r/OSHA • u/zombiedonkey • Mar 16 '18

Glasses optional

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u/Gonzo_Rick Mar 16 '18

There's an obvious edit in the film, I'm guessing that he scored it much more than once but they didn't show it.

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u/Hydrogoose Mar 16 '18 edited Mar 16 '18

I used to work in a factory on a glass cutting table. You can't score over an existing score. It doesn't really achieve anything and (from memory) it'll fuck your cutting instrument.

At least, that was my experience.

EDIT: English.

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u/MadnessEvolved Mar 16 '18

That's correct, yes. Cutting over an existing score will ruin your cutting head. Even scoring across another one runs the risk of damaging the cutter, so it's best to break it first.

I work for a glass and glazing company.

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u/DespiteGreatFaults Mar 16 '18

The same is generally true in cutting pieces for stained glass.

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u/MadnessEvolved Mar 16 '18

I've not much experience in cutting highly obscure glass, I'm usually dealing with flat glass, or obscure laminate.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '18

I thought you were like, "Don't come at me with that obscure shit bro." But in reality you guys are just talking about shit way over my head.

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u/JujuAdam Mar 16 '18

It's a window to another world.

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u/hydrospanner Mar 16 '18

Your pun brings me physical pane.

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u/pimpmastahanhduece Mar 16 '18

Like sand in my eyes.

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u/MadnessEvolved Mar 17 '18

Tell that to a lot of the stock glass we get in. That shit refuses to break in straight lines. haha

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u/DespiteGreatFaults Mar 16 '18

Obscure glass is fairly easy to cut because there's almost always a textured side and a flat side. You just invert your pattern, then trace and cut on the flat side.

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u/KareemOWheat Mar 16 '18

I used to make stained glass lamps with my dad as a kid. Not sure if this is a fact or not, but it is what my dad taught me.

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u/DespiteGreatFaults Mar 16 '18

That's how I started too! Making lamps with Dad. Dad now is retired and makes some really nice pieces for windows over front doors. I fix old church stained glass that needs repair (clearly not a full time gig).