Microscope cover glass how it cut it??

[mobilgas]

Question Guy's,   bought some microscope glass today........ i was wondering how to cut it? and what to use....plain old glass cutter.   Craig

[Frederic Testard]

 I have used a carbide scriber successfully. You scribe, you break along the line. Sometime, elsewhere...

[lab-dad]

The "regular" one wont work.
Like Fredric said you need a carbide scriber.
I got one from Clover House, I am sure you should be able to locate one.
May be one of the fellows "over there" can point you to a supplier?

BTW;
It takes very little pressure to scribe the glass.
I thought it would be difficult but it is very easy.
-Marty

[mobilgas]

Marty & Frederic...  thanks for the info....            Craig

[marc_reusser]

I use the diamond tipped scriber from Micro-Mark....I have even used it to gut circles out of that stuff for headlights and gauge covers.


Marc

[james_coldicott]

Hi Guys,

for those in the UK you can get a TCT scriber for £1.60 from Toolstation- link below. I've struggled with cutting microscope cover slides for years but these work great.

Happy glazing!

James

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/Carpenters+Tools/TCT+Scriber+Glass+Cutter/d10/sd150/p46004

[RoughboyModelworks]

Craig:

The guys are right, a carbide or diamond tip scriber will work. Very little but consistent pressure is needed. In combination with a drafting circle template you can cut circles. That's how I cut headlight lenses, gauge faces & so on.

To hold the glass for cutting square or rectangular panes, I machined a scrap piece of 1/2" aluminum plate and squared all edges to each other. Then milled a recess in the top surface of the plate, square to the edges, large enough to hold the stock pieces of cover glass and just deep enough to allow the top surface of the glass to be flush with the top surface of the block, about .0065" for the stock I use. Then using the block in combination with a machinist's square it's a relatively simple matter to cut panes to size with the edges square to each other.

Paul

[JohnP]

At one job I had as a research technician the eclectic scientist had a tip when cutting some thin glass. Drip a bit of water in the scribe line (or isopropyl) and it will cleave even better. Give it a try, it works.

[Chuck Doan]

Work on a clean dark surface where tiny glass fragments will be easy to see. I always get some.

[mobilgas]

Good tip's guy's....    Thanks    Craig

[Tom Neeson]

And get yourself one of these little suction cup jobbers from Micro Mark too. Works great!

http://www.micromark.com/MODEL-PAL-VACUUM-PICKUP-TOOL,7851.html

Tom