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[Big Nake]

I had some glassware etched by Al Schneider (esigns4u.com) a few times but I'm having trouble contacting him now. Someone recently said that his site was down but that he was still etching glassware. I emailed him a few days ago with no response and his site IS down. Anyone?Ps. There are pics of the glasses he etched for me on my OTHER STUFF page.

[HVB]

I had some glassware etched by Al Schneider (esigns4u.com) a few times but I'm having trouble contacting him now. Someone recently said that his site was down but that he was still etching glassware. I emailed him a few days ago with no response and his site IS down. Anyone?Ps. There are pics of the glasses he etched for me on my OTHER STUFF page.

Funny you mention this. I just had my logo re-done by my BIL so that I could have Al etch it and when I went to your page to find his info I foudn his site gone. I really hope he is still doing etching.

[Big Nake]

I forget who it was but someone was having glasses etched for a wedding, I think. They told me that Al's site was down but that he was still etching. My email to him did not bounce back so my hope is that he is busy or on vacation & that he'll get back to me. I'll update this thread either way.

[HVB]

I'll update this thread either way.

Please do. I really want to get some glassed etched.

[Big Nake]

Just heard back from him: He's retired and no longer in operation. Also, he does not have anyone to recommend but said he would shoot me an email if he heard of anyone. I have seen ads on the web for glass etching but I haven't looked into minimums or pricing. Al was reasonable, quick and high-quality. Hopefully someone else is up to that challenge. Cheers.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I think BlKtRe knows someone who can do glass etching. He recently had some glasses done for Mugs for Jugs. Send him a PM.

[Big Nake]

I think BlKtRe knows someone who can do glass etching. He recently had some glasses done for Mugs for Jugs. Send him a PM.

Roger that.

[HVB]

Ken, Did you ever find a company to do this?

[Big Nake]

I looked around and there were some snags along the way. Some places only did their own artwork (where you could insert your name, initials, etc) and some other places would not do the etching on glassware other than theirs (they want to sell you glasses too) so it wasn't looking good. BlktRe's place had a minimum order which was high, I believe. So I ended up finding a place called GlassWithATwist and they would etch on my glasses and use my artwork. No minimum either. I spoke with someone named Kadence who helped me out. I ended up ordering some glasses (in this case, 16oz Bechers) from another source. The glasses were inexpensive... something like $13 for 6 glasses. But GlassWithATwist wants $8 each to etch and then there is shipping back to me. So it was a little pricier than Al Schneider would've been and a little more complicated. Kadence said that they could just order the glasses but they couldn't find the ones I wanted. I probably won't be doing too much of these anymore because it's not as easy as esigns4u, but I'm looking forward to seeing how these come out. Good luck.EDIT: I ordered those Bechers online and just had them shipped to GlassWithATwist to make it easier.

[harryfrog]

My brother in law has one of those vinyl cutting machines. My wife an I made stencils with it and used some $5 etching cream from Michaels to etch glass plates for one of her senior design projects. I think we made a dozen plates and still have the majority of the cream left.I would think you could find a local sign making place that would cut your logo onto vinyl for cheap - and you could just do the etching yourself. It's even cheaper to have the vinyl places make the mask for you if you do the "weeding" yourself (the removing of the negative bits that you don't want).

[Big Nake]

My brother in law has one of those vinyl cutting machines. My wife an I made stencils with it and used some $5 etching cream from Michaels to etch glass plates for one of her senior design projects. I think we made a dozen plates and still have the majority of the cream left.I would think you could find a local sign making place that would cut your logo onto vinyl for cheap - and you could just do the etching yourself. It's even cheaper to have the vinyl places make the mask for you if you do the "weeding" yourself (the removing of the negative bits that you don't want).

I actually looked into this too. I checked Google and looked at Amazon and I either got the impression that it was not easy to do or some additional equipment was necessary or it did not come out very good... ruining your glassware, plates, etc. I should probably just go to a hobby shop (or Michael's) and see if they have a kit. I would have no problem trying this myself but the vibe I got was... You have to be very good at this or you will ruin your glassware! If anyone finds a relatively easy way to do this with a kit & your own artwork, I'd love to hear about it.