How To Trim 3 8 Glass Sheet

Put on safety glasses before doing any kind of cutting and wear ear plugs if you use an electric saw.

How to trim 3 8 glass sheet.

Glass types choose from clear glass ultra clear low iron hd glass opaque clear glass polarglass textured glass gray glass or bronze glass. Pallets of cut glass can be shipped common carrier. Before we start learning how to cut tempered glass there are some items that one should be acquainted with before anything else. Or from our trucks at delivery points at additional cost.

Here is a quick tutorial demonstrating how to score and break sheet glass into smaller shapes. We handle starphire glass low iron glass in 1 4 3 8 1 2 3 4 thickness. We can polish edges at additional cost. 5 mm and thicker gets harder to break and can take some courage when it gets really thick.

Lay the sheet on a flat surface and. Clear glass is crystal clear and distortion free. 2mm is typical glass for picture frames but can be a difficult thickness before you feel comfortable with how much pressure to put on the cutter. Glass sheets are available for pick up in dickson tn.

If your sheet is relatively thin less than 3 16 inch 0 48 cm you can use the scoring method. Pricing is approximate depending on cutout size. Otherwise you ll need to use a saw to cut it. What you need to cut tempered glass.

More product details close. 3 16 1 4 3 8 and 1 2. Clear glass is 24 in. Otherwise you ll need to use a saw to cut it.

Hold the sheet of glass in your hands and carefully apply minor pressure from your wrists to break the glass along the score. M d sneeze guard 0 125 in t x 24 in w x 36 in l clear acrylic sheet. It resists yellowing and is easily cut to size for use in windows picture frames and arts and crafts projects. Item 2551485 model 55400.

Knowing how to use these items is important before you can do any cutting of tempered glass safely and efficiently without any injury or a few errors. Dip a glass cutter into oil and grasp it like a pencil then carefully pull the cutter along the mark you made to score the glass. Ever wonder how a sheet of glass is cut into smaller pieces. 8mm and up.

Glass obviously for practice i would recommend 3 or 4 mm thick glass which is not hard to work with but also not to thin to break easily. For a thin sheet of plexiglass that is material up to about 3 16 inch thick use a scoring method not dissimilar from a technique used to cut actual glass. Smooth the edges with fine sandpaper or a sharpening stone.