First time engraving/ etching shot glasses and I think they came out perfect! Just sharing some pics/ specs I did for them.
These are squares so they laid nice and flat. They also measured 1 and 3/4 inches. So it was perfect for taking out the crumb tray.
My settings were:
Speed 700
Full Power
340 Lines
.25 Focus Height
They had a foggy layer of glass over the initial engrave, but once I scratched / clean that off, the engraving is perfect and strong. It is even sunken into the glass just like it would do to wood.
Omg this looks AMAZING!!! I’ve etched glass with my Cricut and the cream but this came out way better than using the cream. I can’t wait to begin using mine to do the same thing.
I’ve done some Shot glasses as well couple of tips I found helped
1: Square Glasses are you best friend when it comes to etching, flattish surface means consistent engraving
2: Painters edging tape is the next best friend, it’ll give the camera something to focus on when it’s setting depth. Also found that it stops the glass from cracking inadvertently.
3: Settings wise I’ve been selecting Medium Clear Acrylic and it seems to work really well
You can make a jig for tapered glasses to flatten the surface. The angles of the slots are just at a higher gradient so that the top fall through more then the bottom:
What settings did you use to engrave on these glasses? Did you use the Glowforge excel sheet settings? Also, did you use one sheet if cut up wood to keep the cups in place? Or did you stack them? Just getting info for when I decide to do it. Thanks!
Hi GingerBased! Just found your post. I purchased the shot glasses from your link and I am excited to try it out! Per chance did you ever share the jig you created for these shot glasses? Thanks!
My husband came home and asked if I could engrave shot glasses. I said theoretically, yes, but I’d never done it before. I used the above settings, and the jig from here:
along with dish soap on the surface, and my first try was a great success.
This isn’t my design, it’s a random quote from a megabundle I got from Creative Fabrica for sending an invite to a friend to join their mailing list.
I’d love a link.