Foiling Bevels and Leaking Oil Cutter
thanks for your help love our site carl thoni Answer Hi Carl, No, you do not have to grind bevels before foiling...actually you don't have to grind anything before foiling unless you want to make alterations to the piece. If you glass is clean...free of oil and fingerprints, the foil will stick. I always wipe the glass with alcohol just before foiling. The alcohol cleans the glass and appears to give the foil extra sticking power. As for your leaking oil cutter. Does it have oil in it? You said you dip. If you just dip, you don't have to dip before every score. One dip will do for several scores. When I dip, I then tap the cutter on a paper towel to remove any excess oil. If you have oil in the cutter, try tightening the screw cap on top. The cap should only be open by 1/8 to 1/2 turn. Sometimes it needs to be closed all together. Each oil cutter seems to have it's own "personality". Some are very compliant and do what we want them to do, others seem to think their sole purpose in life is to drive us crazy. It sounds like you have the latter! |
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