Etching Glass

[Crypto]

I had bought a diamond drag bit that was quite expensive and was thoroughly disappointed in its performance. I attempted to etch a military symbol about 5 inches long and 1 inch high and the diamond wore out before it finished. I don't know if i had received a bad tip or what but had to get a project out asap.

So in my hasted I attempted to use a diamond etching bit for a Dremmel #7134 and to my surprise it did quite well and actually carved the glass vs just etching it. It did so well i actually set it up to do a multi layer cut in glass first cut was 1/32 and the second was 1/16 to give a 3d effect. Unfortunately I didn't save a picture of the project, but just for fun i etched a 3 dollar picture frame glass i got from hobby lobby to show everyone. The vector was not very good either

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[Crypto]

BTW I made all my cuts with the glass submerged in water, The bit will burn up if you don't use water. My first cut I used a spray bottle, but later on I submerged the glass using a cookie pan and 2 sided tape.

[myxpykalix]

You wouldn't think a diamond would wear out with glass? But the other bit looks like it worked quite well. That's a good tip about submerging it in water but i would have thought the tape wouldn't hold. What brand of two sided tape did you use? Good job...

[bobmoore]

Nice recovery with the dremel bit Crypto. You went 1/16 deep in one pass?

[elcar903]

looks good, and thanks for the info on hoe to cut on glass

[jTr]

Could you clarify- I get the impression you shifted to an engraving type path with the dremel bit spinning. Is that correct, or did you simply drag it with motor unplugged?
Nicely done!

Jeff