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found some odd looking tools in garage today
- Thread starter Jslys13
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I attached a picture of the tools. I have no clue what they are. Any ideas?
Glass cutters
Jim
theoldwizard1
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never would have guessed
You score the glass with the tiny little wheel. While holding the edge where you started the score up off the work surface an inch or so, tap on the glass at the score with the ball end.
I guess it is becoming a lost art. Google "glazing points".
Stuart in MN
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And if you're cutting a narrow strip off the glass, you can use the little teeth to pry it off. Put a little oil on the wheel and they should work fine.
K-Dog
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If you have ever watched a pro use these, its pretty impressive.
theoldwizard1
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If you have ever watched a pro use these, its pretty impressive.
Oh Yeah !
Wavy lines, swirls. just about anything !
Matt Irvine
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I also believe the one on the right may be of the brand Red Devil, I have a few old ones and they look similar in the colour and what not.
jeffmoss26
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Glass cutter...got the scars to prove it from my hardware store days!
4xdog
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I remember my dad using those to cut the glass for our casement windows. For some reason, he said it worked better to put a little kerosene on the glass. Anyone heard of that?
Yes, I was taught exactly that, too.
jonathan75
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Do you give it a little tap with the ball end?
Provincial
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Do you give it a little tap with the ball end?
Yes, from underneath, meaning opposite the scored side.
Thephranc
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I use to be a glazer and have a collection of these things. It really is becoming a lost art since most glass now comes cut from the factory.