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Xiaou2:

 They sell Glass cutter tools at most shops, and they are pretty inexpensive.

 Its simply tiny metal wheel that you press and roll to  "score"  the glass.

 Once its scored... you then overhand the edge over a desk,  and apply pressure
to snap off the piece.

 The other side of the tool has slots which can be used to grasp the edge with...
but thats more or less used for small pieces.

 The very bottom of the tool is a ball shape.   I believe its used to break away unwanted
pieces from the scored edge.   Or maybe to tap out a stubborn part lightly.
(I forget)

 
 And as stated... this is only for plate glass.. and not Tempered.  Tempered will shatter
(explode) instantly into millions of pieces.


 You are going to want to sand of edges down very carefully.   The edge is what
could very well slice your finger/wrist in an instant.


 As for Beveling...  I dont think it can be done...  or at least, not very easily.
I believe they use special cutters that are constantly wet lubricated with special
cutting fluid.


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MajorHavoc:

What you need to do is contact your local stained glass shop preferably one which offers classes.  They will likely have the tooling necessary.  What they will do is drill a hole through the glass and use a glass cutting saw similar to a scroll saw or bandsaw with a diamond blade to cut out your keypad aperture.  You will get nothing but heartaches if you try doing this yourself without the proper (sad to say rather pricey) tooling.  Look up Diamond Gryphon saws or Taurus 3 ring saw (the split blade for cutting holes is available as an accessory for about $70.00).  Nice tools but unless you are really into glass work they probably aren't worth the expense for a one off project. 

emerica:


--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 16, 2008, 03:18:56 am --- They sell Glass cutter tools at most shops, and they are pretty inexpensive.

 Its simply tiny metal wheel that you press and roll to  "score"  the glass.

 

--- End quote ---

not all cutters are the same. A ten dollar cutter will gice you a horrible cut. An oiled cutter works best but will set you back about a $75 and up depending on the cutter bought.

Having worked in glass for the past ten years, I do not recommend cutting this yourself. It would be worth your money and your gas to have a glazier cut your glass.

Also using leather gloves or mechanics gloves is a big no no when handling glass. The glass can cut right through those. we always use rubber coated glass gloves when working with any plate glass.

kudah440:

Its all ok, I gave up on the idea and bought lexan that i can cut all i want. :(
Thats pretty interesting about the leather VS rubber gloves though...

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