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Step By Step

A very short description of how I etch my designs. I will get a little more in depth here soon.

I start with a basic design, sometimes on the computer, but in this case it was just as easy to do a pencil sketch. I then scanned and emailed the sketch for final approval.

sketch of trees

Next I put the glass in my booth. I have a Glide Through Carver that I got through Photobrasive Systems in Minnesota. The booth allows me to work on large pieces of glass up to 6' wide and virtually any length. I have hand cut the vinyl and will be blasting the last layer here. (The front door of the booth is still open in this picture!)

treebooth.jpg

I then transfer the design to a resist. In this case Mac-tac. If I had done the design on the computer I would then take the design (or email it) to my friends sign shop.( Mark Paetz at the Instant Sign Shop.) He would then cut the design in sign vinyl for me.
In the layering process I take one section of the resist at a time. Any pieces that are not touching can come off first.

treestart.jpg

 
 
 
 
 
 
This is the final result!

tree1.jpg

This is the second window to the set. These windows were for privacy windows in two bathrooms. The house is absolutely beautiful and is in Shawnagin Lake. The owners built it to rent out as a vacation home.

tree2.jpg

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here's a picture with three of the windows side by side.
There were four all together.

tree3.jpg

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