Do you love to create stained glass, but can’t stand the tedium of shaping each of glass by hand?

It’s hard work, isn’t it?  You've got your stained glass patterns, but creating stained glass is like putting together a puzzle. It sounds simple, but only if you’ve managed to produce each piece to perfectly interlock with the pieces around it.  When you first start doing stained glass, you probably started by cutting the pieces by hand, and then perhaps used a stone to shape the glass.  As you know, this part of the process can be very tedious.  Many people give up at this stage.

To get past the tedium and get on to the creating, the tool of choice is a stained glass grinders.  This tool will allow you to properly shape the glass by safely removing bits of ‘extra’ glass mechanically, leaving a smooth sharp edge.  This allows you to have fine, well-controlled solder lines, resulting in a professionally finished piece.  No serious stained glass artist would be without one.  The time savings alone make it a worthwhile purchase.

Glass grinders work by using a diamond tipped grinding head (sometimes referred to as a bit), which rotates inside a reservoir filled with coolant. The coolant is key since it helps to minimize chipping as well as harmful glass dust.   You should always use safety goggles when using a grinder

Glass grinders are available for a wide range of users.  The smaller machines are appropriate for beginners in a home studio.  However, if you think that you may want to continue to grow your hobby over time, or perhaps make a business of it, then the larger machines will be more appropriate.

This site is devoted to the different glass grinders available.  We will be adding product reviews, tutorials, and eventually we will have reviews from owners that talk about what they like and dislike about certain stained glass grinders.  We hope you enjoy your stay!

Jenny Dunn

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