repodon 1 Posted September 23, 2009 the first one is a water fall with old bricks and palm trees the second one is of 3 horses calaping threw the field Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikerob2334 2 Posted September 23, 2009 kinda hard to see. is that etched? if so what did you use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted September 23, 2009 it is sandblasted with walnut shells i used regular vinyl and did a design and weeded it and then sandblasted it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted September 23, 2009 i will get a better picture in morning sorry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikerob2334 2 Posted September 23, 2009 i've been itching to try that. how do you like the shells compared to other media? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bamafan2277 50 Posted September 23, 2009 very nice Don!! I would not want to weed that waterfall one! lol Keep up the good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gozo 4 Posted September 23, 2009 Hi, great work. I,m very curious,what did you use to etch those designs, was it a pressure pot or could I use a handheld gun blaster like the ones at Harbor freight. thanx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted September 23, 2009 i used a hand held gun in a sandblast cabinet i like the shells better as they are smaller and less likely to miss any small area i have a old steam locamotive with several old train cars and omg it was a pain in the ass took over 4 hours to weed alone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gozo 4 Posted September 23, 2009 Thanks Don, you,ve been ever so helpful. cheers, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kenya Posted September 23, 2009 Looks good Don.... I especially like the horses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cre8tiveCutter 7 Posted September 23, 2009 Great work Don ! I want to give that a try but I'm not sure what I need to buy, can you fill me in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted September 23, 2009 go to harbor fraight and just buy the cabinet and the walnut shells or what ever media you want and thats it with me i bought every thing cabinet walnut shells pressur pot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cre8tiveCutter 7 Posted September 24, 2009 Hey Don what does a pressure pot do? and what do you blast with? is there another piece of equipment? like a blow torch or something? LOL Renee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sciondrgn Posted September 24, 2009 Thats crazy fun weeding right there.. Looks great hehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted September 24, 2009 Cre8tiveCutter no need for a blow torch a pressure pot it a basically a huge pot on wheels that you put the media in and hook it to a air tank and also it is used for bigger items that are too big to put in the sandblast cabinet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cre8tiveCutter 7 Posted September 24, 2009 Thanx for the info Don! Let me see if I get this....you need an air tank with a hose to connect to the cabinate and the shells or sand is in the cabinate? the air from the hose blows the sand or shells around? Sorry for the dumb questions...lol I'm trying to learn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron636r 0 Posted September 24, 2009 Does glass media work for etching? My father called me the other day and he said he had a 25lb bah of a very very fine glass media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted September 25, 2009 glass beads do work creative what a air compresser does is blows the air in to a hose that you connect to the sandblast gun and the air blows the media ( wal nut shells ) out and hits the mirror or glass or what ever else you may be sandblasting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted September 25, 2009 Nice work don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cre8tiveCutter 7 Posted September 25, 2009 AHHH!! ok so along with the cabinate you need a sandblasting GUN....see I knew there had to be another piece to this! One more question...I'm assuming you need to COVER the whole item you are blasting except the part you want blasted right? so do you tape it all up? even inside the glass if thats what your doing? Renee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gozo 4 Posted September 25, 2009 If I wanted to etch a glass, is the pot essential or can I just use the blaster gun connected to the compressor and leave out the pot? thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted September 25, 2009 if you get the cabinet the gun comes with it i use my cutter to cut the designs i want then i weed it take out the stuff that doesnt belong there and then i put it on the mirror or glass i want then tape the areas that i do not want to be blasted the pressure pot is for things bigger that doesnt fit into the cabinet if i want to use the pressure pot i use the gun that came with the cabinet fo to harbor freight and it all comes with the cabinet the only thing you will have to buy seperatly is the air compressor the gun comes with it and also u will have to buy the media and thats it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gozo 4 Posted September 25, 2009 Again I thank you Don, you have been extremly helpful. cheers, and God Bless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
