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Posted by neoglassic@peak.org on September 8, 2007, 11:19 am
Please log in for more thread options > I'm making them all, I think. Here's a good one: I bought a fancy
> pistol-grip cutter with oil in it. Some leaked out overnight because
> the screw was loose. I tightened it but had oil on the cutter and
> some on my hands. It didn't seem to hurt my grip much so I didn't
> bother to wash everything off. Every little glass chip stuck to my
> hands and the tool like glue and I ended up with a bunch of tiny cuts
> on my hands. What an idiot. Haha.
>
> Another mistake I remember from way back long ago when I built a dozen
> or so windows. Doesn't matter that I remember it. I'm still doing
> it. I am getting a design 98% right and then failing to clean up a
> couple weaknesses, like deep inside curves or very tiny pieces.
>
> Michael
I keep very little, if any, oil in my cutters. On a new cutter, I'll
put in a tiny bit to get the wick saturated and then that's about it.
For my students, I keep all the cutters in a small square tupperware
container that has a couple layers of paper towels in the bottom which
are saturated with oil. So...everytime you grab a cutter, there's a
little oil on the wheel. As for the two cutters I use, I seldom even
dip them in oil anymore. Not sure what you mean about your design
though....failing to clean up deep inside curves or tiny pieces?
Andy
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