Sunday, September 8, 2013
A Work in Progress
Well, this week we started cutting out the pieces for our panel and I realized I have become too dependent on my glass saw...in other words, I broke a lot of pieces cutting them by hand. I am hoping it was just the type of glass I was using. It had a tendency to chip, splinter, and run on score lines I hadn't cut. I should be able to clean most of them up with the grinder. The good news is I have the hard part out of the way and just have straight cuts left to go. Yahoo! Oh, yeah, I also gave a lot of sweat the first two weeks, Wednesday I gave the blood, now I just have the tears left. Here's to hoping they are tears of joy. ;0)
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I feel for you. I had some trouble cutting and left more pieces broken than I liked. It's hard to waste it! The art teacher in me wants to hoard the pieces I broke. I am glad you are enjoying it. I can't wait to make our own designs.
ReplyDeleteI've had moments of wanting to give up when it felt like every piece of glass I cut would break. But keep at it and it will all pay off!
ReplyDeleteFrom my experience working with Spectrum and Wissmach glass, the Wissmach is a bit tricky to score and break (as Troy mentioned). I've been applying a tad bit more pressure when scoring it and have achieved better, cleaner breaks. Also, pay close attention to your choice of tools when breaking. Sometimes I'm not paying attention and mess up a break using my runners instead of my grosiers. :-/ You're doing great though, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteSome of my pieces were more difficult to cut too because of the different types of glass. I wonder if more experience will lead to knowing how to handle different glass? I hope you don't get to the tears!
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