cutting surface
 

I'm looking at a table made of a sheet of plywood for cutting on, 1"
thick and very hard, but I've been offered a formica bar countertop. It's
hard and smooth, plus even the smallest flakes and shards will come off
cleanly.
What are you guys using?

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cutting surface
 

Forget the formica. The glass will slide around on it, making it difficult
to hold in place while scoring.

One of my worktables is plywood surfaced, the other is carpeted. I've also
seen the Morton surface used successfully.

"Terra" wrote in message
...
I'm looking at a table made of a sheet of plywood for cutting on, 1"
thick and very hard, but I've been offered a formica bar countertop. It's
hard and smooth, plus even the smallest flakes and shards will come off
cleanly.
What are you guys using?
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

cutting surface
 

HI Folks

I'd vote for the Morton surface...

- the way it's made, all the tiny glass chips end up in the
'waffle-holes', rather than on the cutting surface, on the glass, in
your thumbs

- clean-up from time to time just uses a hoover or a big plastic 'bin-bag'

- the various Morton 'widgets' make repetitive, accurate cutting easy
(if that's what you're doing)

- glass lies flat on the surface & doesn't slide about

Drawbacks..? - can be more trouble than it's worth if cutting tiny
pieces of glass (for fusing ..?) - so you need a small flat surface also

Wouldn't be without it g

Regards
Adrian
www.inspired-glass.com


Moonraker wrote:
Forget the formica. The glass will slide around on it, making it difficult
to hold in place while scoring.

One of my worktables is plywood surfaced, the other is carpeted. I've also
seen the Morton surface used successfully.

"Terra" wrote in message
...
I'm looking at a table made of a sheet of plywood for cutting on, 1"
thick and very hard, but I've been offered a formica bar countertop. It's
hard and smooth, plus even the smallest flakes and shards will come off
cleanly.
What are you guys using?
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

cutting surface
 

On Dec 27, 9:05*am, "Terra" wrote:
* * I'm looking at a table made of a sheet of plywood for cutting on, 1"
thick and very hard, but I've been offered a formica bar countertop. It's
hard and smooth, plus even the smallest flakes and shards will come off
cleanly.
* * What are you guys using?

** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

Ditto on the Morton surface. For tiny pieces you need to cut, simply
put about three layers of newspaper down and cut on that. Then you can
pickup the newspaper and dump the shards in the waste can.

cutting surface
 

On Dec 29, 9:53*am, Chemo the Clown wrote:
On Dec 27, 9:05*am, "Terra" wrote:

* * I'm looking at a table made of a sheet of plywood for cutting on, 1"
thick and very hard, but I've been offered a formica bar countertop. It's
hard and smooth, plus even the smallest flakes and shards will come off
cleanly.
* * What are you guys using?

** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

Ditto on the Morton surface. For tiny pieces you need to cut, simply
put about three layers of newspaper down and cut on that. Then you can
pickup the newspaper and dump the shards in the waste can.

The Morton system is made from poly and will wear quickly. The
"waffle grid" system from Cutters Mate is made from Lexan and wears
considerably better. Also, the pieces can be clipped together either
with open grid or smooth surface facing up ( to provide a smooth
surface for cutting pieces so small they would otherwise fall into the
grid openings), For multi-angle cutting, there is nothing available
in the industry better then the Cutters Mate "Beetle Bit" system.

Dennis Brady

Victorian Art Glass - www.vicartglass.com
DeBrady Glassworks - www.debrady.com
Master Artisan - www.masterartisanproducts.com
Glass Campus - www.glasscampus.com

cutting surface
 

"Dennis Brady" wrote in message
..teranews.com**

The Morton system is made from poly and will wear quickly. The
"waffle grid" system from Cutters Mate is made from Lexan and wears
considerably better.


Lexan IS polycarbonate. Dumbass.

cutting surface
 

" Moonraker" wrote in message
...

"Dennis Brady" wrote in message
.teranews.com**

The Morton system is made from poly and will wear quickly. The
"waffle grid" system from Cutters Mate is made from Lexan and wears
considerably better.


Lexan IS polycarbonate. Dumbass.


Praps he was thinking polyethylene....

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cutting surface
 

On Dec 31 2008, 4:52*pm, Dennis Brady
wrote:
On Dec 29, 9:53*am, Chemo the Clown wrote:

On Dec 27, 9:05*am, "Terra" wrote:

* * I'm looking at a table made of a sheet of plywood for cutting on, 1"
thick and very hard, but I've been offered a formica bar countertop. It's
hard and smooth, plus even the smallest flakes and shards will come off
cleanly.
* * What are you guys using?

** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

Ditto on the Morton surface. For tiny pieces you need to cut, simply
put about three layers of newspaper down and cut on that. Then you can
pickup the newspaper and dump the shards in the waste can.

The Morton system is made from poly and will wear quickly. *The
"waffle grid" system from Cutters Mate is made from Lexan and wears
considerably better. *Also, the pieces can be clipped together either
with open grid or smooth surface facing up ( to provide a smooth
surface for cutting pieces so small they would otherwise fall into the
grid openings), *For multi-angle cutting, there is nothing available
in the industry better then the Cutters Mate "Beetle Bit" system.

Dennis Brady

Victorian Art Glass -www.vicartglass.com
DeBrady Glassworks -www.debrady.com
Master Artisan -www.masterartisanproducts.com
Glass Campus -www.glasscampus.com

I have about a dozen Morton surfaces that I've been using in classes
that are over 16 years old and they are still as good today as the day
I bought them. The Beetle Bit system is nothing more than a glorified
Morton Portable Glass Shop. Both do exactly the same thing. And...as
Moonraker said...dumbass.

cutting surface
 

On Dec 31 2008, 9:00*pm, "Terra" wrote:
" Moonraker" wrote in message

...



"Dennis Brady" wrote in message
.teranews.com**

The Morton system is made from poly and will wear quickly. *The
"waffle grid" system from Cutters Mate is made from Lexan and wears
considerably better. *

Lexan IS polycarbonate. * Dumbass.

* * Praps he was thinking polyethylene....

Most likely or he wasn't thinking at all....

cutting surface
 

On Jan 1, 8:26*am, " wrote:
On Dec 31 2008, 9:00*pm, "Terra" wrote:



" Moonraker" wrote in message

.. .

"Dennis Brady" wrote in message
.teranews.com**

The Morton system is made from poly and will wear quickly. *The
"waffle grid" system from Cutters Mate is made from Lexan and wears
considerably better. *

Lexan IS polycarbonate. * Dumbass.

* * Praps he was thinking polyethylene....

Most likely or he wasn't thinking at all....

I'm thinking Cutters Mate is outselling Morton 10 to 1.
Seems like everybody 'cept the dolts here know the difference.