Routing glass

[RB]

Has anyone tried routing edge profiles on glass?

RB

[Kevin Singleton]

Yeah, I think "Ol' Blindie" and "One-eye" gave it a shot.

Kevin

[Bob Schmall]

And lived to tell about it?

[Charles Spitzer]

yes. you can do it with diamond edged tools in a glass router (grinder). the diamonds are held in a sintered nickel backing. they don't look like normal router bits though, as they have no edges.

regards, charlie cave creek, az

[Bernard Randall]

I don't know about routing glass, but I do have a small grinding table for stained glass work, awful messy as the wheel is in constant contact with a watered sponge. Don't expect to get polished edges unless you are willing to so invest a lot of money in graduated wheels.

Bernard R

[Jeffo]

There were a couple Elu router on eBay a little while back that had been modified for use on glass. I'm not sure what all was done to them, but they had a bottle attached to the side with a tube going to the base plate to lubricate and cool likely.

HTH, Jeffo

[Charles Spitzer]

you can get a polished edge by carefully heating it in a kiln, but that usually looses most of the profile. a wet belt sander can also be used, but then you're limited to a flat profile. you can use a flexible backed diamond pad on a hand grinder to do roundovers. the grinder will have to have a center water feed.

[Richard Cline]

I have seen some elaborate machining of glass. This was done with a computer controlled mill and copious amounts of water coolant. A thick blank of glass was reduced to about 30% of its initial weight by relief of material from one side. Anything is possible if you have enough money and time.

Dick

[RB]

Those modified routers may be just what is needed to use these router bits.

Thanks.

[Routerman P. Warner]

Will take water right on the cutter. Not an easy job to fixture for. Can be done, however.

(Routers)

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[xrongor]

rofl!! now thats funny.

randy

[Kevin Singleton]

How do they ensure the accuracy of the cutting diameter for the full length of the cutter? It seems as if you would get grooves where the diamonds are "high".

Kevin