Re: ATM 38"glass/cutting/slumping/etc

[jmarino1 <jmarino1@inreach.com>]

Roger Moss wrote:
> 
Kreig Mcbride wrote:
 
> >   I am inclined to try the diamond bit in a router on a circle cutting
> >jig to cut a circle. The proposal to spin the glass and use a stationary
> 
> Eek!  Well it might work - but you will have to be very careful not to
> breathe the dust, I don't think there is any cure for silicosis etc once
> you have it. Try it on a scrap first.
> 
> I wonder if a tile cutting saw - basically a wire coated with tungsten
> carbide - could be made into some kind of mechanical hacksaw?  It could be
> made to run at 100 spm or so and would probably be a bit "gentler".
> 
> Roger Moss.

        I would agree with Roger as far as using a router to cut the glass...
very dangerous, to both yourself and the glass. If you must get it cut,
find a company with a high pressure water-jet cutter. It might cost a
bit of $$$, but you've already saved a sizeable amount on the cost of
the glass...(What would a 38" blank cost anyway???)
        Those carbide hacksaw blades are available, but it would be a shame to
lose that peice of glass...

James