Crafting Glass

I've been looking all over but can't find, I would like to buy etching stones; etching stones which I can hold and etch/carve/scratch designs into glass/plastic surfaces.

Is there an online store that sells these stones?

I am unable to find..
Thanks!

Home Depot- they call them Scribes. they look like metal pens with a sharp point

How Do You Etch Glass With Sand?
Anyone Know?

http://members.aol.com/aaasuper1/howto.htm

I read that you could put freezer paper in you printer as long as it flat, and be able to print stencils and maybe images on it. I was thinking if you can then could you use those same stencils to make glass etching designs on glasses using etching cream. Just an idea that came to mind.

I don't know about freezer paper, but I've read that white contact paper works well. Using this, you can stick your design right to the glass and not worry about it moving while you work. However, I don't think you can send it through a printer.

I need to get 14 different names engraved on drinking glasses that I will buy myself. Anyone know where I can get this done in LA area?

http://www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentPageView?storeId=10001&catalogId=9951&linkContent=PERSONALIZATION

There is a franchise called Things Remembered that will personalize with engraving gifts bought elsewhere. Here is the website to find one near you…

I am wondering if it would be possible to do glass etching on my glass center pieces for my wedding, and then remove it afterward. I would just be using the simplest method I can find in a craft store to do the etchings. Thank you!

True etching (either by acid or abrasive/sandblasting) removes glass. So the only way to "remove" etching is either put the glass back (not really possible) or remove glass from around the etching to re-smooth the surface (possible but takes a lot of work and the right materials).

Instead, you can buy "faux" etching paint at many of the craft stores. It looks (more or less) like glass etching/frosting — but can be removed afterwards. Make sure it isn't a bake-on paint — that won't likely come off easily if at all.

- Paul
Helios Kiln Glass Studio
Austin, Texas
www.heliosglass.com

The dishwasher detergent etched some of my glasses but not all of them. Does anyone know why this happens?

http://lancaster.unl.edu/home/articles/2007/EtchedGlass.shtml

Too much detergent and too high a wash temp.

It also says it is #1 of 1000!!

No

I am interested in glass etching work. Please inform me the safe way to etch glass. Also provide the chemical composition of hydrofluoric acid.

Buy the cream and follow the directions: it's the only safe way to do etching.

Hydroflouric acid: Hydrogen gas and flourine gas dissolved in water. You can't buy it without special permits, and it can dissolve its way out of almost any container. It can also eat your bones!

This is the nastiest chemical I have ever had to work with – and that was in a lab with every safety device needed.

Hydrofluoric acid is corrosive and a contact poison.
Symptoms of exposure to hydrofluoric acid may not be immediately evident. HF interferes with nerve function and burns may not initially be painful. Accidental exposures can go unnoticed, delaying treatment and increasing the extent and seriousness of the injury. HF is known to etch bone, and since it penetrates the skin it essentially breaks the person's bones without destroying the skin.

i want a glass etched design for a mirror with the budweiser clydsedale horses

Here is a site for Etched Clydesdale Horse Mirror
These mirrors are etched with a revolutionary photographic process that enables the etching to reproduce the shading and depth of the original art in photo realistic detail, an amazing advance over trditional etching. Images are etched on standard, 1/8" mirrors, hand-selected for flawless luster. This nostalgic horse and sleigh art is photo-realistically etched in beautifully framed mirrors and brings to mind a quieter, gentler time of horse-drawn sleighs gliding through snow-covered country lanes as David Boudin's work brings that era back to life. Oval frames are solid hardwood (ash) with an oak finish. All frames are hand stained and double laquer-coated to protect and enhance the natural beauty of the

http://www.e-horselovergifts.com/c3438-with-bells-on-clydesdale-horse-oval-mirror.html

clear glass that is removable and has a moose pic in the back and holds a tea light candle most likely found in alaska

Try searching online for adirondike or Pacific Northwest decorating accents. They have some really unique items on these sights. Hope you find what you're looking for.