How To Cut Large Sheets Of Glass
Apply pressure and break it apart as if you were opening the spine of a book.
How to cut large sheets of glass. Hold the cutting edge firmly with your left hand if you re a righty and move your body in one continuous motion from the top to the bottom. And the nerves to do it. The most important thing is to make a consistent score. You ll need a large flat surface preferably one that is slightly soft and won t scratch your glass.
If it doesn t break through completely to the other side apply more pressure and lightly twist your hands to. Use the head of the glass cutter to elevate the glass. The stick i used is about 1 8 thick. Use a permanent marker to make marks for the cutline on.
Place the glass on piece of cardboard foam core or any other surface that is flat clean and not too hard. Here s how to cut glass. Cut a curved line with a jigsaw. It s just like a small piece of glass you start the crack on the scored line on the edge nearest to you and run out the crack across the sheet.
Firmly hold the material on both sides of the cut. Set up your work area. Practise your cutting technique on a sheet of window glass first if you can. Push the jigsaw from the outer edge towards your body along the line you made so you can constantly keep your eye on the blade and the line.
Put your two thumbs on the top of the glass one on each side of the score and just break it open like you would break a chocolate bar. One of those big match sticks works well. Set up the acrylic glass on 2 beams so that you can cut through it with the jigsaw. Work in an area.
For their own safety keep pets and. Clean the glass where you want to make the cut with a rag or paper towel and some glass cleaner. Place your two pointer fingers on the underside of the glass one of each side of the score.