Glazier by trade & I love working with glass, I have also done many years of glass bevelling, Lead lighting / Real & imitation, copper foiling, UV Glass gluing & flat glass art/ sculptures, shower screens, Windows, every type of window repair & worked in all aspects of the flat glass industry. I have mastered picture framing of art work & of Memorabilia, made wrought iron furniture , restored & made timber furniture, done French polishing & Now have my master glazier certification. Glass is everywhere you go & takes you to interesting places when needing repairs/ Think about that ? Oh and those commenting on my lack of safety & glasses 🤪🤪 I can do this stuff with my eyes shut 😂
Well thanks for the comments. Much appreciated & If you have a question- just ask
@@stevewaclo167 the edges of porcelain are clean, flat, square & the colour of the surface of the tile. Ceramic has different colour on tile edge & a masonry drill bit will drill with ease. Porcelain / a masonry bit will take a white to drilll & the drill bit will melt
Hi mate, Thank you for great and clear instructions. Can I use this technique for my sliding door glass which complies with Australian Standard AS 1288:2021? Thanks
AS1288 is toughened glass so existing glass can’t be cut . New toughened glass with a hole 👍 if it’s safety laminated glass it can be done by an old skilled glazier but that level of skill nowadays is rare. So just swap out using new glass thanks 👍
Thank you for this... and help me pray today.. I bought a HUGE glass cabinet to build a paludarium.. 140cmx120cmx50.. And i need to cut a 15cm hole into the side to be able to reach the electronics after it is set up... I might have taken a little to large of a bite to chew because i cant lay it flat to cut a hole into it.. but ok,, it either works or it cracks and the whole thing will have to go to the scrapyard haha..😅🤣 Thank you for this video very clear explenation, ill try and go about it like you showd,, thanks again mate 🙂
American, New Orleans, LA MY grandson has family over the pond. Mc Clusky he and his Mum, our youngest live next door and I will forward him your video, he is 26 years old, we love having he and his Mum next door. Hansel Schmidt is his name he is into UFO, etc. but your video is very informative and I will pick up a diamond bit for a job that has been extra tough. My wife and I are both 82 so Im adding a grab bar in our tile bathroom and your video has been very helpful. 😗👋
Once you start the run, turn over and apply pressure running it around, then flip back Make the relief cuts, works great, Thanks for the video, shows you know what you're doing!
i tried the same red diamond drill,,,,,,,,,,good for 10 holes,and it took 8 min for 1 hole,then the dirt fills up the inside of the drill and you can not go deeper. The fat inside lasts only for 2 holes then it is mixed with dust and it is a 15 min job to clean the inside of the drill. Switched over to the older style with an opening in the side,added the trick with the masking tape and did 10 holes in a row in 10 minutes. The package says "no water needed" but that is bull S.
I used a masonry (concrete) drill bit, and after a painstaking amount of time, I made a whole trhough it fracturing the otber half of a ceramaic porcelain pot.
Good information. Masonry to start, diamond to finish. Is ths better than starting with the diamond on a 45 degree angle to start, and then slowly rotating to square?
can you easily cut a circular hole in a car window? I want to put a stove in a camper conversion and would rather not cut a hole in the body. The windows are curved and not perfectly flat
Curved glass has some tension in the glass so 80% chance of it breaking when cutting the hole. If it’s toughened / tempered glass it can’t be done ! Cheaper to get a clear polycarbonate sheet cut to size that can be flexed to a curve with a hole in. DONT use Perspex, curved glass with a hole ( min) $1,000 I hope that helps you out. 👍
The video was fantastic, straight to the point, the drill bit worked extremely fast. I guess with your experience you can move forward quickly. Thanks again...Andy
It’s clear to see that Americans have no proper education when it comes to craftsmanship. Greeting from a German glass cutter with 25 years of experience.
