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Post by Chris Johnson on Feb 10, 2012 6:37:37 GMT -5
I need a mirror roughly 20x36 - i can buy a 24x36 at home depot for cheap, but I'd need to trim 4" off of it. I have straight edges and I know I need a scoring blade, but what's the likelihood it'll work correctly? I can deal with a *slightly* imperfect edge (+/- 0.5") since i'm framing the mirror, but I'm wondering if I'd just end up ****ing a bunch of them up before I'd get the hang of it.
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Post by Alexander on Feb 10, 2012 6:38:57 GMT -5
Grab some chipped/marked down glass and practice on that
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Post by Eric Matthews on Feb 10, 2012 6:39:27 GMT -5
Just score the cut, and tap where you scored and it usually cuts it clean
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Post by Alexander on Feb 10, 2012 6:40:09 GMT -5
alcohol + string + water
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Post by Chris Johnson on Feb 10, 2012 6:40:31 GMT -5
don't i need to pick it up or cantilever it off an edge or something?
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Post by Alexander on Feb 10, 2012 6:42:10 GMT -5
hm, you could just go to a glass shop, cut to size...
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Post by Chris Johnson on Feb 10, 2012 6:42:49 GMT -5
what will they charge me
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Post by Dependable Dog on Feb 10, 2012 6:43:55 GMT -5
Lay it on a firm surface, make the score.
Pick it up, lay it down on a towel, then tap along the scored line with the other end of the diamond cutter. And it will break on that line
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Post by Alexander on Feb 10, 2012 6:45:06 GMT -5
Not much... a few $ more
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Post by Chris Johnson on Feb 10, 2012 6:45:53 GMT -5
hm, thinking i might just go to home depot
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Post by Dependable Dog on Feb 10, 2012 6:45:56 GMT -5
Vid:
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Post by Livesindaw00ds on Feb 10, 2012 6:48:52 GMT -5
practice on some scraps. if you dont improve, go to hd
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Post by Malakai the guy on Feb 10, 2012 8:48:02 GMT -5
if you can follow a line, you wont mess up that badly.
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Post by Phantom Phreak on Feb 10, 2012 16:29:30 GMT -5
IMO, watch them do it for you, or PRACTICE first.
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