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marking glass to cut
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 11:26 pm
by lauren
i'm getting really frustrated trying to cut specific lines with my tile saw. i mark my glass where i want cut with a sharpie, but before the blade even touches the glass the water spray has washed it all away. how could i mark it? i was thinking with maybe a dremel, but i was wondering if anyone had any other ideas...
thanks
peace
- l
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:43 am
by S. Klein
china marker, grease pencil, paint pencil..............steve
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:45 am
by Sharon Lee
Paint rubber cement over the marks.
Sharon
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 1:08 am
by Jerri Jennings
Try chapstick over the marker! I learned this in a mosaic class I took a couple of years ago. Works great!! Jerri
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 8:52 am
by Bev Brandt
On one of the stained glass newsgroups somewhere (there are what? several 100 of them?) I saw someone recommend some paint pens called "Zig Painty Pens." They're pricey, so I haven't purchased one yet and tried it out. But they're all the rave with the mark, cut and grind crowd.
I had a metallic marker that seemed to hold up better than sharpies. And now I have a metallic sharpie! Haven't used it yet, but it might hold up better than the regular ones.
Also, let the sharpie marks dry before submitting them to grinding or sawing. I've noticed this lately. I let them dry for a few seconds. The chapstick idea works well, too.
Bev
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:38 pm
by Kris Weber
Mark Stay also works well. It is a waxy mixture that looks and smells like beeswax mixed with solvent. It retails for roughly $4 for a 1oz jar. Operates on same principle as the Chapstick ---- which I will have to try once I run out of Mark Stay.
Mark Stay
84 Hillbilly Dr.
Galena, MO 65656
417-272-5249
A stained glass retailer in your area most likely carries this product.
Kris
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 5:10 pm
by Stuart Clayman
Also scotch tape over the mark works.
Vaseline
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 8:12 pm
by Edythe Halliday
Hi,
I use vaseline over the sharpie mark and it works great as well.
Edythe
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 8:27 pm
by Barbara Muth
candle wax. I bought a bag of those cheapo votives in the tin cups. Throw the cup away and rub the wax over your marks. Works well and less slippery than vaseline or chaptick (tried them both!)
Barbara
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 12:53 am
by lauren
you guys rock hard, thanks much...........
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:53 am
by Rick Jarvis
We cut alot of glass on the tile saw. Fastest and best solution we found is a maker found in pottery supply places. Its designed to not burn off in the kiln. We first used it to mark the kiln floor where kiln posts should sit for different firing configurations. Accidently grabbed it once and marked the glossy side of the piece for cutting. It stayed on great!! Costs about 3 bucks I think and is a dark green color.