In high school, we used dilute HF to etch glass. Use diamond to score it if you need fine lines. There is glass etching cream available at craft stores.
Regards, Bob... -------------------------------------------- "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" -Martin Luther From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> NaOH definately etches glass, especially if you heat it > > Hmmm... I didn't think of heating it. I do know that some pretty > concentrated NaOH can be kept in glass containers (but, that's at > room temperatures, I guess). > > > And, truly folks, don't use HF. It's very hard to handle and it's > > physiological effects are severe. > > I was not, of course, actually suggesting anyone use the stuff - <g> > - I was thinking out loud hypothetically. (Isn't HF what is used to > etch "frosted" glass industrially?) > > > NaOH will just burn you . . . > > Har! That's ~much~ better, then - <g>. > > >> Paul (Chemist know-it-all) <G> > > Fred (Armchair Chemist) <g>
