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Unable to Make a Break

by Emily
(Weatherford,TX)

I can make straight cuts all day long, but when it comes to a curve or anything other than a straight line I am unable to make it break right.


Answer

It sounds like you might be tilting the glass cutter when you go around curves. Concentrat on holding the cutter absolutely straight upright when you make those cuts. Another problem could be that you're easing up on the pressure as you go around curves so that you're not getting a good score.

You might find some other helpful hints here: Cutting Glass and here: Your Glass Cutter

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Unable to Make a Break

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Aug 24, 2009
Unable to Make a Break
by: Anonymous

To add to the comment about holding your cutter upright ( I am new to stained glass work...even though I took a class years ago). My instructor said you should always hear that classic scratch noise as your cutter glides across the glass. When you don't hear it--you have not applied enough pressure to make a good cut into the glass or you are moving your cutter. It helps me to listen for that noise.

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