How do they match: Etchers and Engravers

  • Textile Engraver

  • Guide stylus over template, causing cutting tool to duplicate design or letters on workpiece.
  • Observe actions of cutting tools through microscopes and adjust stylus movement to ensure accurate reproduction.
  • Remove wax or tape from etched glassware by using a stylus or knife, or by immersing ware in hot water.
  • Select and insert required templates into pattern frames beneath the stylus of a machine cutting tool or router.
  • Transfer image to workpiece, using contact printer, pantograph stylus, silkscreen printing device, or stamp pad.