Re: [ATM] Cutting small glass discs

[Jarvis Krumbein <jkoptic@juno.com>]

Even though your core bits are dry type, use water, and plenty of it,
while cutting.  This will control the dust which can be very dangerous
and the cuts will be much cleaner.  Using water will not harm the
cutters.

Jarvis Krumbein

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:51:43 -0600 "The Alarm Co." <tac@i1.net> writes:
> I can get small (3" or so) diamond core bits pretty inexpensively, so 
> I'm
> looking at using them tocut mirror blanks rather than the grit + 
> tube
> method.  These are dry-cut bits, so I'm wondering about dust 
> control.  I
> have a central dust collection system for my woodworking tools.  Is 
> this
> sufficient for handling glass dust, or would it blow through the 
> filter bags
> and right back into the air?  I have just standard cloth filters, 
> not the
> HEPA type.
> 
>  *  Best regards, Bob
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