Glass Etching Calculator

Etching cream volume from design area.

Design width (mm)

Design height (mm)

Etched coverage (%)

Etch depth (mm)

Number of panels

Method

Tab to move between fields

Total etched area (m²)

0.05

Applications needed2

Etching cream (ml)4

Acid bath (liters)0

Resist/stencil area (m²)0.05

Processing time (min)14

Est. material cost ($)$0.37

Glass removed (g)2.25

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the Design Width and Height in mm and the Etched Coverage percentage of the design area.
Enter the Etch Depth in mm and Number of Panels to process.
Select the Method: etching cream (ABF paste) or acid dip (HF bath).
Review Etched Area in m², Applications Needed, and material quantities (cream or acid volume).
Check Processing Time and Estimated Material Cost to plan studio sessions and material ordering.

How the result changes with Design width (mm)

Design width (mm): Width of the area to be etched.
Design height (mm): Height of the area to be etched.
Etched coverage (%): Percentage of design area that gets etched (vs. masked/clear).
Etch depth (mm): Target etch depth. Shallow frost ≈ 0.01 mm, deep etch ≈ 0.1+ mm.
Number of panels: How many panels to etch.
Method: 0 = Etching cream (ABF paste), 1 = Acid dip (HF bath).

Total etched area (m²): Combined area of etched surface across all panels.
Applications needed: Number of etching cream applications or acid dips.
Etching cream (ml): Volume of etching cream needed (if cream method).
Acid bath (liters): Volume of HF acid solution needed (if acid dip method).
Resist/stencil area (m²): Vinyl resist material needed to mask unetched areas.
Processing time (min): Estimated total processing time for all panels.
Est. material cost ($): Approximate material cost for cream/acid and resist.
Glass removed (g): Weight of glass material removed by etching.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Design width (mm) = 300, Design height (mm) = 300, Etched coverage (%) = 50, Etch depth (mm) = 0.02 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Total etched area
Total etched area = etchedAreaSqM * panelCount
0.045 = 0.045
Calculate Applications needed
Applications needed = ceil(etchDepthMm / 0.01)
2 = 2
Calculate Etching cream
4 = 4