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"Jerry Maske" wrote in message ... I'm sure to get flamed for this, but the question isn't what kind of fluid to use, rather, should you use fluid at all? My brass body Toyo is 17 years old and has never seen a drop of oil, nor will it. I run a glass business and put more miles on it than most so if it were to fail, I'd know it. Also, I've had to replace cutter heads from people who DID oil and didn't understand you have to clean that oil out. Otherwise it picks up airborn lint and packs it around the axel. I think we all have a cutter like that one, but I think it may be a freak of nature? -- JK Sinrod NY Sinrod Stained Glass www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories |
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I stopped using it about a year ago and I don't miss it.
As a glass fuser it is just one more thing to give devit a foothold. I know of at least one glass artist who stopped using it about 10 years ago and he's still using the same cutter without problems. - Paul Izm Studio www.izm.com "Charles A. Peavey" wrote in message ... Greetings: What is the consensus on glass cutting fluid. Turpentine, kerosene, or some of the specialty odorless fluids available on the market? Thanks. Best regards, Charles |
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Wow... why spend that much money?
My method?.... - Take a small baby food jar and wash it out completely. - Take one of those soft flat cotton rounds that we women use for removing make-up - you can get a pack of 100 or so for $1 at your local drug store... or just swipe one from your wife/gf/etc. - place the cotton round flat in the bottom of the baby food jar - take some 3-in-1 oil (available at any hardware/home store, Home Depot, Lowes, etc) and give the cotton round a light soaking. You don't want the cotton round floating in oil but it should be saturated. Then, when you go to cut glass, just run your cutter over the cotton round to start and every few cuts afterwards. The cotton will remove the little glass pieces from the cutter and the amount of oil in the round will give the cutter plenty of lubrication for your work. Replace the cotton round when it starts to get ratty. All in all, this is less flamable, has a MUCH less foul smell than turpentine or kerosene (it kinda reminds me of my dad when he used to work around home), is easier to store (when your done, just put the lid back on the baby food jar and put it back on your shelf - it'll last quite a while), AND far lese expensive than 'specialty fluids.' Happy cutting, Tina P "Charles A. Peavey" wrote in message ... Greetings: What is the consensus on glass cutting fluid. Turpentine, kerosene, or some of the specialty odorless fluids available on the market? Thanks. Best regards, Charles |
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