Glass cutting
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Matthew Gates
Oct 10, 2012, 9:10:33 PM10/10/12
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At open hack night I tried out glass cutting (with some success). I
plan to do more cutting over the next few weeks, but there are some
issues to consider.
1. Storage. There is a risk of someone mistaking glass for acrylic
and not treating it carefully enough and breaking the glass and/or
worse, injuring themselves. I think we should have a dedicated glass
store which is safe. I took the following precautions: a) taped up
edges and put warning labels !GLASS! and fragile tape on it. b) put
the one sheet I have left out of the way behind the paint store. I
consider this a temporary measure. I'll think about it. I would
welcome suggestions.
2. Disposal of small cut off pieces. What I did (not sure if this is
good): found a robust waste bag, placed fragments in there, taped it
up thoroughly and put it in the rubbish. Thinking about it now, it
would be better to get the fragments out of the space entirely and
dispose of them in the public glass recycling facility...
3. Tiny fragments and clean up: Glass cutting creates very nasty
little splinters of glass in the work area. I swept and then vacuumed
the bench meticulously. I don't know if there's anything else to do.
It's fiddly and there is some risk involved, but it's quite a lot of
fun. I plan to do more, and to find more glass to use.
Mouse
plan to do more cutting over the next few weeks, but there are some
issues to consider.
1. Storage. There is a risk of someone mistaking glass for acrylic
and not treating it carefully enough and breaking the glass and/or
worse, injuring themselves. I think we should have a dedicated glass
store which is safe. I took the following precautions: a) taped up
edges and put warning labels !GLASS! and fragile tape on it. b) put
the one sheet I have left out of the way behind the paint store. I
consider this a temporary measure. I'll think about it. I would
welcome suggestions.
2. Disposal of small cut off pieces. What I did (not sure if this is
good): found a robust waste bag, placed fragments in there, taped it
up thoroughly and put it in the rubbish. Thinking about it now, it
would be better to get the fragments out of the space entirely and
dispose of them in the public glass recycling facility...
3. Tiny fragments and clean up: Glass cutting creates very nasty
little splinters of glass in the work area. I swept and then vacuumed
the bench meticulously. I don't know if there's anything else to do.
It's fiddly and there is some risk involved, but it's quite a lot of
fun. I plan to do more, and to find more glass to use.
Mouse
Warren Rockley
Oct 11, 2012, 6:26:06 AM10/11/12
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Lovely mate, I made a Tiffany style lampshade and loved every minute.
New glass cuts lots easier than old glass and with fewer shards created.
New glass cuts lots easier than old glass and with fewer shards created.
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