Grinding

Foiling

Cutting

Soldering

Fusing / Slumping

Lamp Construction

Bases

Lead Came

Patina

Glass Selection

Special Glasses

Patterns / Designing

Polishing / Cleaning

Signatures

Studio Design

Mosaic

Kaleidascopes

Resources

CUTTING

ON THE MORTON SYSTEM

Emily Klaszac: I have used the Morton system for about 10 years, but only for cutting 90 degree angles. It is wonderful if you have to cut a lot of pieces of the same width for a border, to make boxes, etc. but I will not use it to cut gridwork or panel lamps because it is difficult to get an accurate angle consistently through the cutting of your project. So when doing a lamp with gridwork I use the Morton to cut strips of glass to the depth (vertical measurement) I need and then use a template to draw the angled lines for the pieces.

Barb Grollo: Actually, you can use the strip cutter in a similar fashion. I know Pat cuts all her diamonds and Kaleidescope sides, using the strip cutter. You can also do panels for lamps. I've watched her set it up, and I know it has to do with cutting a piece of plain glass to set the angle that you need, and using that along the side to position your glass to get repetitive cuts. It's also a lot more convenient than setting up the Morton system. One of the tools that seems really useless is the Morton M-80. It's huge, costs a lot and has a very limited purpose.

SB Anthony: For grozing up to the score line if the break was outside it, I was given this advice: don't twist down as is the natural tendency, pull straight away from the edge. It works great for me!