Timeline for How to cut glass without a glass cutter
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| Sep 29, 2019 at 19:42 | comment | added | Stan | 100% wool yarn also works for this technique. I have never tried cotton string. This in addition to scoring the glass (green glass jug) helps determine accuracy. My attempts were never "clean" cuts, though. | |
| Aug 19, 2016 at 10:46 | comment | added | user17316 | As for what kind of yarn or string to use...use 100% cotton. Poly blends melt. Cotton burns evenly. | |
| Mar 10, 2016 at 21:18 | comment | added | Jon | Just a thought on the type of string, it should be a natural fiber like cotton, manmade fiber is going to tend to melt and stick to your glass and may prove very difficult to clean off. | |
| Mar 10, 2016 at 15:48 | comment | added | Adam Zuckerman | I haven't used this method for plate glass (family has in a pinch), but it would make sense (to me) that it breaks directly on the burn line. | |
| Mar 10, 2016 at 7:36 | comment | added | kamuro | As long as the string can hold enough liquid, it should be fine, since the fumes of the liquid will burn before the piece of string starts burning. However, I would guess that this technique is not really suitable for a glass plate. Also, can you tell beforehand whether the beak will occur left or right of the string? Since it is not hottest directly under the string I guess it won't break directly underneath, correct? | |
| Mar 9, 2016 at 21:31 | history | edited | Adam Zuckerman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Provide guidance on what type of string to use.
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| Mar 9, 2016 at 21:27 | comment | added | Adam Zuckerman | I would use twine or yarn. I'll update the answer to include this. | |
| Mar 9, 2016 at 21:01 | comment | added | Broots Waymb | What kind of string can you use for this? I feel like simple thread would burn into pieces within a second of being lit. | |
| Mar 8, 2016 at 22:33 | history | answered | Adam Zuckerman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |