How To Work With Thin Glass Sheets

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How to work with thin glass sheets.

Then when you re ready to create your first full color project visit a glass shop or go online and purchase some smooth colored glass smooth glass is easier to work with than textured glass. It resists yellowing and is easily cut to size for use in windows picture frames and arts. Hold the sheet of glass in your hands and carefully apply minor pressure from your wrists to break the glass along the score. Hand blown stained glass sheet by st just.

Stained glass sheets come in a huge array of colours textures and transparencies. 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. Clear glass is crystal clear and distortion free. 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.

It can be hard to know which is best to use. Glass pane acrylic sheet 2 5 lb. Glass sheets 1 8 in. Its higher impact strength makes it a great glass replacement for applications such as garage door windows storm windows and other glazing needs.

When you first start out with stained glass you should work mainly with clear glass because it s less expensive than colored glass. Dip a glass cutter into oil and grasp it like a pencil then carefully pull the cutter along the mark you made to score the glass. Clear glass is 24 in. Here you can find out about all the different types of sheets available for glassart.

Smooth the edges with fine sandpaper or a sharpening stone.