Marking your carboy

[gizmodog51]

God Da**ed OUTSTANDING GUMP! that's the quickest idea the platoon has ever heard!

you'll go far in this man's brew army

and the beer bottle idea is great too.

now i know why i like mixing wit youse guys.......

GD

 

[EinGutesBiersSWMBO]

Anyone try this yet, before/after picture?

I've got a picture with and without Rub N' Buff on a growler. I plan on trying it on a carboy soon.

 

[Babybatch]

I've got a picture with and without Rub N' Buff on a growler. I plan on trying it on a carboy soon.

Man would I love to see a tutorial on how you did those growlers!! They look awesome!! How did you achieve so much detail. The lettering in the bottom rocker looks nice and sharp.

 

[user 160740]

That Rub n' Buff stuff doesn't look like it drys or hardens, or more of a wax or buffing compound. Does it rub off if you touch it or leave any residue? A lot of reviews state to use a water-based clear coat if you use it on anything you'll be touching.

I'm also interested in how you etched all that detail into your growler, and don't say xacto knife

 

[Hang Glider]

I would venture a guess that a reasonably coarse (110) Silk Screen would work - burn your image and wash out the emulsion, then tape firmly to the growler and etch ???
a bit of an investment, but you could use it many times...

screen frame at amazon

 

[stever1000]

Any Canadians comment where they get it from in Canada?

 

[awoitte]

This shows how I etched gallon/half gallon marks on my carboy using glass acid etch.
This is what you need:
1. Carboy
2. Masking tape 1/2" and 1" (or whatever you want, I already had these)
3. Armor Etch Glass etching (got it from Roberts Craft)
4. Flux brush
5. Scrapbooking letter set.

Add a half gallon of water at a time, and mark it with the masking tape. I just centered the 1/2" tape over the water line. Then add your numbers from the stencil set. Then dump out the water.

Add the etching cream with the flux brush and let sit for about 10 minutes.

Wash off the acid with tap water and remove the masking tape.

And that's it
I got a little bleed through with the acid, but my masking tape is pretty old.

Would you mind re-posting images? They're no longer showing..

 

[HotRod9mm]

Just did my first carboy. I have access to a Laser engraver so it does not take to long to finish. Took longer to fill the carboy and mark it with a sharpie then to use the laser.

The 6 gal mark was the tough one, laser head just touched the corner of the carboy as it moved. 3gal mark is wet so it does not show up too well in the pic.

 

[HotRod9mm]

Forgot to post my growler.

 

[day_trippr]

I want a fricken' laser!
With or without the shark

 

[HotRod9mm]

I want a fricken' laser!

This is almost the same machine I'm using. Same size cabinet but 75w not 50w.

You too can own one for about $40K

 

[day_trippr]

Woof! Could that fit a carboy?
Somewhat ironically, the Spousal Unit worked for Rofin-Baasel (nee AB Lasers) for almost 30 years and retired just before Coherent acquired them this year.
The production techs were only too happy to mark stuff onto anything one brought them.
It never dawned on me to bring in a carboy

Cheers!

 

[HotRod9mm]

Woof! Could that fit a carboy?

It has a 40" x 28" foot print with a "Z axes" of 16"(IIRC) so I guess if I set it up correctly I could get 2 inside.