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.
How to work with thin glass sheets.
It resists yellowing and is easily cut to size for use in windows picture frames and arts.
Smooth the edges with fine sandpaper or a sharpening stone.
Clear glass is crystal clear and distortion free.
Hand blown stained glass sheet by st just.
Glass sheets window 60x12 5 ft glass door.
Its higher impact strength makes it a great glass replacement for applications such as garage door windows storm windows and other glazing needs.
Here you can find out about all the different types of sheets available for glassart.
5 mm and thicker gets harder to break and can take some courage when it gets really thick.
Hold the sheet of glass in your hands and carefully apply minor pressure from your wrists to break the glass along the score.
8mm and up.
Glass sheets 1 8 in.
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.
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.
When you first start out with stained glass you should work mainly with clear glass because it s less expensive than colored glass.
Clear glass is 24 in.
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.
Glass pane acrylic sheet 2 5 lb.