How Do You Cut Glass With A Glass Cutter?
There are three tricks to cutting glass perfectly every time with a glass cutter. Unfortunately one of the tricks–using just the right amount of pressure on your glass cutter–may require a little practice before you get it perfect, so don’t be too disappointed if your first few efforts are less than perfect. The other two tricks are to always dip your cutting wheel in kerosene before scoring your glass and only score your glass one time (in other words, do not run the cutter across your glass more than once in an attempt to make a deeper score line). Confirm that the glass you are about to cut is not tempered glass. Tempered glass will shatter rather than cut if you use a glass cutter on it. In most cases tempered glass will have a small etched logo in one corner identifying it as tempered, but this is not always true. It can be almost impossible to identify tempered glass simply by looking at it. Lay a clean cotton towel on a smooth, clean flat surface and then lay your sheet of gla
