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techniues from our sholearning the basics ofWorking with Glass'JWorking with glass doesn't have to be a shattenng experience.Here's a crash course on evefihing you need to knowUIhcL\cr it's for a pichrre frane, aglass l'mel for a cabnlci door or justreplacnlg a brokcn windor\,, sooneror latcr, you'I probably bc iacel $'idlthc iask of cuitmg a piece of glass.Foriunately, dlis isn't difficult. In faci,lvorkirrgwi$ glass is actually kin.lof fun once you learn thebasics.rc01s. fhe tools vou need lo cutSlass aren'i very complicaied orexpensive. To stari with, you'llnced a glasscuitcr Tlns krol is a bitlike a mniahrre pizza cutier lt hasa iinv, sieel cutiinS wheei at oneend to score the glass. (Class criters typicallv cosi less than $a atnrost har ci$trr€ stor€s).Aling with the glass cutter,you']] nced a straightc.lgc tohclp guidc the otter and someoil kr kccp ihc cuiting whccllubricaied. You'll also need a pairof leather gloves to proiect yourhands fronr the sharp edges of th€glass And some safety glasses hrshield your eyes tron arl) sDullshards of flvnr8 8lass.If yo rc going bbc cuitng a ioioi 8lass, L\cre arc somc other toolsyolr nrighilvani lo consider buvirl8(see box on opposite page). Buithese aren't absoluielyHoW llWo[(S. Tcc]Dically speaking,you don't rcally "cut" glass.Rathcr you scorc a shallo$' lineacross thc surface of fic glass. Th.'nyou apply pressurc io ihe glassuntil it fractures or "runs" alonEthe score line. These iwo steps -scoring and running-are ail thereYou can safelv cui sian.lard flatglass up kr aboui '/6 thck. But if),our projcci calls for