oil fed cutters

wrote:
No need to have two cutter heads - just a small wheel one. A small
wheel cutter can also also be used for straight cuts or fairly thick
glass (we've cut 1/2" with ours) but a large wheel cutter is too
difficult to go around tight curves for most stained glass use.

You can cut any size curve with the large heads unless you're using
templates to score against.

wrote in message
oups.com...
Oh boy, I'm starting to feel way out of this whole field...and I
thought I knew it so well.

I did, but that was 18 years ago! So much has happened and so much as
developed, I'm
feeling very 'green'.

My supplier, bless her heart, sent me a terrific selection of glass to
choose from..along with
a price list for other equipment. I see Toyo and Mitsuboshi oil
cutters...I'm familiar with them..
but what's with the difference in cutter size? (head size)...

why would you want to use a wide head as opposed to a narrow head? or
have I missed something here? the photos aren't all that great on the
website and there's no explanation of course..so
some of you who are much more up to date with things, would you please
explain this to me?

and isn't there a 'tungsten' wheel for these cutters? i don't see
anything like that in the list ... what is it i should be looking
for...what cutter should i be looking for?

thanks again. sorry to be asking all these dumb questions...i feel
really stupid...but it won't last long!
it will all come back to me...like riding a bike!!

arlene



I'm guessing you don't have a local store to check all this stuff out?
Andy will be mad at me, but you can get carbide wheel lexan type oil handle
cutters on Ebay for as little as $3 or $5 bucks each. They're not name
brands, but for the price they work just as well. I bought a few dozen at
my neighborhood .99 cent store! Keep in mind that the heads are
interchangeable too.

--

JK Sinrod
www.sinrodstudios.com
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com

wrote:
hi lauri,

hey, at the rate i'm losing my English, you won't be alone!!

i am not 100% sure of what i mean..i'm going to have to order one of
each
and try to figure it out!!

honestly, this was NEVER an issue 20 years ago..

thanks,
arlene

My humble opinion is
that the most important eature of a cutter is the grip.
You can do anything with a cutter if it fits well in your hand
and you get used to it.

Some stained glass artist use a pistol grip,
I feel it difficult, I prefer a pencil like shaft.
-lauri

you guys are great! just what i need...good advice from people in the
field.

i have one oil cutter that i bought from a dealer online...don't think
it's a toyo but it sure looks like one. maybe i'll just hold off
then..this one should get me through the first 6 months anyway... then
i'll invest in a brass toyo oil cutter.

thanks everyone!

the Cam Tanricasi (as someone on this list has informed me, that's what
'glass goddess' is in Turkish) thank you murat!!! '-)))

arlene

I'm guessing you don't have a local store to check all this stuff out?
Andy will be mad at me, but you can get carbide wheel lexan type oil
handle
cutters on Ebay for as little as $3 or $5 bucks each. They're not name
brands, but for the price they work just as well. I bought a few dozen at
my neighborhood .99 cent store! Keep in mind that the heads are
interchangeable too.


You get what you pay for