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Old 09-12-2011, 04:32 PM
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Cutting glass is easy, cutting glass straight takes practice. Make sure you get sand paper as well to dull down the sharp edges when you cut it. Oh and dont cheap out on a glass score, thats one piece of equiptment not to cheap out on.
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Old 09-12-2011, 07:06 PM
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yea doesn't seem to hard. prob now is just locating some, figure if i get a sheet i can make a few practice cuts haha
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Old 09-12-2011, 07:08 PM
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Just go to the glass shop and ask for clean used glass. Its really cheap and easy to cut.
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Old 09-12-2011, 08:39 PM
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is there a The Glass Shop in calgary?
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Old 09-12-2011, 10:07 PM
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Lots look for auto and home glass shops they should be easy to pick out on the web
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Old 09-13-2011, 06:43 PM
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i thought it was like the chain they have in the east called "the glass shop"
got some today. going to buy the track and cutter tomorrow and take a stab at it. if i screw up to bad ill just buy some from you pros
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Old 09-13-2011, 07:12 PM
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mind sharing what you paid for your glass?
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Old 09-13-2011, 08:50 PM
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Got a big piece for 10 bucks from a guy on kijiji. going to take a few practice runs at it before going for my finished cuts. figure that way if i do mess it up, it was cheap and not a big deal.
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