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Keencut Glass Cutting

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When cutting a few millimetres from a piece of glass, instead of scoring the line and nibbling with your grozing pliers, an alternative method is illustrated below: -

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After scoring, place a solid wooden straight-edge on the overhanging sliver.

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Apply a sharp blow with the lower hand while applying firm pressure with your upper hand.

With practise you should be able to remove a 2mm unbroken sliver from a full sheet of glass using this method.
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Hi,

a good tip I'm sure but shouldn't that young lady be wearing gloves? If she had ever seen serious glass cuts I'm sure she would always wear them!

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Post by John »

Gloves, you say!

Next you'll be wanting her to have the weekends off, teabreaks, etc., where will it end? :?
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