5. Cutting methods
5.1 Automatic cutting with thumbwheel
5.1.1 Cutting monolithic glass
This is the most widely used cutting method. It is used for soda-lime silicate glass in thicknesses from 2 to 19 mm.
Until 1950, the operator, known as the "cutter", worked on a fixed table covered with a felt mat. He scribed with a diamond wheel mounted on a hand-held tool holder, while manual breaking was carried out with a ruler.
In the 1960s, the fixed table became a tilting table, equipped with...
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