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What Type of Sandblast Equipment for Etching is Recommended?

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving, Sandcarving Examples 24 Comments

Many people ask me about “what type of sandblasting equipment is recommended to etch glass,” and it really depends on what your goal is. I discuss this in the ebook/membership site and occasionally throughout the blog, but I don’t think I have explained it in one, concise, detailed post on this blog. After receiving the

Finding the Best Etching Cream Experiment

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Eric Robert

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I don’t use etching cream quite as much as sandblasting, but many people here use it and I enjoy experimenting to find the better products. I also find it interesting to mix/combine cream with sandblasting or engraving as I will be discussing in the member’s area here. So it is something you might want

Martha Stewart Craft’s etching cream

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Eric Robert

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I wanted to create this post to clear up some information that I placed on my site that is somewhat confusing, and explain another etching cream made by Martha Stewart Crafts. In my free PDF ebook about cream and throughout other pages on this site, I have commented that all etching creams produce fairly similar

Is Glass Cutter Oil Required?

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Eric Robert

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I recently got this question about glass cutters and oil. “I just received the Toyo glass cutter (which was suggested in my bottle cutter plans). It’s oil filled. How can that work based on the position of the cutter in the guide? Oil does not run uphill. Thanks in advance, Jim” My response: The oil

Create 2 Shades with Etching Cream

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Eric Robert

Posted in Blog Content, Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving, Tutorials 13 Comments

I recently received a question from one of my subscribers asking: how do you get 2 different textures, light and dark with etching cream? Most people know that this can be done with rotary engraving and I have been doing 2 tone etchings with sandblasting through the use of either 2 stage sandcarving or shade

How to Autograph Glass by Etching

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Eric Robert

Posted in Questions About Products, Etching, & Sandcarving, Tutorials 2 Comments

Engraved signature by rotary engraver and sandblasting.

A while back, I asked my newsletter subscribers to submit some questions that they were interested in and I would try to make some tutorials. A subscriber named David asked me to do a tutorial on how to autograph glass by etching. Basically he wanted to add his signature to his stained glass projects after

Etching on Large Shower Glass Panels with Cream? or Sandblasting?

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Eric Robert

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In my personal opinion, one of the most interesting items that I see etched is shower glass panels and other large decorative glass objects. It really adds some elegance to a bathroom or blank storefront glass sheet. This is done to add privacy, reduce sunlight, or to just etch a logo while adding some class

Software for Cricut to Make Stencils

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Eric Robert

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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’t use third party software. Read the question and answer below along with the comments in this post about using Cricut to make

Vinyl Cutter & Vector Conversion Help

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Eric Robert

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Hi Eric, So I am writing in total frustration….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

Sandblasting Glass Question With Vinyl Cutter

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Eric Robert

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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…I can not draw to save my soul. Then I found out about the vinyl cutter/plotter, but know NOTHING

Creation Pcut Vinyl Cutter for Stenciling

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Eric Robert

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Hi, I bought your book…awesome, lots of great tips and pointers. I looked for a Creation Pcut vinyl cutter on eBay…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 “Creation Pcut model #CTO730..28 inch”. Is this

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