Topic: Etching, engraving etc...

[Frank]

It says the diamond one is for glass.

[krsilber]

Whoops, didn't see that.  Anyway, that one's called a "scribe" there, not a needle.

Have to admit, I searched, and one of the sites I looked at did talk about a diamond-tipped needle for glass engraving.  I was wrong.

[aa]

Etching needles cut through an asphalt-based resist,

You mentioned wax based resists used with pantographs, but you may be interested to know that asphalt based resists are also used, particularly at Baccarat.

[krsilber]

That doesn't surprise me.  Asphalt was used in some plate etching resists, too. 

[nigel benson]

Hi Kristi,

Yes, I almost missed the glass reference. To be fair, it is down as "....and can also etch glass." after zinc and copper.

Nigel

PS. Just off to the Hi Sklo Lo Sklo exhibition at King's Lynn, so will come back to this, hopefully, when I get back next week. N

[Frank]

Glass always takes last place  except here of course.