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.
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’s hard to get the stencil resist to stay on without being
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
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’t mind giving me a bunch of free
Eric, I’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’t want to buy the additional darkening toner solution. I saw something called Rapidmask high detail which doesn’t require washout
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 & build up a resource of unique glass work to help inspire us. If you’d like
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
Hi Eric, I was looking for a pressure pot blaster and saw something on harbor freight’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,
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’t you say that one of those “Cricut” machines that scrapbookers use work for patterns? You load vinyl in the machine and it will cut out fairly intricate designs. They
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,
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.
