CO2 Laser Etch Tempered Glass

Laser etch tempered glass? Sure. Here is how using a CO2 laser

Laser Used is the Monport 40W CO2

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[ricklaser]

You cleared up a doubt for me. I have engraved hundreds of crystal glasses and wine glasses but I have never engraved tempered glass. Just today a client sent me tempered glass trays for engraving and I was apprehensive... My machine is 60W and I normally use 300mm/s speed, 30 to 35% power and 0.1mm gap. I always place a newspaper wet with soap and water on the engraving area. I think I can use the same setup for tempered glass. Your video is very good, very educational. Thank you Roger.

[ToOldToDoThis]

Another amazing project idea. Now all that I need to do is learn some more about using my laser and then get a CO2 laser.

[davidpingel]

Nice video Roger. You explain it very well and if a CO2 laser is available would be interesting to try. Thank you!!

[jacka.williamsjr.]

I have done this with a diode with chalkboard paint and back light it ! 5.5 watt

[mrgrinch]

great video thanks can you color the etch with a paint or rub?

[jmp]

Great video, very helpfull. I'm curious why you converted it to a vector and used fill instead of dither. Most people use dither when engraving glass from what I found. Have you tried running another layer with a line so it makes the edges more crisp? I heard some do that as well but I didn't know how tempered glass would hold up with that. And lastly, have you tried other tempered glass thats made better? If so, does it require different settings? I have heard cheap glass is way harder to get a good finish with and all of these variations have made me worried about engraving glass. I want to do a PC tempered glass side panel but I dont want it to break and not be able to replace it.