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Features
Custom Gift Products in the Glass Etching Industry
From awards to ornaments, it’s best to think outside the box.
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Expand Your Graphics Business With Sandcarving
What it takes to get started in the gifts business.
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Customizable Glass Products
Those of you who have been following my articles over the years know that every now and then I like…
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Blasting and Engraving Mask Selection
No matter if you just started your career as an engraving/blasting specialist, there is always room for improvement on every…
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Education
Signs of Days Gone By
One of the things that keep me interested in our work is that it is so varied. From creating a…
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Profitable, Personalized Wood Products
Having my main focus usually on glass products, I need to remind myself that there are other substrates that also…
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Education
Types of Compressors for Sandcarving
Most people think that a compressor is a compressor, but that’s far from true. There are at least five different…
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Education
Holiday Staples: Common Ornament Types and Edge Finishes
One of the main staples of the holiday season is ornaments. They can be used for any special occasion or…
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Education
Abrasive Types for Etching
Some of the choices you are faced with if you etch and carve glass include glass beads, beach sand (brown),…
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High-Volume Sandcarving Considerations
In the awards industry, many of us are used to working with equipment that is suitable for small-scale production. We…
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How can a decorator make the most of their time in the sandcarving process?
It is always a good idea to gang up certain processes. By this, I mean do all of one step…
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How important is a well-ventilated space when applying color to sandcarved items?
Color application is an often-requested add-on treatment for sandcarved items and requires, besides the obvious paints, an area that is…
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How can airbrushing paint be applied to a sandcarving project?
One method of applying paint to a sandcarving project is by airbrushing. The hand motions of airbrushing are similar to…
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Which light wattage is best for exposing photoresist film for sandcarving?
An important factor in choosing the right light to expose photoresist film is the wattage of the bulb. In the…
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Start Off with the Right Image for Sandcarving
For photoresist production, you can choose bitmap images, even though vector images are better quality. You can’t cheat by using…
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What sort of projects can be done with sandcarving photographs?
Most photographic images were used to capture people in an event in their lives. The events span our whole life: There…
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