My response/discussion from my point of view and based on my experience:
Best advice : Embracing your artistic activities can lead to great personal growth and fulfillment. It's important to remember that every artist's journey is unique, filled with both successes and challenges. Building confidence in your abilities often comes from practice, experimentation, and yourself to make mistakes. Celebrate your progress, seek feedback, and stay open to new ideas and techniques. The key is confidence and to enjoy the process and express yourself freely!
Wear protective gloves, goggles, and a mask when working.
Favorite tools: Dremel unlock the world of creative possibilities with its diversity of tools, bits, accessories and attachments. Personally, I use Dremel for engraving and etching among other projects and activities, for these glass etching projects I used the following Dremel tools, bits, attachments and accessories:
Tools: Dremel 3000 rotary tool and Dremel 2050 Stylo+ turned on and set it to 15,000 - 20,000 RPM.
Attachments: Dremel flex shaft aand Dremel Multi-vise
Bits: Dremel 729-01 Engraving and Etching Rotary Tool Accessories Kit among other Dremel bits.
Accessories: Dremel keyless
Others: A pipette to drop some water onto the design area
Challenges to overcome. It is easy for anyone to etch glass at home. However, engraving and etching is a hobby based on precision and patience and with the right tools, some patience, and a steady hand, I was able to create beautiful engraving and etching art and décor. I used to keep the joy in my creative process and allow my passion, confidence and enthusiasm for art to fuel my creations.
Sample Projects
Personalized Beer Mug (My Name) and Round Coaster
Remarks on these projects:
1- You won’t have to press hard to make an engraving onto the surface of the glass.
2- Higher RPMs might crack or damage the glass.
3- The Dremel Glass Etching set contains 8 glass engraving accessories, including silicon carbide grinding stones and diamond wheel points. A diamond-tipped is better for precise and sharp engraving and etching and straight edges while silicon carbide tips are better for shading or filling in areas.
4- Drip some water from a pipette onto your design area and engrave through the water, this will keep the dust down and give you a slightly different effect.
5- Before you start to engrave, ensure that you are wearing safety goggles and a dust mask as the glass particles are small and hazardous if breathed in. It is also recommended to wear second skin gloves as this will protect your hands if the Stylo+ or flex shaft slips and also to assist with gripping the glass.
Happy etching!
