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/etching-with-mirror-led/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/etching-with-mirror-led/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>okieernie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After my last LED post, Ernie Robinson shared an interesting example that he lit up with the use of these light emitting diodes. I asked him if he would be interested in sharing it with others on the blog, which he agreed. But as you can see, this LED glass was etched on a mirror. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LED Etched Glass</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/led-etched-glass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/led-etched-glass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share another idea to help you enhance your etched glass. A few people are familiar with this topic, but some aren&#8217;t, so I figured I would share the idea of using LED lights to help light up the etching. Currently, I am working on putting together a tutorial in my members only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About Sandcarving Book</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/about-sandcarving-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/about-sandcarving-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Eric, I have been etching/carving for three years. I am self taught, but my items have turned out well. I enter the State Fair of Oklahoma every year since I started carving and have won first place every year. I have just been asked to do some windows in Mike Gundy head coach for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Micro Sandblaster &amp; Vinyl Cutter Combination</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/micro-blaster-cutter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/micro-blaster-cutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Eric, I recently set up my sandblast cabinet. I also have my micro sandblaster set up, but I&#8217;m still wondering which vinyl cutter to purchase. My goal is as I said before&#8230;sand carve glass and stone. The cutter you mention is the Creation Pcutter. I have read that it&#8217;s a great cutter, &#8220;but&#8221; cutting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Small Hobby Sandblasters Worth the Money?</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/hobby-sandblasters-worth-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/hobby-sandblasters-worth-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Eric, I am curious; I found several small hobby sandblasters online for not much money at all. I am just looking into them; are they worth the money, if you do a low volume of work? I am a graduate student, and most of my money goes to tuition, so I am wary. Suggestions? Roger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Etching Solution for Stainless Steel?</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/solution-stainless-steel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/solution-stainless-steel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know of any solution I could use to etch Stainless steel? Thanks I have used the sandblasting method on steel objects before, and it worked okay. You can see a picture of a metal knob that I etched with a logo. It&#8217;s hard to get the stencil resist to stay on without being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandcarving Package Question on a Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sandcarving-package-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/sandcarving-package-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Eric, I have extensively surfed the WWW with an interest towards sand carving. Yes, there are a number of outfits selling complete packages for many thousands of dollars and then once you have bought in, you need to continue to buy supplies, materials, products from them. I thought there must be a way of getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips To Getting Cheap or Free Glass</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/cheap-free-glass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/cheap-free-glass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share with everyone some ways to find cheap or possibly free glass to help save you money. One way is to ask local glass manufacturers, window installers or even other glass artists for their scraps. This is what I did this weekend, and they didn&#8217;t mind giving me a bunch of free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rapidmask Photo Resist film</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/rapidmask-photo-resist-film/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/rapidmask-photo-resist-film/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Eric, I&#8217;ve been shopping around for what kind of photo resist film to get when I do my stencils. What do you recommend for me to buy? I want to do fairly detailed artwork and don&#8217;t want to buy the additional darkening toner solution. I saw something called Rapidmask high detail which doesn&#8217;t require washout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share Your Glass Projects</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/share-etched-glass-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/share-etched-glass-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glass Art Spotlight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so we have had an active blog here, but I figured I would open it up as an information resource for all people to: Share their etched glass work and be acknowledged for it. Build up a community &#38; build up a resource of unique glass work to help inspire us. If you&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stenciling Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/stenciling-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/stenciling-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So nice of you personally answering my message about the Cricut machines. I mentioned SCM because someone posted on a forum about selling one of their systems. It sells for $2400, and she was asking $1500. Yesterday I got her down to $1000 and am going to take it. I just have to buy the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pressure Pot Blaster to Sandcarve Glassware</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/pressure-blaster-sandcarve-glassware/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/pressure-blaster-sandcarve-glassware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Eric, I was looking for a pressure pot blaster and saw something on harbor freight&#8217;s website. www.harborfreight.com/20-lb-capacity-pressurized-abrasive-blaster-40925.html Is this what I can use to sandcarve into the glassware? Also, what is the best kind of media to use? What are your thoughts on a soda blasters on their website? Thanks Eric Stephen Stephen, Yes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cricut Machines for Etching Stencils?</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/cricut-machines-etching-stencils/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/cricut-machines-etching-stencils/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought your book. Luckily, I have a Harbor Freight nearby! One of the bummers about your tips was about cutting designs out by hand. Wouldn&#8217;t you say that one of those &#8220;Cricut&#8221; machines that scrapbookers use work for patterns? You load vinyl in the machine and it will cut out fairly intricate designs. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HF Acid Etching Question</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/hf-acid-etching/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/hf-acid-etching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric, I am interested in HF acid etching, and stage carving through sand blasting. Thank you, Oz Oz, Rather, the information is about getting inexpensive cheaper equipment that no other place talks about. The whole reason I wrote it is to help people save money by using free software and low cost effective equipment. Basically, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo Sandblasting Question</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/photo-sandblast-etching/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/photo-sandblast-etching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get information on the Photo Sandblast Etching process and a customers question that may be helpful to you. Check it out and let me know what you think.]]></description>
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		<title>PSI Air Compressor Information</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/psi-sandcarving-etching/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/psi-sandcarving-etching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information on using the correct PSI for sandcarving and other light etchings.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Acid Cream Be Colored?</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/can-etching-cream-be-colored/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/can-etching-cream-be-colored/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information about adding color to etching cream.]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble With Intricate Stencils</title>
		<link>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/trouble-intricate-stencils/</link>
		<comments>http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/trouble-intricate-stencils/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating Christmas etchings for gifts with intricate stencils. See more about using graphite and transfer paper to cut stencils.]]></description>
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