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Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass *LINK*
By:Thomas Duncan
Date: 11/28/2004, 8:39 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass (Thomas Duncan)

Also, and I can't recall where I saw this, and it might not be so, but it just occured to me that if you cut the glass with a pair of pinking shears, it might not fray.

Again, check that, the thought just popped into my head, sure I saw it somewhere...

Pinking shears make a zig zag cut, and can stop fraying. (like a series of small bias cuts)

There are also rotary cutters, I bought one of those this weekend to cut glass tapes out of cloth, it is supposed to be much much easier and precise. Haven't tried it yet though. There are also rotary cutters with pinking blades.

: That can be frustrating.

: I have pulled out a few rows of the edge glass strands, so that the piece I
: was working had a sort of "fringe" on the edge. Do this of
: course with dry glass, over a trash can. Else you'll have little fuzzy
: fiberglass tumbleweeds around the shop!

: This also makes feathering an edge in much easier.

: I also found that if I cut patches of cloth on the bias, it has much less
: tendency to pull out during wet out.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass
Scott Innes -- 11/28/2004, 7:37 pm
Rollers! *NM*
Rod Tait, Orca Boats -- 11/29/2004, 8:21 pm
Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass *LINK*
gerald -- 11/29/2004, 9:13 am
Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass
Chip Sandresky -- 11/28/2004, 8:46 pm
Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass *LINK* *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 11/28/2004, 8:37 pm
Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass
Thomas Duncan -- 11/28/2004, 8:32 pm
Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass *LINK*
Thomas Duncan -- 11/28/2004, 8:39 pm
Re: Material: Q: avoid fraying edge of glass
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2004, 4:24 pm
Simplicity wins again!
Thomas Duncan -- 11/29/2004, 8:35 pm