STAINED GLASS CUTTER - Watch Stained Glass Cutting Video Read Instructions Download User Guide. Must Soak Stain Glass Cutting Tool Wheel in Glass Cutter Oil, Run Wheel Up And Down A Board To Check Wheel is Spinning So It Can Score Stained Glass Sheets Evenly If Glass Cutting Blade Stops It Will Not Score, A Dry Wheel Will Stick and Drag Across Glass And That Stops it Working Scoring Wheel Must Be Oiled Every Cut. Practice On Scrap Stain Glass Sheet First to Make Sure You Have Got Technique Down. HOLD STAINED GLASS CUTTING TOOL – Handles Of Glass Cutter Tool Are Only For Squeezing Glass To Break, Do Not Hold Stain Glass Cutter by Handles When Scoring. Hold Close To Wheel for Best Control And Pressure on Blade. Technique is to Create A Small V In Surface Of Glass Sheet. Scoring Way Too Hard Or Without Oiling Wheel Leaves A Groove And White Dusty Line that Will Not Break On Line Instead Of A Shallow V, The Perfect Stained Glass Score Must Be Just Firm Enough To Leave the V Score in Glass. STRAIGHT LINES IN STAINED GLASS – Place Stained Glass Sheet On Board At Waist Height, Scoring on Soft Carpet, Scoring Too Hard or More Than Once Will Cause Glass To Shatter When You Go to Break it. Draw A Line On Glass With A Marker, Follow Line By Pulling Cutter Towards You, Never Push Away, Watch The Back Of The Glass Cutting Wheel to Keep on Line or Use Flat Side Of Glass Cutting Wheel To Run Along Very Smooth Straight Edge Guide At Least 2mm Thick, Guide Can Be Taped Down To Prevent Moving. CURVES IN STAINED GLASS – And Wavy Lines Are Possible If Stained Glass Tool Is Held Correctly And Instructions Followed. Draw Shape On Smoothest Side of Glass And Follow The Line With Stain Glass Cutting Tool Wheel. The Glass Cutters Tool Must Be Held Upright And Perpendicular, Lean It Over And It Slides Sideways And Glass Cutter Will Not Cut V In Stained Glass Surface. Smooth Curves Are Ok Sharp Angles Are Not. Deep Curves May Need Squeezing The Score On Stained Glass Gently From Both Sides. BREAKING STAINED GLASS – Place Stained Glass Cutting Tools Breaker Of Running Pliers Dead Center Over Scored Line, Lift Glass Sheet, Squeeze Handles Ever So Gently At End. If Gap Is Too Big Fold Breaker Forward By Pivoting It To Make Gap In Between Pliers Small, This Allows You To Squeeze Very Thin Material. Over Squeezing Will Chip Edges. For Radius Cuts Angle Breaker Towards Score Line Dead Center. Cutting Small Strips Is Possible Within Laws Of Physics. Watch Videos If Any Of This Unclear. Stained Glass Cutting Tool – Not Just Any Stain Glass Cutter The Amazing Glass Cutter Made In UK A Glass Cutter And Running Plier Tool All In One Lets You Cut Straight Radius And Wavy Lines In Stained Glass, Mirror And Glass Tiles. The Stained Glass Scoring Wheel Is Not Sharp, It Is The Dullest Tool You Will Own But The Hardest, The Hardness Of The Stain Glass Cutter Wheel Along With The Special Angle Ground Into The Stained Glass Scoring Wheel Allows The Glass Cutter To Cut Thin And Thick Glass Materials And Hard Tile Without Dulling The Wheel. The Secret To Using The Glass Cutter Is To Follow The Instructions Carefully. Practice On A Spare Piece Of Stained Glass In Order To Work Out Enough Pressure To Apply, Usually Not Enough Pressure Is Applied To Start With But Sometimes Less Pressure Is Better So Practice Makes Perfect. Cutting On The Floor Instead Of On A Solid Board At Waist Height Will Fail And Will Cause Hairline Cracks In The Stained Glass Sheet. Not Oiling The Scoring Wheel And Making Sure It Is Turning Very Freely Will Cause The Wheel To Stick, Drag And Even Lock Up And Just Scratch The Glass Instead Of Scoring It And This Will Prevent The Glass Cutter From Working Correctly. Holding The Stained Glass Cutter By The Grips When Scoring You Will Only Be Applying Minimal Amount Of Pressure If Any On The Cutting Wheel And So The Required V In The Surface Will Not Be Created. Always Pull Towards You Never Push Away. For Stained Glass, Plate Glass, Picture Framing Glass Or Fused Glass The Cutting Wheel Should Be Oiled Every Single Score, Oil Will Run Onto The Glass And Will Not Only Cool Down The Glass And Give A Cleaner Cut It Will Also Extend The Life Of The Cutting Wheel. If You Wipe The Oil Off The Glass And There Is No Score Line, Then You Need To Increase The Pressure – Make Sure You Are Holding Close To The Wheel And Use The 2 Handed Method If Needed Especially If You Do Not Have A Lot Of Strength In Your Hands Or Are Cutting A Very Hard Material.