How to cut glass with a glass cutter

Cutting glass can be attributed to the skill of jewelry. After all, these experts can make a piece of this material a real masterpiece. However, this will require a sufficiently large amount of experience. At the same time, many can not just cut the glass in half, because they do not know the very basics of glass cutting.

We do not say that we will make you a sculptor with a glass-cutter instead of a chisel. However, you will learn how to make a glass tabletop and other similar things.

The choice of glass cutter

Any training begins with an introductory part. There are no exceptions in our business. Before proceeding to the matter, you need to familiarize yourself with many equally important aspects. One of them - the choice of glass cutter. In total there are 3 main types of these tools:

1. Glass cutter with natural diamond cutting tools.This tool is the most popular. It has a tip that can cut glass up to 10 mm thick. In this case, the cuts always turn out to be perfectly smooth and free from various defects, of course, if used correctly.
2. Roller cutting tool. His working tool is designed as a roller. Unlike the first option, instead of diamond, a special alloy of solid metals is used, which often are tungsten and cobalt.
3. Oil cutters are not much different from roller analogues. And to be more precise, the difference is only one. It consists in the fact that during cutting, a special oil lubricant is supplied to the cutting tool. It will not speed up the cutting process, however, this is not the advantage of the tool. Continuous oil supply will extend the life of the roller mechanism.

Returning to the first view, it is worth noting that the tool is not cheap. However, there are their counterparts, which cost less. The difference lies in the fact that instead of a real diamond, its artificial counterpart is used. It is worth noting that the quality of cutting it is not much inferior to the original, but it is effective when cutting glass with a thickness of 5 mm.

Preparation of glass and workplace

Glass must be prepared before cutting.If a new material is used, wiping with a dry cloth is sufficient. But the glass, which has already been used in everyday life, should be treated with special detergents, and then degreased with kerosene. In conclusion, it must be thoroughly dried.

As for the workplace, there are few requirements for its preparation, more precisely, there are none at all. It is enough just to have an even free table and a container for waste glass.

Cutting with a diamond glass cutter

The diamond glass cutter is not only reliable, but also convenient. The principle of operation is quite easy. The tool is taken by the pen as a pencil. Next on the glass is cut. In order not to screw up, it is recommended to use a ruler or a pre-cut template.

You can also use another trick with markup. It is suitable if you need to make a direct cut. So, the essence is as follows. A straight line is marked on the table with a marker. Glass should also be tagged. But hold a thick line - to anything. It is enough to make marks on the edges of the material, between which the incision will be made. After this, the labels should be set so that the line on the table connects them.

Let's go back to the cutting process.The point is clear, but there are some nuances that should be considered.

1. A diamond glass cutter should be held at an angle. At the beginning of the section it was said that it looked like a pencil. So "draw" is also necessary as a pencil.
2. Do not put much pressure on the tool, otherwise the cut line will be uneven and full of cleavage.
3. Repeated cutting along the line already made by a glass cutter is a taboo. Do not ask too many questions, just try to do it right the first time. If the break has not already happened, you should shift a little and repeat the procedure.
4. Make a cut to quickly. Per meter length should take about 2-3 seconds.

What to do after the cut line was drawn? It is necessary to move the glass to the edge of the table so that its unnecessary part will be a canopy. Further along the entire incision line, one simple procedure should be performed. From the bottom, with the reverse side of the cut, you need to knock lightly on the glass. If everything is done correctly, the unnecessary part will easily disappear. The main thing - do not forget to substitute a container under it or hold it with your hand.

Cutting with a roller glass cutter

Before figuring out how to cut glass with a roller tool, it should be recalled that it is not as durable as a diamond glass cutter. The roller regularly cuts the first 300 meters.After this, the workpiece should be replaced.

Now you can get down to business. The first thing to do is markup. This can be done, as well as the first method, so it makes no sense to re-describe these methods. The principle of operation in general is also not different. However, there are still some differences in the intricacies of the process.

1. Unlike a diamond cutter, which should be kept at an angle, in this case the tool should be perpendicular to the glass plane.
2. Press on the roller glass cutter more strongly, otherwise the glass will not erupt.

Then we do the same thing as in the previous section.

Cutting with oil glass cutter

For this method of cutting it was possible not to create a separate section in the article. After all, the method is no different from the above, only the roller is lubricated with oil, thanks to which the cutting process is facilitated, and the service life of the working part increases.

How to cut a circle

How to cut the glass in half, we have already figured out. But it is also worth paying attention to one important issue. Namely: how to cut a circle out of glass? In this case, you can use two options:

• Put on the glass round solid pattern;
• Use a special compass.

The second option is more reliable and simple. Therefore, the use of round patterns is recommended only if it is not possible to get a compass.

Let's see what is a similar compass. In fact, this is a fairly simple construction, which consists of the following components:

• Sucker;
• Glass cutter;
• Tripod.

How to use compass, it is clear intuitively. The suction cup is attached to the glass, and the glass cutter is placed on a tripod with the necessary measurements. After that, a quick cut is made on the glass. Then along the contour should be slightly beat off with a hammer. Is done.

Useful tips

1. Working with sharp glass is quite dangerous. Therefore, you should stock up on gloves and special glasses.
2. Glass cutters are more functional than they might seem. Virtually every model has a notch that allows you to break off small pieces of glass.

Worth repeating. The stated tips and tricks will not make you a glass cutting pro. However, following them, you will immediately understand the basics of this business and be able to cut out simple shapes.

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