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Jeanne's
show at the Terra Nova Gallery has been
extended for another month and she's
adding an additional "skate
board" to the display. This one is
all glass.
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It's
called, "Gliding On Glass."
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We are
working on a very nice set of sidelights
for a front entry in Salt Lake City. It
will give the client more privacy while
allowing all the natural light in. |
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Jeanne
and I are working on a unique set of
sidelights for a home that needs a little
more privacy.
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The
glass for the season panels is mostly
clear to let as much light in, but
textured to add privacy.
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Last month
we showed straight line cutting techniques
that most glass artists can use, this month
we focus on a specialty tool that is
probably on your wish list.
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Cut
Glass Using A Taurus Ring Saw
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When we designed this panel, we knew it had some
difficult cuts. But we went ahead because we have a Taurus Ring Saw in
our studio. It's not a "need" to have a ring saw, but once you
get one you'll be thrilled.
Some of the pictures in this article are
slightly blurry. Unfortunately, we just don't have the level of lighting for video in
the grinder area.
You can view the video of using a ring saw at http://youtu.be/un1aDQS7wug
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It took me awhile to get used to the ring saw.
Unlike a wood band saw, this blade cuts in all directions so I had to
unlearn old habits.
The ring is covered all around with a diamond
surface.
Click
for music clip.
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I've already cut my leaf parts with a hand cutter leaving
the radical curves to be cut with the saw.
I first run all the pieces across the grinder to
remove sharp edges so I won't cut myself while working on the saw.
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I've got the water level up inside the saw basin
and I begin to saw inside the curve.
The ring cuts in all directions, so I can run
the edge along the ring to smooth the cut. I use very little pressure
against the side so I don't push the ring off track.
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I put on the auxiliary fence that is furnished when
you purchase an Inland Wizard grinder. This lets me use both the 1"
bit and the 1/16" bit.
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The line washed off in the water, so Jeanne took it
and dried it for me and re-marked the glass from the pattern. We often use a silver
sharpie to mark glass, silver doesn't wash off as easily.
Some stained glass artists use either chapstick
or beeswax lip balm to keep the line from washing away. I don't because
then you have to wash that waxy mess away.
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You could grind this curve using
the 1/16" grinder bit. But it would take 4 or 5 times longer.
That's the way we did it for years and we were
happy with the results!
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Here is the finished piece. I continued cutting on
the saw and the smoothed the saw cut on the grinder. That makes it nice
and smooth.
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Here is another notch being cut out with the
saw.
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I smooth the cut on the grinder, as
before.
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You can see the edge is nice and smooth.
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And you can see how nicely the finished leaves
fit together.
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Jeanne then puts pieces into place on the
pattern.
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And here is the finished panel. It took a little
extra time, but the artistic results are worth the extra work. |
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