How to Cut Safety Glass in Oven Doors
The glass found in oven doors is not safety glass, as one may think. In fact, it is heat-resistant glass that will crack and shatter like regular glass. Installing safety glass will eliminate shattering. Instead, it cracks into tiny spiderweb-like chunks. The method for cutting oven door glass is exactly like cutting other types of sheet glass. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Carbide tip glass cutter
- Glass sheet
- Pliers
- Yard or meter stick
- Permanent marker and rubbing alcohol (optional)
- Very fine sandpaper (optional)
Instructions
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Use the permanent marker to mark a line for the cuts. Glass can easily be cut in either straight lines or curves using this method.
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Run the carbide tip along the line of the cut. You need not press very hard. All you need is a scratch. If you want a straight line, use the edge of the yard or meter stick as a straight edge to guide your cutter along the line.
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Use one hand and the pliers in the other hand to hod the glass on either side of your score line. Bend the glass to break it into two pieces along the score mark. The pieces will come apart without much effort.
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Use the sandpaper to smooth out the cut edges, if desired
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