Re: Cutting mirror with glass cutter...?

"charlie" <charlie.spitzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:g9mmch$f0l$1
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"Kris Krieger" <me@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns9B0E89B725B8Bmeadowmuffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I'm still learning a lot, so I don't know this - cabn a regular type of
mirror be cut with a plain glass gutter, like on can do with stained
glass?
If not, does one need a special cutter? if it can be cut like "regular"
glass, shoud one cut it fromt eh glass side, or the coated side, and hoan
one
keep tehcoating from chiping/flaking?

Also, can a a mirror be run trough a glass grinder, or does the coating
chip/flake off too badly?

Thank you in advance!

- Kris

it should be cut on the glass side with a regular cutter. you can grind it
with an extrafine grit grinder head. i like to use spray clear krylon
varnish to protect the backside edge before foiling it, but don't do this
for leading. the acids of soldering flux will eat the mirror off, causing
black spots if you're not very careful.


Thanks for the info :)

I'm currently working on copper foil, since I have a prefrence for small
detailed projects - maybe I ought to put some blue painter's tape on the
mirror back just inside the foil line, so that flux and solder don't get onto
the coating...?


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