oil fed cutters

"The only dumb question is the one you don't ask" I didn't say it, but someone else did...

The companies you are mentioning both carbide wheels, the decisions on wheels that you had to make 18 years ago are not an issue today. But the cutters are $1.50 anymore either. The wider head is for cutting with a straight edge, it "holds" to the cutting square easier.

Sorry my poor understanding of English. Do you mean "wide" in a sense that it has wide chin plate which gives support against straight edge.

Or do you mean wide vs. narrow cutting angle. A sharp narrow angle cutter is recommended for thin glass, a broader angle for thick glass. I do not remember the usual angles.

-lauri

Hi and thanks...everyone. for the record, i NEVER DID use a cheap cutter. I always had an expensive brass barrel oil cutter...probably toyo...i'm not sure but that sounds familiar. i don't even remember width differences...but that may be because no one told me that there was such a thing. so, it seems to me that i need to have BOTH heads...i'll check to see if either have carbide wheels.

wheels are replaceable, right?

thanks all, arlene

hi lauri,

hey, at the rate i'm losing my English, you won't be alone!!

i am not 100% sure of what i mean..i'm going to have to order one of each and try to figure it out!!

honestly, this was NEVER an issue 20 years ago..

thanks, arlene

wide head tracks on a guide (straight edge) narrow head is for FREE HAND CUTTING!

push or pull who cares

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You don't "need" both the large and the small. The large heads (as a previous poster mentioned) are for more stability when cutting straight lines with a cutting square. The only time I'm using the large head is when I'm cutting large sheets in half or cutting strips. That being said, I used a small cutting head for over 20 years before I bought the large head.

All Toyo cutters have a carbide wheel. Same with Fletcher except for the ball cutters and they have both.

Andy

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:> Hi and thanks...everyone.> for the record, i NEVER DID use a cheap cutter. I always had an> expensive brass barrel oil cutter...probably toyo...i'm not sure but> that sounds familiar. i don't even remember width differences...but> that may be because no one told me that there was such a thing. so, it> seems to me that i need to have BOTH heads...i'll check to see if> either have carbide wheels.>

I'm guessing you don't have a local store to check all this stuff out? Andy will be mad at me, but you can get carbide wheel lexan type oil handle cutters on Ebay for as little as $3 or $5 bucks each. They're not name brands, but for the price they work just as well. I bought a few dozen at my neighborhood .99 cent store! Keep in mind that the heads are interchangeable too.

My humble opinion is that the most important eature of a cutter is the grip. You can do anything with a cutter if it fits well in your hand and you get used to it.

Some stained glass artist use a pistol grip, I feel it difficult, I prefer a pencil like shaft.

-lauri

you guys are great! just what i need...good advice from people in the field.

i have one oil cutter that i bought from a dealer online...don't think it's a toyo but it sure looks like one. maybe i'll just hold off then..this one should get me through the first 6 months anyway... then i'll invest in a brass toyo oil cutter.

thanks everyone!

the Cam Tanricasi (as someone on this list has informed me, that's what 'glass goddess' is in Turkish) thank you murat!!! '-)))

arlene

You get what you pay for