Tip 1 03:17 Only score the glass once. Repeating will dull the blade. Tip 2 03:42 Hold cutter 90 degrees vertically. If you tilt the cutter, the glass will break at an angle. Tip 3 04:15 Hold even pressure. Try to score across rather than from top to bottom. 05:18 How to break the glass. 05:48 Running pliers
I really appreciated your video. I have watched several videos before this one even passed up watching this. The other videos I had so many questions as to why this why that what about this what about that. This is very confusing and then trying to watch five other videos and put them all together I still had so many questions and watching your video every question was answered. I would even begin to ask myself a question but you'd already be in the process of answering the question I was gonna ask . The most informative, easy to understand, you demonstrated what you were speaking of. While showing a variety of tools available explaining how they work, why they work the way they do. Not only for beginners but also for those who think they know the most about glass cutting. Thank you. When I have a few minutes of spare time soon, I'll be exploring your page too learn more about things I didn't know I needed to know. Thank you very much 10 stars. P.s. watching " how it's made" and other popular learning shows unfortunately did not answer any, ( not a single 1) of my questions. Good job!!!
Thanks for the video. Please consider emphasizing the tool names. I haven’t looked for the pliers yet but I’m fairly sure I’m looking for “running” pliers. Maybe “grosser” pliers? I tried to listen to that one several times.
Love that kit-kat replay with the awkward return to instruction, and leaving that high pitched "there we go!" after the are cut. Great job, very helpful!👍🏻
It was the very best instructional video that I have ever seen! Keep up the fantastic work, and I hope that in the future , if I have a question about a new hobby skill, that you are the one with the answers!! Great job!
Give me a break...give me a break, break me off a piece of that...Good tutorial. I'm just starting out and had my first lesson yesterday. Youm now have a new subscriber.
This was very helpful. I am an artist and I am going to start making my own frames and cutting glass for the frames. I cut my glass and did a fine job. Thank you.
Omgosh, yes, the door thing, I swear.... very few things set me over the edge of what I can emotionally cope with like that belt loop thing does. I have a major orthopedic injury to my lumbar spine and severe R.A., which makes little things like this absolutely maddening because I already don't move like l used to (36 yo newly single mother, too). I could've sworn I was the only person with this issue. Nice video, helps a lot with my DIY endeavors for home projects that now I'm on my own with... your details and examples are really helpful! Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I've been putting off finishing my fireplace tile project due to having to cut around the gas valve controls. But not anymore. Thank you!
Thank you. Years ago I took a Stai Ed glass class. I have some 130 year old Stai Ed glass that I want to make hearts out of for suncatchers. I plan to roughly cut a heart shape then tumble pie es in rock polisher. Is there any way to make a small pierced hole in the glass ? Large enough to run a wire through ?
Very informative advice to start on my journey of glass cutting, thankyou kindly Heather. I want to learn so i can make some customised deep glass pools for my hermit crabs out of some old broken tanks i have. My hermies also thankyou for the to be lavish pools they will throughly enjoy "swimming" in. The kitkat sneak at the end made be giggle 😄
thanks a lot, I'm glad I found you, or else I would have made a lot of mistakes, I really learned a lot, you're a good teacher not too much not too little perfect, thanks again G
I would love to watch any and all videos that you produce. You are very precise in the point your trying to get across to your audience. Basically, what I'm saying is that your a darn good teacher. Thank you. Looking forward to viewing more of what you have to offer. Truly good, Lig Lig
Thanks! I learned a whole bunch about cutting glass with this one video, you make great videos. And belt loop getting hooked yup it's happened to me too
Yes, I too have been a victim of storm door handles catching me on my belt loops. Good video, very helpful, good explanations. I was concerned about your handling glass bare handed. Aa uou know, it doesn't take much for glass to cut you.
Hi dear, Recently I cut a glasss with straight line with yellow color handle knife but it didn"t break so I scratch it another couple of times evev I had to struggle it to separate i to two, what is the reason for it 🤔
Is professional high volume cutting the carbide wheel lasts 1-2 weeks. We replaced them regularly. Pliers were only used to per say chip chunks of a bad run. Most people don’t understand what running the glass is . It’s basically tapping the score edge start and using both hands with finger pressure in a lifting motion causing the fracture to follow the cut line.
Hi Anna! The mat I cut on is an Olfa self healing mat I picked up at Michael's. Just make sure that you aren't putting anything warm onto the mat, such as a project coming out of the kiln that is still a little warm, or tools that heat up like a grinder - the heat from the fan at the bottom warped the mat before I realized, so now I have a wonky end on this mat. Oops.
Thank you so much. I am having problems with using pliers on curves. Duh yes cut many little curves to get the result I want. Will practice practice and practice. Looking forward to seeing more of your instructions.
A curious question! I actually have no idea. Googled it - this link talks about scoring acrylic or thick plexiglass using a utility knife and scoring the sheet a bunch of times. Similar process to scoring glass, but you would only score glass once, and only on one side of the glass. Essentially, you would be cutting through part of the acrylic on both sides to create the weakness where the sheet would break. www.acplasticsinc.com/informationcenter/r/how-to-cut-thin-plexiglass-by-hand By using the edge of the workbench to break the sheet like they suggest in the article, you're actually using air pressure to help break the sheet. 🤓 I do this with glass sometimes - I have a reel on my Instagram that shows breaking glass over the edge of the workbench. It's this reel, showing scoring and breaking techniques: instagram.com/reel/COlicJgASOv/
Hi there! Often glass shelves for everyday use are tempered glass, which means they can only be cut by a laser cutter. Trying to cut a piece of tempered glass using the glass cutters I show in the video will cause it to shatter. Sorry I can't help more on your project!
Heather, I have a piece of frosted glass a foot square which needs a quarter of an inch off one side. So, how would you remove this piece of glass that is 1 foot by a quarter of an inch?
OMG, cutting those curves, you are the master! 👍 I just started learning cutting glass. I need to cut a thin strip (1" wide), 34" long out of my existing glass, 34"x41", to fit into a frame. (Successfully practiced cutting a few big wide pieces for now.) Any suggestion on how to carry out my real task?
How about cutting straight? I find that rulers, even thin ones, floats the cutter above the glass and not allow it to make contact with the glass. Also how about cutting thin strips?
Hey Nick! I didn't have a video on it, but I just posted one on my instagram! You can check it out here: instagram.com/tv/CMIT9YqgRx9/ 😊 Thanks for the question!
Very nice video, which glass cutter do you recommend for the beginners, diamond point or the rolling wheel? I'm going to build a aquarium I need to cut on the back glass of the aquarium in the meddle of it at the top something like this : ---------------I________I--------------- Is this possible? Pls note that the dotted lines should be at the top of the 2 vertical lines and not at the meddle. Thank you very much.
Depending on what you are planning as a beginner glass cutter, you should get a cutter that suits your need. If you're only looking to cut one or two things, a steel wheel cutter from a department store would be fine. If you're looking to pursue glass art, I would recommend seeing how the different styles feel in your hand and choosing one once you've tried them. For the aquarium, the best way to cut a square like this from glass is to use either a bandsaw or a ring saw. Both types of saw use a diamond blade, which will saw through the glass. When scoring glass using the kind of glass cutter I show in the video, you won't be able to cut a 90 degree corner: the score will continue in the easiest way, which is usually straight. If this is outside of your comfort zone, I'm sure a local glass studio would be able to cut the piece you need on their saws. Good luck with the aquarium!
@@glassbyheather I thank you very much for yr reply helping me to do what I'm planning, I know that I should practice severel cuts with some glass before I do it with de 10mm glass that I'll use for the aquarium, once again thanks for replying to my questions.
Actually not into glass cutting but sometimes,need glasses for my projects usually I go to professional glass cutters, would like to try one myself, thanks 👃
Great video really helped me get started cutting glass !! As for the belt loops getting stuck on the door , this happens to me but on the deadbolt knob!! So annoying!!
Thanks for the question! I'm not sure if there is a difference in the way polarized glass is made. It would depend what the polarized glass is used for - if it's a window, it may be tempered glass, which wouldn't be able to be cut using a glass cutter like I've shown. Can you give me a little more detail on what kind of polarized glass you're looking to cut?
@@glassbyheather definitely not the window type glass, I was under the thoughts of LCD screen types. I presumed they were too delicate to cut in this format.
@@sihimoge Ooh, yeah, I have no idea. If you have a polarized lens for the LCD screen, you might be able to cut that. But if you're looking to cut the LCD screen itself, I don't think I would recommend trying to use a handheld glass cutter. Definitely out of my realm of expertise.
I learned more from you in 10 minutes than watching half an hour of other videos on the subject! Thank you for the lesson!
Tip 1 03:17 Only score the glass once. Repeating will dull the blade.
Tip 2 03:42 Hold cutter 90 degrees vertically. If you tilt the cutter, the glass will break at an angle.
Tip 3 04:15 Hold even pressure. Try to score across rather than from top to bottom.
05:18 How to break the glass.
05:48 Running pliers
10 minutes saved. Thanks
@@Karaon
Bonus Tip 05:02 :)
This was an excellent guide to various techniques to cut glass & I also appreciated your subtle & skillful sense of humor.
I really appreciated your video. I have watched several videos before this one even passed up watching this. The other videos I had so many questions as to why this why that what about this what about that. This is very confusing and then trying to watch five other videos and put them all together I still had so many questions and watching your video every question was answered. I would even begin to ask myself a question but you'd already be in the process of answering the question I was gonna ask . The most informative, easy to understand, you demonstrated what you were speaking of. While showing a variety of tools available explaining how they work, why they work the way they do. Not only for beginners but also for those who think they know the most about glass cutting. Thank you. When I have a few minutes of spare time soon, I'll be exploring your page too learn more about things I didn't know I needed to know. Thank you very much 10 stars. P.s. watching " how it's made" and other popular learning shows unfortunately did not answer any, ( not a single 1) of my questions. Good job!!!
You had me at the belt loops. Now I’m ready to cut some glass that I’ve been putting off because I really didn’t know how.
No nonsense, a good teacher and a dash of humor. I like this woman.
Nice! Covered all I needed to know for my glass cutting project! Awesome!
(noob here, so even the tools shown was a great help.) Thanks!
Perfect! I’m glad it was helpful! Good luck and be patient! It takes practice! 💜
Thanks for the video. Please consider emphasizing the tool names. I haven’t looked for the pliers yet but I’m fairly sure I’m looking for “running” pliers. Maybe “grosser” pliers? I tried to listen to that one several times.
This was a great refresher video for me and I really like how clearly you explained how to break the glass
Great advice, done concise …perfect
Love that kit-kat replay with the awkward return to instruction, and leaving that high pitched "there we go!" after the are cut. Great job, very helpful!👍🏻
Good stuff!!! I messed up a lot of glass before watching you, now the cuts look great!!!
It was the very best instructional video that I have ever seen! Keep up the fantastic work, and I hope that in the future , if I have a question about a new hobby skill, that you are the one with the answers!! Great job!
Give me a break...give me a break, break me off a piece of that...Good tutorial. I'm just starting out and had my first lesson yesterday. Youm now have a new subscriber.
Thank you v. much for the informative and great video. I have a question about the cutting oil, when do we need it?
This was very helpful. I am an artist and I am going to start making my own frames and cutting glass for the frames. I cut my glass and did a fine job. Thank you.
This was very helpful, both the demonstration of the appropriate tools and how to achieve a curved cut.
I'm glad you found the video helpful! 💜
Omgosh, yes, the door thing, I swear.... very few things set me over the edge of what I can emotionally cope with like that belt loop thing does. I have a major orthopedic injury to my lumbar spine and severe R.A., which makes little things like this absolutely maddening because I already don't move like l used to (36 yo newly single mother, too). I could've sworn I was the only person with this issue. Nice video, helps a lot with my DIY endeavors for home projects that now I'm on my own with... your details and examples are really helpful! Thanks!
Very good and to the point
information. I'm making a career change and this is helpful in my research, keep up the good work and God bless you.
Thank you for this video. I've been putting off finishing my fireplace tile project due to having to cut around the gas valve controls. But not anymore. Thank you!
thank you for a great instructional video. beautiful instructor too
Just what I needed to see, thank you so very much.
Thanks now I can probably dare to go for it!!!!!🎉
Brilliant! Can't wait for my glass cutter to arrive! Mark. UK.
Woohoo! Have fun! 😊
Thank you. Years ago I took a Stai Ed glass class. I have some 130 year old Stai Ed glass that I want to make hearts out of for suncatchers. I plan to roughly cut a heart shape then tumble pie es in rock polisher. Is there any way to make a small pierced hole in the glass ? Large enough to run a wire through ?
I like the ever decreasing radii to get the cutaway you wanted. Neat , thank you very much😊👍
Do you have to sand the cut edge at all or is it safe to handle without?
Hello there can I have a link on where to buy any of these tools?
Wow! It looks so easy when you do it.
This was very helpful thank you, but what about the glass after cutting, does it need to be sanded or smoothed etc?
And if it does, what do I use to do it by hand safely please?
Super cute and very informing. Thank you!
Very informative advice to start on my journey of glass cutting, thankyou kindly Heather.
I want to learn so i can make some customised deep glass pools for my hermit crabs out of some old broken tanks i have. My hermies also thankyou for the to be lavish pools they will throughly enjoy "swimming" in.
The kitkat sneak at the end made be giggle 😄
Well explained glass cutting tips. Like. Thanks you mam,
I'm going to practice now on all the glass I've broken haha. Thank you very much for this.
Thank you for sharing ❤
Excellent video! So informative and helpful, thank you. I’m off to purchase the tools and try it
Great info! Love the black and white slo-no “has this happened to you?” Replay : ) Classic! Thanks for the help!
You are a good teacher.
Very helpful! I love your jazz hands 😀
Ha! Glad you liked the jazz hands 😜 And happy that you found the tips helpful!
I love the intro and I can see that happening. So cute.
Great videos and information! Shame on those 63 that thumbed down this video.
Thanks Devin! Glad it was helpful!
(I'm pretty sure I'll have more than 63 haters in life by the time I'm done! lol)
thanks a lot, I'm glad I found you, or else I would have made a lot of mistakes,
I really learned a lot, you're a good teacher not too much not too little perfect,
thanks again G
Does glass cutter cuts acrylic?
Love the Kit Kat analogy. Thank you
I would love to watch any and all videos that you produce. You are very precise in the point your trying to get across to your audience. Basically, what I'm saying is that your a darn good teacher. Thank you. Looking forward to viewing more of what you have to offer. Truly good, Lig Lig
Well done. That helped a lot.
Thanks! I learned a whole bunch about cutting glass with this one video, you make great videos. And belt loop getting hooked yup it's happened to me too
Thank You so much very much for this Absolutely Awesome instructing Video on glass cutting., You are a Fabulous Instructor ✨‼️
Yes im trying to cut rv window curve to replace one that spidered on me as i was putting screw in window
Yes, I too have been a victim of storm door handles catching me on my belt loops. Good video, very helpful, good explanations. I was concerned about your handling glass bare handed. Aa uou know, it doesn't take much for glass to cut you.
Nice Work, and Great explanation.
Hi dear, Recently I cut a glasss with straight line with yellow color handle knife but it didn"t break so I scratch it another couple of times evev I had to struggle it to separate i to two, what is the reason for it 🤔
Thank you Heather. Now I'm going to buy a box of kitkat! And that pliers to relieve pressure from ny hands!
Hello! new subscriber-- I am brand spanking new to glass work--- your tut was easy to understand and ver informative!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck in your new glass journey! 😊
Excellent teaching
Is professional high volume cutting the carbide wheel lasts 1-2 weeks. We replaced them regularly. Pliers were only used to per say chip chunks of a bad run. Most people don’t understand what running the glass is . It’s basically tapping the score edge start and using both hands with finger pressure in a lifting motion causing the fracture to follow the cut line.
How do you scor and keep a straight line
That was excellent! Thank you!
🙏🔥🙏
Where did you get your mat that you cut on?
Hi Anna! The mat I cut on is an Olfa self healing mat I picked up at Michael's.
Just make sure that you aren't putting anything warm onto the mat, such as a project coming out of the kiln that is still a little warm, or tools that heat up like a grinder - the heat from the fan at the bottom warped the mat before I realized, so now I have a wonky end on this mat. Oops.
Great video and yes I also get my belt loop caught on door handles.
Great tutorial. Do you use the same techniques and tools to cut AR glass (like TruVue Museum glass)?
Links for pliers?
Excellent lesson for me from expert person like you. Many thanks, you are great
You’re welcome! I’m glad it was helpful! 💜
Thank you so much. I am having problems with using pliers on curves. Duh yes cut many little curves to get the result I want. Will practice practice and practice. Looking forward to seeing more of your instructions.
You're welcome Margaret! There are always little tips to learn to improve. And definitely practice, practice, practice! 😊
Thank you for the information just what I needed
Excellent video. Thank uou so much.
Thank you!!! I’m just starting out and needed help and your video was great for me!
You’re welcome Rose! I’m glad it was helpful for you! 🥰
Wow! Super awesome! Thank you!
Thank you so much, very helpful
Thank you! That was amazing.
Do these techniques work on acrylic sheets?
A curious question! I actually have no idea.
Googled it - this link talks about scoring acrylic or thick plexiglass using a utility knife and scoring the sheet a bunch of times. Similar process to scoring glass, but you would only score glass once, and only on one side of the glass. Essentially, you would be cutting through part of the acrylic on both sides to create the weakness where the sheet would break.
www.acplasticsinc.com/informationcenter/r/how-to-cut-thin-plexiglass-by-hand
By using the edge of the workbench to break the sheet like they suggest in the article, you're actually using air pressure to help break the sheet. 🤓 I do this with glass sometimes - I have a reel on my Instagram that shows breaking glass over the edge of the workbench. It's this reel, showing scoring and breaking techniques:
instagram.com/reel/COlicJgASOv/
Hello, I need to cut a square out of a fridge shelf. How do I do this please? Thank you
Hi there! Often glass shelves for everyday use are tempered glass, which means they can only be cut by a laser cutter. Trying to cut a piece of tempered glass using the glass cutters I show in the video will cause it to shatter. Sorry I can't help more on your project!
Great video. Thank you 🙏😊
really liked the kit kat bar demo-made me hungry!
Heather, I have a piece of frosted glass a foot square which needs a quarter of an inch off one side. So, how would you remove this piece of glass that is 1 foot by a quarter of an inch?
Helpful video. Thanks
I hate it when my belt loops do that! Thanks for sharing the cutting tips.
A very good video to watch.
OMG, cutting those curves, you are the master! 👍
I just started learning cutting glass. I need to cut a thin strip (1" wide), 34" long out of my existing glass, 34"x41", to fit into a frame. (Successfully practiced cutting a few big wide pieces for now.) Any suggestion on how to carry out my real task?
Excellent video!👌🙏
Helllo po nice o e tutorial I learn a lot..dear friend..sending ❤and support here thanks for sharing this content appreciated much GOD BLESS ALWAYS
Thank you
This helps ! ❤️
Patricia
Beautifuly explained.
Thnks for very good advice.new supporters here
Glad these tips were helpful! 😊
How about cutting straight? I find that rulers, even thin ones, floats the cutter above the glass and not allow it to make contact with the glass. Also how about cutting thin strips?
Thanks for the tips👍 keep rocking
Thank you. Very useful tips✌️✌️✌️
You're welcome! Glad you found the video helpful!
Great class. Thanks
I learned a lot today. Thanks!
Thank you, that was very helpful…
Does textured glass break the same? Do you have a video on that?
Hey Nick! I didn't have a video on it, but I just posted one on my instagram! You can check it out here: instagram.com/tv/CMIT9YqgRx9/ 😊 Thanks for the question!
@@glassbyheather Watched it, many thanks.
Very nice video, which glass cutter do you recommend for the beginners, diamond point or the rolling wheel? I'm going to build a aquarium I need to cut on the back glass of the aquarium in the meddle of it at the top something like this :
---------------I________I---------------
Is this possible? Pls note that the dotted lines should be at the top of the 2 vertical lines and not at the meddle. Thank you very much.
Depending on what you are planning as a beginner glass cutter, you should get a cutter that suits your need. If you're only looking to cut one or two things, a steel wheel cutter from a department store would be fine. If you're looking to pursue glass art, I would recommend seeing how the different styles feel in your hand and choosing one once you've tried them.
For the aquarium, the best way to cut a square like this from glass is to use either a bandsaw or a ring saw. Both types of saw use a diamond blade, which will saw through the glass. When scoring glass using the kind of glass cutter I show in the video, you won't be able to cut a 90 degree corner: the score will continue in the easiest way, which is usually straight. If this is outside of your comfort zone, I'm sure a local glass studio would be able to cut the piece you need on their saws. Good luck with the aquarium!
@@glassbyheather I thank you very much for yr reply helping me to do what I'm planning, I know that I should practice severel cuts with some glass before I do it with de 10mm glass that I'll use for the aquarium, once again thanks for replying to my questions.
Actually not into glass cutting but sometimes,need glasses for my projects usually I go to professional glass cutters, would like to try one myself, thanks 👃
I was unable to seperate two pieces of glasses after i drew the line with a cutter and this helped me alot. Thank 🤝🔥
Glad the video was helpful!
Good and really useful video but... what exactly is the purpose or use of the background music/noise?
Thanks Heather
You're welcome Stephani!
Thanks. What I was looking for.
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful! 💜
Thanks u Miss.Heather really need of this video.Good job, Keep making videos. You got ur new subscriber.❤️❤️❤️❤️
Aw, I’m glad it is helpful for you, Goutam! I hope to have more videos soon! 🥰
Great video really helped me get started cutting glass !! As for the belt loops getting stuck on the door , this happens to me but on the deadbolt knob!! So annoying!!
Glad it was helpful for you, Mike! And I'm happy I'm not alone with the belt loop! haha 😜
Is it possible to cut polarizer glass the same way? or could you please upload a video on that?
Thanks for the question! I'm not sure if there is a difference in the way polarized glass is made. It would depend what the polarized glass is used for - if it's a window, it may be tempered glass, which wouldn't be able to be cut using a glass cutter like I've shown. Can you give me a little more detail on what kind of polarized glass you're looking to cut?
@@glassbyheather definitely not the window type glass, I was under the thoughts of LCD screen types. I presumed they were too delicate to cut in this format.
@@sihimoge Ooh, yeah, I have no idea. If you have a polarized lens for the LCD screen, you might be able to cut that. But if you're looking to cut the LCD screen itself, I don't think I would recommend trying to use a handheld glass cutter. Definitely out of my realm of expertise.
thanx for tips...