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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.
« on: April 02, 2015, 06:47:49 AM »
Hi Ian,
Pre-heating or pre-cooling the glass is something I will have to try.
Perhaps tangential lines may make it easier to remove the parts - I don't know but I suspect that the fracture produced in radial lines may continue in a straight line rather than following the shape - something else for me to try.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Tweakie.
(There are more details of the tensile stress cracking technique in this document http://www.jklasers.com/images/ZeroWidthGlassCutting.pdf )
Pre-heating or pre-cooling the glass is something I will have to try.
Perhaps tangential lines may make it easier to remove the parts - I don't know but I suspect that the fracture produced in radial lines may continue in a straight line rather than following the shape - something else for me to try.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Tweakie.
(There are more details of the tensile stress cracking technique in this document http://www.jklasers.com/images/ZeroWidthGlassCutting.pdf )