Welcome Sawdust!! Glad you joined us!! I think you met Toomuchglass, who we all super adore!! Are you cutting on the smooth side or the textured side of the glass? It does help, in my opinion, to clean the glass first as it doesn't clog up the cutter. Plus have a small peice of rag with some cutting oil absorbed into it and dip your cutter on that, I usually place the rag in a dish and just run my cutter along the rag/papertowel etc, to oil my cutter. I find that cutting clean glass that is room temp, (not garage or colder temps) helps. I'm sure others will chime in shortly with plenty of good tips, and welcomes...

Welcome sawdust!!!!!

A lot of of use wheeled nippers to cut our pieces into random shapes and you can get a tumbler to soften the edges or use a glass jar filled with glass and a water (water covering the glass) and shake shake shake for quite a while and it will soften your edges to use on a able.

I do use the morton grid system to get more precise cut pieces (and my grinder!!!!)

You can order more blades for your toyo.

There are a lot of people who have done table tops Im sure you will get quite a few pictures to see after everyone starts reading your post.

Sorry if I didnt answer everything or seem short but Im on my way out the door and popped in to look real quick. Anything I might not have answered the others will definitely cover!!!!!

You will have soooo much fun being here!!!!! Welcome again!!!

Oh and everything I have mentioned is available on line or at your local stained glass store!!!

Welcome, SAW - glad you've joined us, and are saving that wonderful glass we all drooled over when TOOMUCH was describing it. As has been said, soak and clean all the glass b/f breaking. I have the Morton Pro Shop, and the scoring grid. I guide a sheet of glass along each 1/2" line on the grid, slid my pistol grip scoring tool along the Pro Shop ruller, which is fixed. I score the whole sheet of glass one way, vertically, then turn it one turn and do the same thing horizontally. Then w/the running pliers, I snap the strips apart, then snap the squares apart. Sometimes, when I'm anxious to get on w/a project, I do it in quarters. Score/break a sheet into quarters or half and continue w/the above method. Ask away - we're always anxious to help new comers. Show us pictures, too.

Welcome Sawdust! How wonderful that you already have all this glass at your disposal. All you have to do is nip it up and start glueing it down. I don't have the Morton cutting system so I just cut my glass in strips and then nip it smaller with wheeled nippers. As far as the pictures go, if the posts you are reading are older posts then the pics might have been moved so you just get the dreaded red X. You should be able to click on the newer posts and see the pictures. BTW...we love seeing pictures of any works in progress (WIP) as well as finished projects. Here's the link for posting pictures.

So get yourself some new blades for your cutter, wash some glass, start nipping and glueing.

Any more questions...just ask!

Barb

Here is a link that might be useful: posting pictures

Welcome Sawdust, so glad you took up Toomuch on her suggestion!

Your toyo, is a pistal grip? if so, be sure that it is filled with oil and that you open the screw slightly before cutting (to release the oil) Then use running pliers to break along the score. Like Barb, I like to cut strips and then nip with wheeled nippers... nothing perfect or even measured... can't wait to see what you do, post pics of that glass stash to start! we're all drooling over it.

Glad ya joined us, sawdust! Looks like some of your questions have already been answered, NEVER hesitate to ask anything here......we're all beginners in one way or another and constantly learn from each other!

Pat

Welcome sawdust. Geez. I guess this means we won't be dividing up your stash...Oh well.
You'll learn a lot here. Bunch of great folks!

Welcome Can't add much they seem to have covered it!!

Maria