Use the silicon carbide sandpaper along the outside and inside edges to create a curved, smooth edge. Also, use it to sand any rough spots you find. Wipe the bottle or glass with a wet paper towel along the edge. Run it through the dishwasher.
Get a sanding bit for your Dremel tool or your drill. Choose a medium-grit sandpaper finish. The larger the sanding bit the more of the edge it will be able to smooth at once. 2. Hold onto your glass object with one hand. You can try placing it inside a clamp, but it is more likely to crack the edge of your glass. Only use this method if you can safely grasp the glass object without coming into contact with the sanding bit. 1  Be very careful when handling electric tools. 7. Use the silicon carbide sandpaper along the outside and inside edges to create a curved, smooth edge. Also, use it to sand any rough spots you find. 8. Wipe the bottle or glass with a wet paper towel along the edge. Run it through the dishwasher. Dual-Grit Sanding and Rubbing Stone. It features two different grit surfaces for smoothing rough edges on freshly cut tiles. The stone is designed to fit comfortably in your hand for ease of use. 1  Smoothes raw, sharp tile edges, to a smooth finish, after tile has been freshly cut. 2  Dresses dull diamond blades. 3  2 in. width fits your hand comfortably. Before I showed how to cut a wine bottle the best way here and gave away my free plans here: http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/blog/home-made-bottle-cutter/. Now, I wanted to share some tips on sanding the edges of the cut line quickly by using a sanding drum. This is one of the better ways that I thought of lately. An even better way for the outer and tops edges is to use a stationary sanding pad which is rotary powered.  See updated tips here (http://www.glassetchingsecrets.com/bl... ). Video shows tips on finishing a cut glass bottle by using rotary sanding drums to smooth the edges quickly and easily. I found sources on Amazon in the links below of where to get some of these sanding drum kits: http://amzn.to/Zy3ZV6. http://amzn.to/11lXtNH The most important part of polishing glass is to keep it wet. Dry glass may crack or break from the polishing friction. Traditionally, glass is polished with a grinding wheel and a mix of water and silicon carbide as the abrasive. Proceeding through finer abrasives wears away the rough edges. Hold your glass to the wheel to grind and polish it. Progress to 140-grit and then medium grits of 270 and 300. Clean the wheel completely between changes of grit mixture. Continue grinding the rough edges against this slurry on the wheel until they're smooth and whitish. Save. Knowing how to cut and smooth glass edges is useful for a variety of applications such as replacing windows, making stained glass, or putting together picture frames. Cut glass by scoring a mark on it with a rolling wheel made of a hard substance such as diamond or tungsten carbide.  To just remove enough of the sharp edge so it is not a danger you can use sand cloth or paper. On large clear glass I use a sponge type sanding block (used by painters) - this will take the edge off enough to preventing cutting your self.. 1  Back to top.  hiya,just had a question on how to sand rough glass edges once you've cut it.i used sand paper in the past but i was lookign for a quicker method to do it,possibly with some sort of tool? any help would be appreciated! Re: how to sand glass. « Reply #1 on: June 12, 2009 04:58:16 PM ». The best way (and only way) I know how to sand the rough edges of glass is by way of a glass grinder. They can get quite pricey, so you'll want to do your research on them. Basically, it's a water reservoir with a grid placed over the top.
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