It is hard to get good results engraving directly on glass. How it comes out is highly dependent on the exact glass you use, and so you won’t know what you get until you try. I have had one really nice result and a bunch of mediocre ones.
The Aura might be able to engrave LazerMask though. See my posts for ideas.
I spent the afternoon playing with my Rayzist LazerMask samples. It was tough to figure out the best Glowforge settings but I eventually got something good.
This is a neat material and you should check it out if you like glass etching. It is a game changer if you are used to vinyl sticker masks. The caveat, of course, is that the item you are etching must fit into your Glowforge, so vinyl cutter sticker masks still have their place for bigger items.
tl;dr
Create a black raster image
Engrave …
If you are not familiar with LazerMask , it’s a stick-on masking product which can be engraved away by a laser. The exposed glass can then be etched with an abrasive blast. This is pretty great because you don’t have to make a sticker and weed it… The laser vaporizes the mask, and then you just etch it. This lets you etch complex designs. And did I say… No weeding?
I developed Glowforge settings and shared them in this thread:
This process is great but it has one significant drawback: you can…
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