![]() ![]() Now, lubricate the cutting wheel on the glass cutter with a drop of lightweight cutting oil or machine oil. Once you’ve had a little practice cutting glass, you can skip the duct tape. The duct tape isn’t absolutely necessary, but it’ll help prevent the straightedge from shifting out of position. Set the straightedge on the mark, and secure it with two strips of duct tape. Use a framing square, steel rule, or other straightedge to serve as a guide for the glass cutter. For example, to cut a 10-inch-wide piece of glass, measure 9 7/8 inches and then make a mark. To compensate for the offset, subtract 1/8 inch from the desired measurement. However, the cutting wheel is offset from the edge of the cutter by about 1/8 inch. Next, mark the cut line onto the glass with a fine-tip indelible marker. Set the clean plate glass onto the cloth-covered work surface. It’s important to clean the glass before cutting to prevent any dirt or grit from stalling the tool’s cutting wheel. Put on leather gloves and safety glasses, and use cotton rags and window cleaner to clean both sides of the plate glass. Lay down a thin, damp rag to create a non-slip, supportive layer for the glass. ![]() Sweep or vacuum the work surface to remove any dust, dirt or debris. Just be sure the work surface is rigid if there’s any flex in it, the glass will crack when you go to cut it. Prepare a clean, flat, hard surface for cutting glass, such as a sturdy workbench or thick piece of plywood. But don’t be fooled by appearances: This tool has remained virtually unchanged for more than 150 years because it cuts glass quickly, efficiently, and cleanly.īesides a glass cutter, you’ll also need a can of cutting oil or machine oil, window cleaner, some kind of straightedge guide, a few cotton rags, duct tape, snug-fitting safety glasses and leather gloves. Resembling a medieval toothbrush, it consists of a cast-metal handle that has a round ball on one end and on the other end a notch-toothed head fitted with a tiny steel cutting wheel.Īt first glance, it’s hard to imagine that this tool could cut through water, much less plate glass. The manual glass cutter is arguably the most innocuous-looking tool ever produced. The primary tool used to cut glass is-surprise!-a glass cutter. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play ![]()
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