How To Trim 3 8 Glass Sheet

Put on safety glasses before doing any kind of cutting and wear ear plugs if you use an electric saw.

How to trim 3 8 glass sheet. We handle starphire glass low iron glass in 1 4 3 8 1 2 3 4 thickness. M d sneeze guard 0 125 in t x 24 in w x 36 in l clear acrylic sheet. Or from our trucks at delivery points at additional cost. If your sheet is relatively thin less than 3 16 inch 0 48 cm you can use the scoring method.

Pricing is approximate depending on cutout size. 5 mm and thicker gets harder to break and can take some courage when it gets really thick. It resists yellowing and is easily cut to size for use in windows picture frames and arts and crafts projects. What you need to cut tempered glass.

Glass types choose from clear glass ultra clear low iron hd glass opaque clear glass polarglass textured glass gray glass or bronze glass. 8mm and up. 3 16 1 4 3 8 and 1 2. Knowing how to use these items is important before you can do any cutting of tempered glass safely and efficiently without any injury or a few errors.

Otherwise you ll need to use a saw to cut it. Ever wonder how a sheet of glass is cut into smaller pieces. Glass sheets are available for pick up in dickson tn. Otherwise you ll need to use a saw to cut it.

Before we start learning how to cut tempered glass there are some items that one should be acquainted with before anything else. Glass obviously for practice i would recommend 3 or 4 mm thick glass which is not hard to work with but also not to thin to break easily. Item 2551485 model 55400. Here is a quick tutorial demonstrating how to score and break sheet glass into smaller shapes.

Product will last a lifetime. More product details close. Lay the sheet on a flat surface and. 2mm is typical glass for picture frames but can be a difficult thickness before you feel comfortable with how much pressure to put on the cutter.

Very easy to clean. Hold the sheet of glass in your hands and carefully apply minor pressure from your wrists to break the glass along the score. Pallets of cut glass can be shipped common carrier. Glass thickness get custom glass products cut from sheets in these thicknesses.

For a thin sheet of plexiglass that is material up to about 3 16 inch thick use a scoring method not dissimilar from a technique used to cut actual glass. Smooth the edges with fine sandpaper or a sharpening stone. Clear glass is crystal clear and distortion free.