Cutter for 48x68 Glass

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Now that TruVue is making 48x68 glass, we have no way to reliably cut it along the 68" length. We can and do cut the 68" with a straightedge and a hand cutter, but it is scary and less reliable than a wall cutter would be.

Has anyone found a wall cutter that has capacity for 68" materials. Our Fletcher 3100 only cuts up to 63". The FSC could handle 65". I'm not familiar with other manufacturers. We're maybe looking at replacing a wall cutter and having one that can accommodate 68" materials would be a big plus.

How are you all handling cutting huge glass?

Thanks!
James
 
CRL production speed cutter 72". This is what the glazing shops use. This does the score parallel to the opposite side. Use it while glass lays flat on table.
 
Yes!.;)
Anything over 40" x 60" gets acrylic, either conservation acrylic, regular acrylic or in some cases Optium.
The weight factor, cutting in the shop, etc. we go with the acrylic option.
The glass that size starts to get heavy and can just create other issues.
 
Yes!.;)
Anything over 40" x 60" gets acrylic, either conservation acrylic, regular acrylic or in some cases Optium.
The weight factor, cutting in the shop, etc. we go with the acrylic option.
The glass that size starts to get heavy and can just create other issues.

Yeah, you've got me convinced. It's another story for the gallery owner and designers. The cost difference between Optium/Optium Museum and UltraVue/Museum Glass at that size is the major driver for using glass since they became available. It's not up to me to make those decisions. I just have to figure out the best ways to handle their designs. I do get to give a lot of input, but this is one of those things where the cost trumps difficulty.

Thanks,
James
 
CRL production speed cutter 72". This is what the glazing shops use. This does the score parallel to the opposite side. Use it while glass lays flat on table.

This is interesting. Do you have experience with it? If it saves redoing one piece of Museum Glass at that size it would pay for itself. This may be the answer, and it's way cheaper than a huge wall cutter. We could just replace our little guy with another small one and be all set.

Thank you!
James
 
To have an access to a 48 x 68 glass means for me that I now have access to a 48 x 60 size that I can handle on my media cutter. This can cover a wide range of project that were previously automatically done with acrylic. I still prefer to go with acrylic when it’s a big size, but it’s nice to have the Conservation clear, Museum and Ultravue a bit bigger for specific project...

There is also the Keencut Steeltrack that is offered in a 84 and 98” (!!!) version.
I’ve tried the machine in a dry mounting lab and photo printing studio, it’s a really nice piece of precision equipment.

I also think that Fletcher and other media cutter brands should now offer a new product that covers these new glass dimensions...
 
This is interesting. Do you have experience with it? If it saves redoing one piece of Museum Glass at that size it would pay for itself. This may be the answer, and it's way cheaper than a huge wall cutter. We could just replace our little guy with another small one and be all set.

Thank you!
James

No, I do not have experience with the CRL speed cutter. I have seen the guy in the mirror shop cut large pieces with ease! Set cutsize, check it with measuring tape. Lock it. Score. Slightly lift near the score and magic! The cut is clean and smooth. I have seen them do this on 1/4" and 1/8" glass. Visit one of your mirror shops and they may sell the cutter there, in which case, they should be obligated to demonstrate it for you.

The glass must be laying flat on a the table to use this device.

Ernesto
 
No, I do not have experience with the CRL speed cutter. I have seen the guy in the mirror shop cut large pieces with ease! Set cutsize, check it with measuring tape. Lock it. Score. Slightly lift near the score and magic! The cut is clean and smooth. I have seen them do this on 1/4" and 1/8" glass. Visit one of your mirror shops and they may sell the cutter there, in which case, they should be obligated to demonstrate it for you.

The glass must be laying flat on a the table to use this device.

Ernesto
Thanks!
 
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