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While looking through several threads regarding engraving ceramic tile, I found a thread from July 2009 that briefly mentioned a product that was referred to as "Vector Glass". Apparently this product was being sold by the same company that sells "Laser Tile", however, when I checked their website I found nothing about "Vector Glass".
What happened to "Vector Glass", is it still being sold or is it no longer available?
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What benefits are you looking for, that you wouldn't get from ordinary glass?
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I have vectored ordinary glass (by accident - hadn't noticed that there were hairlines in the customer's artwork).
It did work, but I threw away the glass IMMEDIATELY! Who knows what stresses the heat would have induced - I was worried that the glass might explode and send bits everywhere.
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I don't think a C02 laser can induce heat-stress that would cause problems after lasering. WHILE lasering, yeah, been there done that!I engraved some minature glass stair treads right after I got the Triumph, they were like 3" x 1.5" x an inch thick. Normal lasering looked okay but was hard to see because of the inconsistency of the glass (home-done in molds).. So I cranked up the power and found that 80 watts can melt glass on the fly- That engraving really popped!
So of course I experimented on some mirror tile, and an goblet-- The mirror just kept popping and breaking the more I kept going. The goblet I did just flat (no rotary) but before I got thru with one line it cracked, and kind of imploded. Neither of them EXpoded at all, they both just simply broke...
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THREE- make that FOUR now
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Well, it was just paranoia, but having seen glass explode from heat stress, I wasn't going to take any chances!
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I have vectored leaded glass before, just enough to score it for a teacher at our center, for more intricate or round cuts. She then broke it along the score lines.
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It's like working with mirror: glass tiles with a coating on the back that you raster off and (optionally) back-fill with paint or whatever. I bought one of their sample packs years ago and was seriously underwhelmed by the effect, especially given the prices they wanted for the stuff.Originally Posted by Scott Marquez
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"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
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Still available, somewhat to my surprise: http://lasertile.com/laser-glass/
[EDIT]Or not. That page still exists on their website, but it's a dead-end, no way that I can find to actually buy the stuff. You might try calling them, but as I recall, this company has rather chaotic inventory practices.
Last edited by Lee DeRaud; 10-23-2016 at 1:56 PM.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.
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Thanks to everyone for their input/feedback.
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