How to cut glass - art glass

[ChiLLaXN1337]

i just imagined undercover brother tapping on the window and then it shattering everywhere

[TheAteston]

more than easy

[vik4a1]

how come she didnt cut her hands :O

[nikospneuma1]

HAVE U GOT A TOOL FOR THIS JOB?CAN I USE SOMETHING ELSE

[azores5]

thanks for sharing your experience ! 5 stars for you !

[StellulaCalliope]

I have never cut myself in 15 years of breaking glass. If you hold the glass as shown in the video, you shouldn't hurt yourself. I don't know of anyone that scores and breaks glass with gloves, I expect this would seriously hamper dexterity.

[spectorman09]

Perhaps you have not been cut but it's a risk I wouldnt take. I would take precautions working with high voltage even though I have not been shocked in 7 years working in the field.

[koringeo]

in my ten years ive cut it with no gloves your cant the propper feel for it that way.

[StellulaCalliope]

@Pyramidtank - Thicker glass requires more force with the score and the break. You definitely can score and break 5-6 mm glass, but it's more of a "macho" kind of activity that scoring and breaking 3 mm art glass.

[MrAwsome514]

@StellulaCalliope Actually there is a method I learned that makes breaking thicker glass quite easy. Instead of breaking it by hand what you do is you pour boiling water over the score slowly to heat the glass up and then pour cold water over it to shock the glass into cracking. And the crack will follow the score mark.

[GlassArtDesigns]

In my experience [ 30 years ] the same force is used in cutting thicker glass

[kazper333]

@Pyramidtank only thin glass like this one, although there are a fe other tools to cut thicker glass, hope it helps

[cristafurrobin]

where can you find a glass cutter for cutting normal clear glass like what is used on windows

[StellulaCalliope]

Stores that sell stained glass supplies.

[freakyjos]

u sure have lots of glass to cut in ur free time

[StellulaCalliope]

I use a carbide wheel, oil dispensing cutter.

[gymnastchik1]

LOL that was SO FREAKING cool. Ummm, what ind of glass cutter are you using.

[loveyengu]

What's type of glass cutter are you are using? I want to cut some mirrors and that looks fairly easy.

[mattwizard123]

ya u think its easy til u break a peice and find out how much it cost and be carefull, u might want to leave it up to glaziers like myself to do that unless its small

[scatterbass]

What's with all the tapping? It looked like Aquatex Glass. Not that hard to cut and the run should have went pretty easy with a good cutter.

[StellulaCalliope]

The tapping is for cutting sharp curves in one go, especially difficult-to-cut opalescent art glass. I could not use art glass for the demonstration, because the movements are much easier to see with transparent glass.

[scatterbass]

Oh, I see. I'm a commercial cutter, but that on occasion I do custom work so I don't have a lot of experience with art glass short of seedy, glacier, fluted, and NOGA.

[crapbaggg]

most unexperienced cut i have ever seen............seemed like the guy jus got the cutter 2 days b4....saw somebody usin it... and thought "lets see what can i do with it"

[ivy1992]

i'ts actually a girl... ;)

[StellulaCalliope]

I've been cutting glass for 15 years. I've cut drapery glass, glass with a herringbone texture on one side and colored fractures on the other, glass that costs nearly $40 per square foot. Cutting clear float glass is easy as pie, but when you pay a lot for glass that behaves with some amount of unpredictability, you develop a different set of habits. I can't remember the last time I missed a score.

Cutting art glass is not cutting window glass.

[StellulaCalliope]

I have not once cut myself, and I'm rather clumsy!

[Ithalli]

Thats so dangerous!

[stsilas01]

that glass should have broke easy enough without tapping it all the way thru, tapping it gives it a more serrated edge, trust me i know what im doing

[StellulaCalliope]

That's clear glass that's easy to cut. Normally I wouldn't cut clear glass that way. However, when cutting tempermental art glass, I wouldn't do it any other way.

[zeppieri88]

whos the glazer? ;)

[driftingpro]

Can that glass cutter cut glass thats a lot thicker than the glass your cutting, StellulaCalliope? Thanks.

[StellulaCalliope]

Thicker, yes, but not a lot thicker! For considerably thicker glass, a diamond saw is best.

[slakiang]

clap clap clap clap clap clap info`s better than the instruction by best seller guide handbook. thanxs for the vid.

[mrpathos]

thank you for posting this! i had to cut a few mirrors down to size, and the instructions that came with my glass cutter were not intuitive; your videos were far more helpful. thanks!

[RongOst]

that was helpful, thanks for posting it.

[StellulaCalliope]

This is true with clear glass as shown in the video. However, with a lot of art glass, the break tends to run off the score when using running pliers.

[insidetheoutside20]

It chips less if you use running pliers.

[StellulaCalliope]

You can't use running pliers on a curvy score line.

[m4zda]

You can use running pliers to start the cut at both ends of a cut,it's easier to run then,without having to tap it all the way along. :oD

[StellulaCalliope]

There is no advantage to using running pliers for this, when it can be done with one quick tap with the ball of your glass cutter. Furthermore, you run the risk of the break running off the score if you apply too much force with running pliers.

[elismusicshow]

@StellulaCalliope I watched my local leadlight artist do it yesterday, She taught me how in ten minutes. I'll post a video to show you when I get the chance.