Stained Glass Tools for Stained Glass Enthusiasts

Glass Cutting Tool – Not Just Any Glass Cutter

The Amazing Glass Cutter, made in the UK, is a manual glass cutter that allows you to cut straight, radius, and wavy lines in glass, mirror, stained glass, and glass tiles. The scoring wheel, while not particularly sharp, is the hardest tool you'll own. The hardness of the cutter blade, combined with the special angle ground into the scoring wheel, enables The Amazing Glass Cutter to cut thick and thin glass materials, as well as hard tile, without damaging the wheel.

The secret to using The Amazing Glass Cutter is to follow the instructions carefully. Practice on a spare piece to determine the right amount of pressure to apply, as it's common to start with insufficient pressure, but sometimes less pressure is better. Cutting on the floor instead of on a solid board at waist height will result in uneven pressure along the score line and may even crack the glass.

Ensuring the scoring wheel is well-oiled and turning freely is crucial. Failure to do so can cause the wheel to bind, drag, and even lock up, resulting in the glass being scratched instead of evenly scored, which will prevent the glass cutter from working correctly. When scoring, hold the glass cutter by the plastic grips with your strongest hand, applying minimal pressure to the cutting wheel.

For stained glass, plate glass, picture framing glass, or fused glass, the cutting wheel should be oiled before each score. The oil will cool the glass and provide a cleaner cut, as well as extend the life of the cutting wheel. If you can wipe the oil off the glass and there's no score line visible, you need to increase the pressure. Hold the tool close to the wheel and use the two-handed method if necessary, especially if you don't have a lot of strength in your hands or are cutting a very hard material.

The Best Glass Cutters for Stained Glass with Bottle Glass Cutter Oil

This Stained Glass Starter Kit is our most popular professional glass cutters tools and is very easy to use if you read and follow the instructions. First, you must prime the cutting wheel as per the instructions provided, as this is 100% critical. Second, you must hold the tool correctly, as there is a right way and a wrong way.

Spear Point Glass Drill Bit for Glass

The Spear Point Glass Drill Bit is best used in a drill at very low speed, around 1-300 rpm, to create clean holes when drilling glass bottles for cables, lights, lamps, and glass crafts. It can also be used to drill holes in clay plant pots, china plates, marble, slate wall tile, and travertine.

Multi-Pack Tungsten and Diamond Drill Bits for Drilling Glass Bottles, Porcelain, or Glass Blocks

These drill bits are ideal for making bird feeders or lights out of wine bottles.

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