Tools

Glass cutting tools

• Orientation of the cutter - Which is the front of the cutter?
• Scoring pressure - Using scales to get the right pressure
• Cutter wheel material - metals used for cutter wheels
• Cutter wheel angles - what angle wheel is best for my work?
• Thickness effect on wheel angles - wider wheel angles ease scoring thick glass
• Wheel angle effects on edges - correct angles produce clean cuts
• Scoring and breaking tools - a discussion of the various tools and their use 
• Cutting oil - the effects of oil on a score.
• Leaking cutters - remedies 

Breaking tools

• Grozing and breaking pliers - use of these combination pliers
• Narrow grozing pliers - narrow grozers are used slightly differently than the wide ones
• Breaking pliers - description and use
• Cut runners  -  use
• Silberschnitt cut runners - method of use
• Adjusting runners for thickness - adjustment method
• Cut runners without cushions - use without rubber cushions

Grinders

• Grinder maintenance - a general view
• Grinder maintenance - maintenance routines
• Grinder bits - extending their life
• Replacing the grinder bit - when and how to replace the grinding head
• Grinder bit height - choosing the height for your work
• Grinder bit grub screw - the key to adjusting or removing the bit
• Extending the life of grinder bits - the importance of light pressure and water
• Stuck grinder bits - removal techniques
• Grinder chipping glass - some causes
• Grinding direction - a description of effect
• Care in the use of grinders - good practice in use
• Finger protection  - tools
• Finger protection - ways of avoiding cuts
• Glass snagging - often the result of too much downward pressure

Leading tools

• Lead knife use - tips for use
• Lead knives - introducing a variety of lead knives.
• Lead snips - Pliers especially designed for snipping lead came.
• Fids - tools to manipulate lead came, from manufactured to home made.
• Stopping knife - a lead based oyster knife and directions on how to make one.
• Cementing brushes - the characteristics desirable for applying cement and so the initial scrubbing.
• Polishing brushes - characteristics of a brush for polishing.

Soldering

• Choosing a soldering iron - A variety of irons are available.
• Selection of wattage and bit size - some information 
• What size bit? - relation between size, power, and volume
• Soldering iron maintenance - tips on care
• Soldering bits - information on some of the wide variety of bits available
• Soldering bit composition - metals used for the bits
• Care of the soldering bit - ways to maintaining the bit
• Periodic cleaning of the bit - and removal from the heating element
• Cleaning during the soldering - keeping the bit clean while soldering
• Cleaning the bit with sal ammoniac - the material to clean really dirty bits
• Tinning the bit - making the soldering easier
• Soldering bit maintenance - summary
• Choosing the bit size - guidance on selection
• Iron temperatures - the effects of different temperatures
• Rheostats - why a rheostat is not the best solution 

Drilling

• Drilling holes  - the process described
• Drilling tools - a description of some of the tools
• Drill Press - use of a press
• Diamonds and water - the importance of water in drilling holes in glass
• Clearing hollow core drill bits - ways of clearing the cores from the bit

Light boxes

• Light boxes - uses
• Modern light sources - light sheets as a flexible and ready to use option
• Requirements - factors to consider in building a light box
• Light box construction - designing for flexibility
• Lighting - choosing the lighting source
• Surfaces - considerations for the working surface.

Miscellaneous Tools

• Paper - choices for cartooning and tracing
• Pounce wheel - a device for hand copying of cartoons
• Pattern scissors - methods of use
• Pattern cutters - use of parallel blades
• Glass painting tools - names for the special tools
• Lampshade design tools - collecting all these tools together before the start eases the proces