Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Milling Glass

John
The glass beads are highly abrasive and get into everything
Its a really nasty stuff and not any xy table will last longer then a
few weeks.
But what about using a plotter that puts a rubber paint (like for roofs)
(anything hard gets worn by the beads, but rubber not)
on the glass. And then you make standard glass blasting.
Small trick instead of steel or tungsten jets use nylon or rubber jets.
They are much cheaper and last the same as steel.
Have fun
Sven Peter



kleinbauer@... wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
> I was hoping to find away to etch glass at a hobby
> level. My friends own a glass company. They do custom store
> fronts. Right now they have an artist who comes in and does
> letter heads etched on the glass windows. The artist suits
> up in a booth, he uses glass beads shot out of a sand blaster.
> He uses masking tape and a razor to lay out the designs.
> Someday I hope to build a device simular to a ink jet printer.
> Instead of ink It will be shooting glass beads. Righ now I am
> still at work redrawing my circuit board. I want my homemade
> milling machine to etch the board and put in starter holes.
> The first set of boards worked great, except for manual hole
> layout and drilling process. I want to be able to supply
> circuit boards for my kits. I am predrilling the hole
> locations with the mechanical etching bits.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Andrew Werby <drewid@l...> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps you already know this, but if you can cut vinyl stencils
>
> (with a
>
>> plotter) you can adhere them to glass and use abrasive blasting to
>
> carve
>
>> your design into it. This is a lot quicker and easier than trying
>
> to mill
>
>> the glass directly.]
>>
>> Andrew Werby
>> www.computersculpture.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> kleinbauer@j... wrote:
>> Subject: Re: Milling Glass
>>
>> Hi,
>> I listed the entrance point. I mistook the vinyl stick ons
>> for glass etching. The site is still neat none the less.
>>
>> John
>>
>> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Sven Peter, TAD S.A." <peteryco@r...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello John,
>>> This Dirk has quite a lot on his homepage. Very interesting but
>>> way to much for a 2 finger eagle type writer like me to translate.
>>> Everything is related with CNC, but I didn´t find glas
>>
> engraving.
>
>>> Which entrance?
>>> Sven Peter
>>>
>>>
>>> kleinbauer@j... wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> I found a site that shows how to mill pictures onto
>>>> glass. I am hoping someone can translate the info a little.
>>>> What is the tool the guy is using mounted in what appears
>>>> to be a stepper as a spindle motor? You can step through
>>>> the site with the buttons on the bottom or click on
>>>> Folienschneiden mitder CNC Anlage. I know my last name is
>>>> the German word for small farmer but I am of English descent.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://members.aol.com/DHaupt8195/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>> Andrew Werby - United Artworks
>> Sculpture, Jewelry, and Other Art Stuff
>> http://unitedartworks.com
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