AMAZING TIPS FOR GLASS ENGRAVING!!!!!

Engraving is the practice of making designs onto a hard, usually flat surfaces. Engraving is basically done to make the material look beautiful. One of the most trending engravings is Glass Engraving.

Glass engraving is not a new process . Many people have been engraving glass from decades, some as their hobby & others for making money. CO2 laser engravers help you to engrave flat materials including window glass or mirrors, round workpieces such as wine or champagne glasses, and conical items like bottles and much more.

Engraving the cast glass is considered to be a good choice & it costs less whereas engraving hand-blown glasses or crystal glasses are expensive.

With time & with new methods, glass engraving becomes an easy task.

In this article, we will tell you the better method in practising the art of the glass engraving.

1. THERE ARE SOME GLASS GRAVING TOOLS WHICH WE CAN USE FOR ENGRAVING:-

1. Diamond Ball Burrs
2. Green Silicon Carbide Stone Burrs
3. White Arkansas Stone Burrs
4. Grey or Brown Rubber Silicone Burrs
5. Silicone Abrasives

Steps to be followed before engraving the glass:

I. For the first step, you have to choose the glass object to engrave. The object can be a window, flower vase, key chain or glasses for drinks, etc.

II. For the second step, you should decide which stencils that you will use. Place the stencils accurately in the right place.

III. Depending on the size and the shape of the glass that you use, you may need to use the clamp to hold it steadily. Don’t hold the glass too tightly with a clamp.

IV. Draw on the outer surface of the glass using the stencil & the wax marker.

Laser engraving and cutting are the two interesting things that can help you to create a unique and attractive design on any material.

1. LASER ENGRAVING - some methods of doing laser engraving are:

Moist paper towel

Before you start engraving:

• Apply a moist single-layer paper towel to the glass, it will prevent the engraving area from becoming rough and leads to a clear, white engraving result.

• Don't let air bubble to enter, if an air bubble enters, it will overlap the engraved image.

Application tape:

Apart from moist paper towels, application tape can also be used:

• To prevent the surface from roughening.

• With application tape, however, the engraving colour is rather greyish and not bright white.
• Once engraving is done, clean the glass to remove any adhesive residue.

Engraving without auxiliary materials:

• Moist paper towel or application tape are not required for processing.

• You can change the colour in the graphic from 100% black to about 70% grey to minimize the effect of heat on a large surface.

• With this roughness results less.

2. CUTTING -

• A laser cutter uses a laser beam for cutting or etch the material.

• It set the beam to a focal length & with that craft the images on glass.

At last, we can say with the help of glass engraving we can make our item more personalized and attractive.

if you want to get any idea about glass engraving then you can contact our team of experts. They will assist you in the right way and provide you with the desired results.