> On the subject of doing clever things with glass - does anyone > know how they make those ornaments which have '3d engravings' > inside a block of glass? They appear to be made out of sets of > 'dots', so I'm guessing something like focussed pulsed lasers > or ultrasonics to create local micro-cracking. Probably some surgeon fed up doing kidney stones and couldn't be bothered trying to get his handicap down anymore -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu