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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? ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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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 ** |
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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 ** |
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I took a morton surface and turned it upside down, fit it into a wood
frame and put a single tube light inside and made a light box and have cut glass on it for 25 years, and it has held up great, plus have used an old piece of plywood for my cutting square, works great for little to no money |
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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. |
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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 |
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"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. |
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" 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.... ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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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.... |
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"Terra" wrote in message ... " 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.... Or, perhaps, he was displaying that he knows as much about plastics as he does glass? He'll be writing a book about it. ROTFLMAO |
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