"^TahirKanch^" wrote in message
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Hi,

I am fully aware of the dangers for HF, but can anyone please guide me,


***How to setup a workshop/studio to acid etch 5 feet long sheet of
glass?***

I have worked with it in a different country, but because of OSHA, EPA,
Fire Marshall etc. requirements am confused as how to go about setting
up a studio for acid etching here in the U.S.

I know that there needs to be a proper ventilation and proper storage
along with handling ofcourse. I also realize that an OSHA approved
equipment is very expensive.

***Can someone please guide me to what the OSHA approved equipment is
AND please tell me if there is any other cheaper alternative to
that?***

Any help would be very much appreciated!!

Tahir.


You are in the wrong topic to be looking for "cheaper", this is the only
topic in glass which I refuse to participate in.
The risks are too high, all of the "old guys" that did it are gone, there
are no old , experienced people left to talk to.
Does that tell you anything?

the large glass houses that would use acid etched panels have found it
cheaper and more productive to silk screen ceramic frit and run it thru a
tempering oven, (spell all that big $$$$) than to resort to HF etching.

There is NO "cheaper than" when dealing with HF, and damn few hospitals have
seen the damage done by an acid that poisons AND burns, and is attracted by
Calcium. You know, that stuff your bones are made of...

If you have the experience in another country, go do it there, somebody will
get hurt here if you need those answers to those questions before you even
start.

Nasty stuff whose results in the art glass world can be replicated in other
, safer ways.