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Etching a complex design
Hello,
I have started some simple glass etching, and right now I am simply using Armour Etch on top of contact paper. I trace a design onto the contact paper, and then cut out areas out with a razor. It's rudimentary, but it works. However, the design can only be cut so finely before I either go insane or the contact paper stops sticking. Does anyone know of some (DIY) methods of etching a more complex design? Are there some photo-sensitive etch-resist substances I can use, similar to the emulsion in screen printing maybe? |
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Etching a complex design
Steve Ackman wrote:
[...} I did some etching using rubber cement as a resist some years back. I don't recall the exact step-by-step but the reason I went to rubber cement was for better detail than contact paper/tape was providing. {...} I have not tried rubber cement yet, but I believe it works. You can scibe it with a sharpened toothpick when it is still wet. That way you can etch fine liens on clear. If you want the other way round, clear lines on matte background, you may try painting hot wax with a fine brush. -laurt |
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Etching a complex design
On May 16, 6:14*pm, wrote:
Hello, I have started some simple glass etching, and right now I am simply using Armour Etch on top of contact paper. I trace a design onto the contact paper, and then cut out areas out with a razor. It's rudimentary, but it works. However, the design can only be cut so finely before I either go insane or the contact paper stops sticking. Does anyone know of some (DIY) methods of etching a more complex design? Are there some photo-sensitive etch-resist substances I can use, similar to the emulsion in screen printing maybe? Try using an actual sandblasting resist, a much better adhesive than contact paper...Venture makes several that you should be able to get at any stained glass shop. You can use photo resist if you have the equipment. Just Google photo-resist. |
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