Best way to cut glass?

[Rob Labonte]

so, I want to cut some glass from recovered tanks.

I dont know if it tempered or not.

one of the pieces is a bowfront...that i want to split in 2. has anyone here cut curved glass?

the other are just regular straight tank glass.

I have a dremel tool....is this the best way? with what bit?

[Snider82]

i dont know alot about cutting glass,  but i know there is a special glass cutter tool out there....

[jimskoi]

You can get a glass cutter from crappy tire.Get the $12 one.If you try it and the glass does not score.Its tempered.I have never cut bowed glass so Im not sure if hey are tempered or not.
I use the glass cutters all the time.They work great(for the price.lol).

[sniggir]

I have cut lost of tanks, if ou can findout the make of he tak you can contact them and findout if they are tempered....most tanks are not tempered accept for the bottom pane... if ya want some info on drilling bow front you can can call me at 612-592-6829

ask for pat

I can lend ya a bit if ya like

[Funkmotor]

The bowed front of the tank is almost certainly tempered glass.  Tempered glass cannot be cut using any readily available method...if you try, it will fragment into small cube-shaped pieces.  Even trying the dremel - even with a diamond wheel - will cause tempered glass to break.

Regular (laminate) glass can be cut with one of those wheel cutter tools.  (The small wheel on the end of a pen is what it looks like...a standard glass cutter.)  It's important to dip the wheel in oil before each and every cut, and to only go over each scoring line one time.  It takes a bit of practice to get comfortable, but you basically score the glass and then break it off - and it breaks along the line you made.  I'm sure there are tutorials on YouTube if you want them.

As has been said, most (but not all) factory-made tanks have a tempered bottom.  And at the same time, most of the sides of these tanks are not tempered.

From my point of view, if the glass is no good to you unless it is cut, then try cutting it.  If it is tempered you will find out rather quickly, and if it's not then you should see some success.

[gerryo]

In my experience, the best way to cut glass is to have someone else do it.  I am lucky here in The Falls.  We have excellent glass people at very reasonable rates.

[Rob Labonte]

so, i went old school and just used a standard glass cutter.

the bow front was not tempered....but was had to break once scored and broke kinda crooked which was ok cause i only needed a small section.

have my peices cut. now i need to assemble.