I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?

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      9 days ago

      Etch Pyrex? Are you insane?

      Do you literally want it to break?

      checks username

      Ok, carry on…

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          Hasn’t broken mine. Despite the other person saying I’m trolling… Sometimes I am… but not this time. I have old school pyrex stuff and I used a small carbide drill tip and just scratched the marking for ¼, ⅓, ½, 1. Worked fine. I didn’t write any numbers or anything just a small scratch. The numbers are already implied so whatever.

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              Yeah when I said etch I should’ve just said scratch i suppose. I wasn’t recommending you pull out the Dremel and copy it one to one. Just small cosmetic scratches. Or you can look around at antique shops, I find stuff like that all the time for cheap.

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          Yes it releases the tension within the glass, and I think it’s still heat tempered glass even tho it’s not borosilicate - meaning it would crack once you broke the surface.

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          Yes, and laser etching metal is a thing as well, which changes the material’s temper, glass or metal, creating a potential weak point.