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Pine wrote:I heard about a technique with 'cutting' glass where they mask the part that needs to be saved off with something, and simply sandblast the excess glass away?

Smart idea who ever thought of it!

anyone ever tried a plasma cutter on glass. Dont think it would work too well but just curious... where's shane, he likes trying the crazy stuff

The sandblasting route works. I also saw a thread on thehamb forum where a guy uses an ordinary masonary diamond cutting disc with lots of water to do it.

JamesD69 wrote: anyone ever tried a plasma cutter on glass. Dont think it would work too well but just curious...

A Plasma Cutter wont work. Plasma Cutting is like a welding process. In other words, you need an Earth connection to make the Plasma "spark". And as you know, glass dont conduct electricity

ZeroAxe wrote:

JamesD69 wrote: anyone ever tried a plasma cutter on glass. Dont think it would work too well but just curious...

A Plasma Cutter wont work. Plasma Cutting is like a welding process. In other words, you need an Earth connection to make the Plasma "spark". And as you know, glass dont conduct electricity

No??? The arc is inside the plasma cutter. no earth needed???

smeegle wrote:jip unfortunately tried for and hour with my car to get out but couldn't going to get tractor this weekend to move the car.

Could be that the brake shoes are rusted to the drums? Or something like it?

davetapson wrote:

smeegle wrote:jip unfortunately tried for and hour with my car to get out but couldn't going to get tractor this weekend to move the car.

Could be that the brake shoes are rusted to the drums? Or something like it?

No if you had a look at the 1st pick then you would see how the grass grew throughout the whole car once was out it moved real easy.

JamesD69 wrote:

ZeroAxe wrote:

JamesD69 wrote: anyone ever tried a plasma cutter on glass. Dont think it would work too well but just curious...

A Plasma Cutter wont work. Plasma Cutting is like a welding process. In other words, you need an Earth connection to make the Plasma "spark". And as you know, glass dont conduct electricity

No??? The arc is inside the plasma cutter. no earth needed???

I dont know what version of plasma cutter you are using dude, but if you can get mine to work without an earth, I will give you a gold star and perhaps even lick....... nevermind!

Ok think I will look into the sandblasting approach
will let know what I find.

Besides, if you COULD get a plasma cutter to spark on Glass, it wont work.... YOu will crack the glass with the intense heat that a plasma generates..... And if you dont crack it(which I doubt) you will melt the plastic anti-shatter film in the glass sandwich. So, I think of the ideas floating here, you might just get away with the sandblasting(although, "melting away" glass with sand will also generate heat). If it is not controlled........... "CRACK" BYE BYE Window