Glass mosaic hell!!!!!

[crazysteve123]

Am ashamed to say that i worked out on a job today glass mosaic i coundnt work with them every cut i tried they just shattered and then i was having problems with lining them up around the window etc..i just said to the customer i coundnt work with them because they kept breaking beening a newbie am wondering if this is for me stresses me out to much but to be fair the other jobs have turned out great, i dont know what to do for the best..:huh2:

 

[grumpygrouter]

Glass mosaics don't cut very well. How were you cutting?

 

[Varley]

You can get cutting wheels specifically for glass, and to be honest I would recommend them, I have only ever done one job with little brickbond glass mosaics and luckily they cut with my dry cutter (score and snap). Next time I get glass though i'll be investing in the proper cutting wheel.

 

[crazysteve123]

Tried my dry cutter, paroit nibs,and grinder to be honest it wasnt just that it was all the add ons he wanted tiling aswell that got my goat, just a nightmare to be honest lots of cuts including cuvres etc..

 

[DHTiling]

Rubi do a blade specifically for cutting glass tiles...called a CVG blade...i got mine from CTD but if you give neil a shout from buybrandtools i'm sure he will get you one....

 

[crazysteve123]

Thanks guys your always helpful..

 

[MTiler]

Hi

If its for 20x20 mosaics theres always Leponitt glass nippers which are very good.

missyT

 

[Spud]

i have got some tips for cutting glass mosaic ,if it is 20 x 20 and comes on a sheet you can cut these with a grinder with a diamond wheel ,the trick is to double fold some cardboard and place the sheet of mosaic on this, place a wooden batten over the sheet of mosaic for use as a straight edge and to pinch the tesserae so they dont move about when cutting, cut the sheets ,the vibration is reduced cutting on the cardboard and less tiles shatter when doing large scale mosaic jobs corners reveals and window heads are better built out to the full cube either with plaster board ,backer board of if you are really clever, rendering, edges and corners can be polished using an edge polisher and carborundum pads going from 60 grit to 220 grit, rubi are now doing mosaic ,wheel type ,nippers for around £25 these are good for cutting in small amounts of tiles but for floor to ceiling cutting use the grinder method it is much quicker ,as you all know preperation is the key to good mosaic work the flattest ,plumbest walls are needed for best results

 

[MTiler]

,as you all know preperation is the key to good mosaic work the flattest ,plumbest walls are needed for best results[/quote]

and not having to cut the tesserae by seperating the sheets/columns to fit wall if possible.

missyT

 

[Fred]

cut them on my genesis, works every time.