When you actually break the glass, do not press in the middle of the pane. Press on one edge of the score and let the break "run" to the other side. You may get away with pressing in the middle when cutting thin glass, but it surely will fail with ticker than 6 mm.
Definitely the best glass/mirror cutting video on TH-cam hands down. Went through 3 large mirrors before watching this video. The 4th mirror was a charm. Thanks Woodworker Guy !
This should be an instructional video for everyone else who uploads DIY videos ( including cooking ). This guy presents the information in a clear narration with excellent photography and editing. And he DOESN'T WASTE THE VIEWERS TIME by giving extraneous info, or bragging about himself.
good video! I am a cabinet installer and many jobs require glass to be cut for upper cabinet doors. I have always ordered from glass company's or a hardware store if its just a few pieces (they freak out of you want more than like 5 pieces cut, as if it is some huge order) the issue with that more than the cost is time, I usually do not know the sizes until I am on the job and have the cabinets in hand, so it means a special trip back to do the glass when the glass co finally has it ready. so TODAY I decided to cut my own...only four small pieces but I had a decent amount of glass to work with. the first few trys at scoring were horrific, could not get the wheel to cut consistently or stay straight , then magically it started working better. so what he says about the cutter needing to break in a bit is true. I bet oil would have helped as well, I will do that next time for sure. biggest thing I figured out today was being "confident" with your scoring and breaking is the key. just roll it along with a good amount of pressure, keep it as straight as you can but just one pass, pay extra attention to the start point and end point, get a good score, then when you break it just do it, do not be shy . a nice swift action is the way to go , only times it broke wrong was when I was being too careful. if i needed to break a narrow section off I used a small metal bullet level and just smacked it. once I got over being afraid of it braking wrong it stopped braking wrong.
Your words could be applied to so much in life: read a bit, but some extra stock for early failures, and then try it till you get it. What happens? You find out that you only needed a few of your extras; it wasn’t nearly as hard to do as you thought; suddenly you see opportunities with your new skill everywhere to make stuff better, cheaper, or faster. I love your story. Tell it to every young person you can.
That is one of the best DIY videos I've ever seen, authoritative in a gentlemanly way, and three top tips I had never heard of! Clean the glass, oil the cutter and cut the mirror film first. Superb job!
I've struggled cutting glass and mirror s for yrs. Doing furniture. Window , artwork etc. I had a diy projects was dreading it. I watched your video. Had and omg moment! This was so much easyier. Thank you!!!
Thank you for this demo. It was nice to learn how to cut glass. I was aware of the tool but your precautions is good to know to. Good informative video.
Thank you for this! I'm cutting a very large mirror I got for free and have never done one before. Other tutorials didn't include the scoring on the back and I'd be so upset if I hadn't done such first and tore it. Now I'm comfortable cutting it to make my homemade room mirrors.
Your words could be applied to so much in life: read a bit, but some extra stock for early failures, and then try it till you get it. What happens? You find out that you only needed a few of your extras; it wasn’t nearly as hard to do as you thought; suddenly you see opportunities with your new skill everywhere to make stuff better, cheaper, or faster. I love your story. Tell it to every young person you can.
Saving this! My sister owns a vintage compact and accidentally broke the mirror while it was in her bag, will send her this since it's a half-circle shape that'll be hard to find a pre-cut replacement for
As soon as you score it , break it no need to clean it before you break it. The longer you wait the harder it is to break. Tip fro my father-in law who was in the glass industry for 40 plus years
Correct, I have been cutting glass for 15+ years and have never cleaned the glass again after scoring but before cracking, only cleaned again after cracked.
I had my mirror scored this morning but I stopped and it's still sitting here untouched . I don't know what to do. It's for my medicine cabinet and the only piece I have. I'm scared it will break
LOL.....the tiny glass shards are the result of not lubricating the cut prior to the cut....the cut "freezes" if the cut is "hot" (no coolant)...I know, a contradiction in terms. Never push away while cutting. No need cut the mirror backing before you cut it on its face, and finally, you are holding the cutter upside down......
Question. I work at a big box store and cut glass quite often, mirrors not as much. You are probably aware of the device we use to measure, hold & cut. We never use cutting oil and never back cut mirror. We just score & break. Why would we not need to cut the backing on a mirror or use cutting oil?
Great video with clear instructions.. BUT!.. they could of at least had this man give a shout out for the sites/brand names of the tools hes using, or at least attached a link.. 🤷♀️🤔
That is a completely different story, which he certainly will not be able to tell you, as his method for cutting simple thin glass is far from correct.
Will this work on all glass? I got a coffee table top that is the strongest glass I have ever seen, it literally supports my entire body weight . I've scored it good and deep but it just won't break? I am now thinking it's some special type that won't snap? Is there any such?
Bro the glass my be toughened? and if so you can't snap it. You can only cut glass once before it gets toughened. It's like a safety feature makes the glass stronger. It will blow up if you keep try to snap it. It will blow up like a car window does. Trust me I cut glass for a living.
Because glass will break wherever tension is placed. If you attempt to crack from the edge rather than the center it increases the chances of your score breaking crooked. If you crack from the center the distance from each side less decreasing your chances of an improper fracture. This is especially true as the size of your glass increases.
That is not a diamond wheel.. "A glass cutter may use a diamond to create the split, but more commonly a small cutting wheel made of hardened steel or tungsten carbide 4-6 mm in diameter with a V-shaped profile called a "hone angle" is used. "
That is not a diamond wheel !... it is either a steel or tungsten steel wheel...they do not make 'diamond glass cutting wheels' ....but they do make 'diamond glass cutters' . Which as the name implies is a diamond that will cut glass ! Cutting mirror is exactly the same as cutting glass.....but you should only cut mirror on the reflective surface ! You do not need to scratch through the protective backing paint. When cutting glass you would cut along a straight edge, pulling the glass cutter from the top down towards yourself, you can apply an even pressure this way. pushing a cutter will make things harder to do. I am very surprised to see WWJ giving out vague info.
Nice! You should cover the snap point with a rag or such as masking tape just tagged on to be even safer from things flying up. What the hell is glass cutting oil? lol! 3 in 1? Olive oil?
Glass cutting is very dangerous; if you do this, you take the high risk, regardless of your skill or practice. Especially the "glass needles" are dangerous, which can form on the cut edges directly after cutting and they can glance off from the edges during moving the glass and stab through the hands, broke below the skin and cause serious inflammation. With a careless motion you can seriously injured from the sharp edges.
I've hand a sliver about half the size of a grain of rice get embedded into my finger for a period of over 2 years and had a mirror fragment stab thru my thumb all the way to the bone. And that's a professional, so amateurs please beware and always wear gloves as well as eye protection as noted in the video. Also be careful with flipping or rotating large pieces and lifting corners with fingertips to help avoid minor cuts.
If I need a standard size glass like 8x10, or 5x7. Etc. I go too local dollar store. Buy a $1 frame and use the glass out of that. Its sized no cutting!!!and a dollar cannt beat it.
When you actually break the glass, do not press in the middle of the pane. Press on one edge of the score and let the break "run" to the other side. You may get away with pressing in the middle when cutting thin glass, but it surely will fail with ticker than 6 mm.
So helpful! There were so many details that other videos and the instructions don’t mention but make a world of difference!
Definitely the best glass/mirror cutting video on TH-cam hands down. Went through 3 large mirrors before watching this video. The 4th mirror was a charm. Thanks Woodworker Guy !
In this tutorial, a professional glass cutter teaches you how to use the cutter correctly and cut glass. th-cam.com/video/dMX_gihbm2w/w-d-xo.html
This should be an instructional video for everyone else who uploads DIY videos ( including cooking ). This guy presents the information in a clear narration with excellent photography and editing. And he DOESN'T WASTE THE VIEWERS TIME by giving extraneous info, or bragging about himself.
In this tutorial, a professional glass cutter teaches you how to use the cutter correctly and cut glass. th-cam.com/video/dMX_gihbm2w/w-d-xo.html
good video! I am a cabinet installer and many jobs require glass to be cut for upper cabinet doors. I have always ordered from glass company's or a hardware store if its just a few pieces (they freak out of you want more than like 5 pieces cut, as if it is some huge order) the issue with that more than the cost is time, I usually do not know the sizes until I am on the job and have the cabinets in hand, so it means a special trip back to do the glass when the glass co finally has it ready. so TODAY I decided to cut my own...only four small pieces but I had a decent amount of glass to work with. the first few trys at scoring were horrific, could not get the wheel to cut consistently or stay straight , then magically it started working better. so what he says about the cutter needing to break in a bit is true. I bet oil would have helped as well, I will do that next time for sure. biggest thing I figured out today was being "confident" with your scoring and breaking is the key. just roll it along with a good amount of pressure, keep it as straight as you can but just one pass, pay extra attention to the start point and end point, get a good score, then when you break it just do it, do not be shy . a nice swift action is the way to go , only times it broke wrong was when I was being too careful. if i needed to break a narrow section off I used a small metal bullet level and just smacked it. once I got over being afraid of it braking wrong it stopped braking wrong.
Your words could be applied to so much in life: read a bit, but some extra stock for early failures, and then try it till you get it. What happens? You find out that you only needed a few of your extras; it wasn’t nearly as hard to do as you thought; suddenly you see opportunities with your new skill everywhere to make stuff better, cheaper, or faster. I love your story. Tell it to every young person you can.
Most informative video of glass cutting I have seen. Thank you.
That is one of the best DIY videos I've ever seen, authoritative in a gentlemanly way, and three top tips I had never heard of! Clean the glass, oil the cutter and cut the mirror film first. Superb job!
In this tutorial, a professional glass cutter teaches you how to use the cutter correctly and cut glass. th-cam.com/video/dMX_gihbm2w/w-d-xo.html
All the comments saying "that's wrong" or "don't do it that way!" or "I'm an expert"...both his pieces cut perfectly. Great video, thanks
I've struggled cutting glass and mirror s for yrs. Doing furniture. Window , artwork etc. I had a diy projects was dreading it. I watched your video. Had and omg moment! This was so much easyier. Thank you!!!
Thanks for this, I was really scared to do the glass for my frames myself, but this is giving me the confidence to try!
This was really helpful and just what I needed. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing such a helpful tip. Very professionally done too x
Thank you for this demo. It was nice to learn how to cut glass. I was aware of the tool but your precautions is good to know to. Good informative video.
Thank you! Best video on glass cutting
Thank you for this! I'm cutting a very large mirror I got for free and have never done one before. Other tutorials didn't include the scoring on the back and I'd be so upset if I hadn't done such first and tore it. Now I'm comfortable cutting it to make my homemade room mirrors.
In this tutorial, a professional glass cutter teaches you how to use the cutter correctly and cut glass. th-cam.com/video/dMX_gihbm2w/w-d-xo.html
Your words could be applied to so much in life: read a bit, but some extra stock for early failures, and then try it till you get it. What happens? You find out that you only needed a few of your extras; it wasn’t nearly as hard to do as you thought; suddenly you see opportunities with your new skill everywhere to make stuff better, cheaper, or faster. I love your story. Tell it to every young person you can.
Today I first found glass cutter exists and I couldn`t believe how easy and fascinating is that
I never knew how to do this. Thank you!
Excellent! So well done and informative. Very much appreciated.
I cut a few mirrors using a tile cutter. Cutting mirror backing and applying oil are great tips. Had to do lot of TH-cam searches to find that out.
Thank you Rob nice job ,like the " back of the mirror tip " you re a pro
You’re the man! Thank you for the video
thank you very much for your clear demonstration .now I have my confidence to cut a mirror too👍👍
Saving this! My sister owns a vintage compact and accidentally broke the mirror while it was in her bag, will send her this since it's a half-circle shape that'll be hard to find a pre-cut replacement for
As soon as you score it , break it no need to clean it before you break it. The longer you wait the harder it is to break. Tip fro my father-in law who was in the glass industry for 40 plus years
Correct, I have been cutting glass for 15+ years and have never cleaned the glass again after scoring but before cracking, only cleaned again after cracked.
I had my mirror scored this morning but I stopped and it's still sitting here untouched . I don't know what to do. It's for my medicine cabinet and the only piece I have. I'm scared it will break
I'm figuring just snap it. Never seen anyone clean it before you snap. Really, what's the point of it. It's supposed to be done quickly.
Incredible video!! You saved us a fortune!
very well done. this helps out alot. Thanks!
Thanks for your sharing this very useful lesson!
Thank You So Much and Good Presentation
That was excellent. Thank you.
Thanks for the tip works great .
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Quick and easy!
Your videos are so helpful . thank you !
Great job,thanks.
You are cutting edge awesome!! Thank you for showing me how this is done. Pardon my terrible pun!!
That's a "BIG EASY" button push. I like the dowel as an anvil to help keep the pressure even along the break line!
thank you. big help, so now i know i can cut my broke mirror into new size by myself alone.
Thank you 😊
I just cut a piece of glass!!!! yay... I needed to put my weight into it over a dowel like yours along the cut line
Great demo. Thank you.
Nice vid, mate!
great job
Thanks. Very helpful
Perfect. Thanks
Nice and easy tutorial thanks
Helpful
Thank you
This was a great video
I have always been afraid to cut glass......NOT ANY MORE>...! Thanks for the Video...! Al Sautner
Very nice glad you give information on this topic
😁 thanks for the mirror tips, you just saved me from having to go get more mirror !
❤️👍 VERY NICE VIDEO
Wonderful vid, thanks mate!
Thank You🙏
Thank you
Great tip, thanks! I actually have to cut some glass soon!
thanks to teaching ....
Thank you sir
that was helpful, thank you
Thanks now I know how to do this.
It was helpful for me
Thanks
Thanks for the tip of cutting the coating!
Absolutely not needed to do !
Awesome thanks for this
Your explanation was easy to understand and excellant, I want to make the grooved board on your back to hold things, please make an article on that
Excellent
Excellent
Can you ue any oil to dip your cutter into?
Great Sir
Is there other oil can be use to lubricant your glass cutter? If i dont have a glass cutter oil
This was a great video plus you did the Wu-Tang thing at the end so I'm in
LOL.....the tiny glass shards are the result of not lubricating the cut prior to the cut....the cut "freezes" if the cut is "hot" (no coolant)...I know, a contradiction in terms. Never push away while cutting. No need cut the mirror backing before you cut it on its face, and finally, you are holding the cutter upside down......
Hello sir, iwanna know if there is other way to lubricating it if i dont have glass cutting oil?
Correct, cutter is upside down, break glass straight after cutting, oil or turps.
@@kiraneko5582 Sure...you can use transmission fluid, WD-40, mineral spirits, ...I've used them all, and they work fine.
Thank you for the share sir god bless
@@WillyWillis1965
Thanks ! I figured any of these would be fine.
Been cutting glass for 45 years. Don't cut the back of the mirror, just wasting time. Apply the same amount of pressure to thin or thick glass.
What's the glass oil for? And do I need to use it?
This is the hardest thing that I have ever tried to do and the frustration is about to send me to tears. 😡😩 my glass is breaking uneven.
Thank u so much
Strange song choice for this tutorial...but the video is very much appreciated!
Is that actually glass cutting oil or can you specify what kind of oils to use?
Can you do it the same way if it has curves?
Thanks for sharing.
Question. I work at a big box store and cut glass quite often, mirrors not as much. You are probably aware of the device we use to measure, hold & cut. We never use cutting oil and never back cut mirror. We just score & break. Why would we not need to cut the backing on a mirror or use cutting oil?
Great video with clear instructions.. BUT!.. they could of at least had this man give a shout out for the sites/brand names of the tools hes using, or at least attached a link.. 🤷♀️🤔
Josh brolin back in the workshop
hi, can you please show us how to cut a round hole in glass, to fit an extractor fan.
That is a completely different story, which he certainly will not be able to tell you, as his method for cutting simple thin glass is far from correct.
It's a use fully
Now I can try this that way I can cut my glass to size. What grit sandpaper to sand it with?
Glass cutting oil - you gotta be kidding me... Thanks for the video!
Will this work on all glass? I got a coffee table top that is the strongest glass I have ever seen, it literally supports my entire body weight . I've scored it good and deep but it just won't break? I am now thinking it's some special type that won't snap? Is there any such?
you need more weight... cause you gotta crack it
Bro the glass my be toughened? and if so you can't snap it. You can only cut glass once before it gets toughened. It's like a safety feature makes the glass stronger. It will blow up if you keep try to snap it. It will blow up like a car window does. Trust me I cut glass for a living.
It sounds like it is tempered safety glass. Once it is tempered it cannot be cut.
I cut a glass door a table but need to smooth the edge. How do I do that???
I think it's a carbide cutting wheel. If you have a diamond cutting wheel please give the details of your cutter.
What is glass cutting oil? Mineral oil? 3in1?
3 in1 oil will be fine.
nice
noticed you sanded the glass after cutting but not mirror can mirror be sanded on edges to smooth
What size sandpaper do you need? (I cant remember the proper term of measurement for various Sandpapers😂😂)
80 - 180 grit will smooth the edge. Even an emery board would work
Thank you for wearing gloves, looked at others video were they didn't; tragic
Pure alcohol and heat...helps alot too
why do you push in the middle instead of starting the break from one end of the cut line?
Because glass will break wherever tension is placed. If you attempt to crack from the edge rather than the center it increases the chances of your score breaking crooked. If you crack from the center the distance from each side less decreasing your chances of an improper fracture. This is especially true as the size of your glass increases.
That is not a diamond wheel.. "A glass cutter may use a diamond to create the split, but more commonly a small cutting wheel made of hardened steel or tungsten carbide 4-6 mm in diameter with a V-shaped profile called a "hone angle" is used. "
That is not a diamond wheel !... it is either a steel or tungsten steel wheel...they do not make 'diamond glass cutting wheels' ....but they do make 'diamond glass cutters' .
Which as the name implies is a diamond that will cut glass !
Cutting mirror is exactly the same as cutting glass.....but you should only cut mirror on the reflective surface ! You do not need to scratch through the protective backing paint.
When cutting glass you would cut along a straight edge, pulling the glass cutter from the top down towards yourself, you can apply an even pressure this way. pushing a cutter will make things harder to do.
I am very surprised to see WWJ giving out vague info.
Im a glazier by trade for 10 years now, 2nd generation. Everything about this video made me cringe.
100th comment 🇮🇳
The wheel is not a diamond. It is carbon steel.
Nice! You should cover the snap point with a rag or such as masking tape just tagged on to be even safer from things flying up. What the hell is glass cutting oil? lol! 3 in 1? Olive oil?
William Moore you can used 'kerosene'
Glass cutting is very dangerous; if you do this, you take the high risk, regardless of your skill or practice. Especially the "glass needles" are dangerous, which can form on the cut edges directly after cutting and they can glance off from the edges during moving the glass and stab through the hands, broke below the skin and cause serious inflammation.
With a careless motion you can seriously injured from the sharp edges.
I've hand a sliver about half the size of a grain of rice get embedded into my finger for a period of over 2 years and had a mirror fragment stab thru my thumb all the way to the bone. And that's a professional, so amateurs please beware and always wear gloves as well as eye protection as noted in the video. Also be careful with flipping or rotating large pieces and lifting corners with fingertips to help avoid minor cuts.
If I need a standard size glass like 8x10, or 5x7. Etc. I go too local dollar store. Buy a $1 frame and use the glass out of that. Its sized no cutting!!!and a dollar cannt beat it.