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Vinyl Cutter Modification to Prevent Vinyl or Sandmask Jam

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving, Tutorials 6 Comments

You may have a similar problem when your vinyl cutter starts cutting out a stencil or decal and the vinyl gets caught up in the blade so it wrinkles it all up. It is quite frustrating, especially when you are using expensive stencil material! In another way to explain it, while the vinyl cutter is

How to Sandblast Stone Signs with Address Numbers & Graphics

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Sandcarving Examples, Tutorials 5 Comments

sandblast stone sign with address, flowers and hummingbird.

I wanted to share with you a simple project I did a while back and explain the steps of how to sandblast stone signs to display an home address in a decorative way. These rocks can be big or small to add to your landscape to give it character and make your front yard unique

Micro Rotary Engraver Pen: Review for Engraving Glass Use

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving, Tutorials 5 Comments

I’ve been wanting to try out these low cost micro engraver pens for a while because they seem precise. Recently, I found the chance to test it out for engraving glass and I wanted to give my thoughts. First off, you can find these on Amazon here. Quick Rotary Engraving Experiment Print Pattern– just like

Making Custom Frame for Scenic Etched Glass

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Glass Art Spotlight, Tutorials 13 Comments

Custom frame etched glass of a boat and beach.

In this post I just wanted to show a simple etched project I worked on and built a wooden frame from scratch. This is something you can do too. I am working on putting together a more in-depth tutorial which will be posted in the member’s area. In a nutshell, here are the steps I

How to Make Faux Stained Glass with Crystal Paint on Picture Frames

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Tutorials 10 Comments

We had a very basic how to paint glass tutorial before which goes into the details on using our glass stain paint. (I use this paint for both regular faux stained glass painting and for spicing up etched glass. But in this tutorial, I wanted to provide details on faux stained glass painting on inexpensive

How to Take Apart & Clean a Glass Cutter

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Eric Robert

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A dirty, clogged glass cutter and how to clean.

Whether you used oil that isn’t made for glass cutting or the roller just clogged up over time, this post will explain how to take apart and clean a glass cutter. I haven’t used my Toyo cutter in a while and recently realized the head and roller blade was quite clogged up with gunk. I

How to Make Hand-Scribe Engravings

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Eric Robert

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Because there was a lot of interest in Derek’s diamond-tipped scribe engravings and I never tried it before, I wanted to post a simple beginner tutorial here on how to do it. The 3 piece diamond-point engraving scribe set used in this tutorial can be found on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/2sg62m3 I first searched for a

Highlighter Added to Etched Glass & Lighting it with Black lights

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Eric Robert

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I have talked about etching mirrors before and it is nothing new. We also featured many others like Steffen who lit his welcome sign with LEDs, Ernie who used LEDs to light up his framed mirror, Dana with a similar interesting piece, Suzanne with her Harley Davidson etched mirror, Schelesia with her Ford Mustang car

How to Setup the Upcycle EZ-Cut Bottle Cutter Video

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving, Tutorials 16 Comments

Tips on How to Score Your Bottle Perfectly Remove label and clean adhesive as best as you can Remember to hold the bottle against the back brace while turning Turn the bottle only once around, but you may go over areas that weren’t scored as well a second time. Apply pressure in between the wheels

How to (Successfully) Apply Rub N’ Etch Stencils

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Eric Robert

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Burnishing rub n etch stencil successfully.

At the moment, we only offer our Rub N” Etch stencil through our Amazon store here. There are positive traits with the Rub N’ Etch stencil type is they are more detailed and the etchings can look much better. The negative traits are that they can only be used once, can only be used with

How to Use Over n’ Over Reusable Stencils

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving, Tutorials 10 Comments

We offer a wide selection of reusable glass etching stencils here. These are sold under the brand name, Over n’ Over because they can be reused up to 20-30 times. These stencils are very flexible and easy to use. Follow the instructions shown below. 1. Clean the glass Start off by using a glass cleaner

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