cutting dichro

[The Lorax]

what is the best way to get strips of dichro cut from a big sheet? all i have is a scoring tool, and i haven't done it right yet....

[n3rd]

http://www.winshipdesigns.com/home2/ws3/page_1987_97/toyo_pistol_grip_glass_cutter.html

they can be found cheaper like ~15. look for a stained glass place near your home town. they'll also have these

http://www.winshipdesigns.com/home2/ws3/page_1943_97/leponitt_springed_runnerplier.html

basically, hit up your local stained glass place they'll have what you need.

[$$$$$$$]

Yeah, homeboy's got it right on.. those running pliers are for real..

[FiredDesires]

Good suggestions so far and don't forget to score your glass on the un-coated side of the dichroic, at least that was what I was told in a dichroic class I took.

[Greymatter Glass]

make sure you get running pliers, not grozers. And lubricate the cutting wheel with 3-1 in oil or kerosene or something, and clean the glass when done. If you don't have a reservoir a few drops on a cotton ball works great, just dip the wheel against the cotton between cuts.

[kebira]

...and running pliers are available in a mini size. I cut 3/16" to 1/4" strips with mine. Split the full sheets to quarters, work out from there.

[Swampy]

Practice on clear sheet first like cheap float glass.

Always try to get it so you're cutting your pieces in 'halves' especially when you get down to little chunks.

Use kerosene on your cutter. What I do is put a bit of tissue paper in a coffee cup (plastic cups always fall over) and spill some kero in the bottom. You always have some on the wheel but it doesn't leave it dripping.

Score>flip>press gently from the centre out. Yes and pliers are good if you have them.

With practice you could cut a strip the same thickness as the glass.

[UmaJulz]

I used to cut it in a warehouse... no oil, too messy. score on the back side, concentrate, think "through" (it's a zen thing for me), and snap- either by hand, or with running pliers. I usually use my hands for bigger pieces, but the runners for strips.

Once you get the hang of it, you can do really narrow strips.

[sunray]

No oil for me either.. Its to messy.. Works great without oil score and snap

[Emmett's Glass]

I use a bb gun.
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[Gibsons Glassworks]

buddy of mine uses thiese pliers with a V on both sides so when u squeeze down the points of the V touch first and on the score ( with speedy sharp) breaks perfect every time

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[melt]

Lorax did I meet you when i did a demo at jenny wren gallery in rochester? anyways this is what i do:

find somewhere totally flat, lay into the glass and make a good scratch with the cutters cutting through the dicro side. then bang the scratch from the other side of the sheet with a ruler or the backside of the cutter. no running pliers or oil. clean the glass first because its much easier to clean one big sheet then lots of little pieces.

you have to get a good scratch on the glass. there is a sound it makes when you get it right, sometime i just tap the sheet on the table and it breaks. get a good cutter, pistol grip. if you are unsure use windex in the scratch, it will open it up and help it break.

[The Lorax]

hey melt... doubt you met me... i've only met 1 local glassblower and no others in my life yet... aside from a few at fests and such but, yea highly doubt it was me.
thanks for the help everyone i will have to try out these techs soon.