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Why does nobody talk about cutting thick laminated glass in the cold?
I was on a job in Minneapolis last winter, maybe 15 degrees out, and had to cut a piece of 3/4 inch laminated for a storefront. My score line looked perfect, but when I went to break it, the glass just spiderwebbed along the whole sheet. I think the cold made the interlayer too stiff. I had to warm the replacement piece inside my van for an hour before trying again, and it worked fine. Has anyone else run into this and have a better fix than just waiting?
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jenny_carr521mo ago
Cold glass cuts cleaner because it's more brittle, that's basic glazing knowledge. Your spiderwebbing was probably from uneven pressure on the break, not the temperature. Warming it up just masked a technique problem.
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markc841mo ago
Honestly that's just how people blame tools instead of learning the skill.
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