cutting sight glass to length?

Christian Egli_2

Grinding works great for eliminating the sharp edges and shortening the glass tube just a bit... :) ...or even for just cutting right through. Use the more friable but harder green silicon carbide wheel on the bench grinder rather than the pink or gray aluminum oxide, results are better. Don't breathe the dust - you get lots of it. Go outside in the wind.

It is much faster, but the glass is still breakable.

Casinojunkie

cutting sight glass to length

I am replacing the sight glass on my old boiler.
Need to know how to cut the new glass tube to correct length. New it is 24" long and I need to cut it to about 10" long. Thanks for all replies.

Jeff Elston

Tool

There is a tool for this!

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gerry gill

i find the old fashioned way works best,

hold the glass under a cool stream of water at the laundry sink, and use a triangle file to file half way thru the circumferance, then snap it..

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Mark Hunt

I'm with you Gerry


If I had a dime for every site glass I broke using "the tool".................

I once received a knock-down W-M steamer and found the site glass was broken. No biggie right? Just get another from the supplier. NOPE! They sent a delivery guy to the job with a 24" piece of tube. "NO BLEEPING WAY!!!"

I called my rep and told him to bring me the CORRECT size sight glass.

Capt.Quinn, "I'll never put on a life jacket agin"....

Mark H: "I'll never cut a sight glass agin".....

Just never could get it right.

Mark H

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[Deleted User]

There are several

tools that work well for cutting glasses. I prefer the chain cutter. Then again; we get lots of practice. About 500 a year. Can't stand a dirty glass.

Mike T., Swampeast MO

Here's a source.

Mike T., Swampeast MO

Here's a source. $7.95

Was going to attach a photo, but they won't upload right now.

One above is identical to this one. $59.95

Unknown

Best tubing cutter ever

I have ben using this one for 30 years and it works everytime. Coleman's Gauge Glass Cutter from the Allan J. Coleman Co.

120 W. Illinois Street

Chicago, Illinois 60610

I Googled them and they may have moved

Allan J. Coleman Co.
5725 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL 60660-
Phone: 773-728-2400
Fax: 773-728-2499
Toll Free: N/A

Unknown

westwood T100-370

Best tool for cutting sight glass and porcelain insulators I have ever/still use. 99% success.

It is a glass snap cutter by westwood manufacturing

http://www.westwoodproducts.com/

Cost about $45 plus UPS

Leo

I use

I use the one like Mike T showed for 7.95 Or one very similar, I always describe it as looking like a Z shaped tool. Since I have had it I screw up very few glasses. My question has always been why don't they sell the standard size glass.

Leo

Robert O'Connor_12

gauge glass

I use a file. Quick & easy and I can't remember ever breaking one this way

Never had much luck with those fancy smancy thingys.


Robert O'Connor/NJ

Don \"Grumpy\" Walsh

I scribe it with a three corner file, then heat it with a torch. When it cools, it snaps right off by just tapping it on the workbench.

Jeff Elston

only 99%

Thats all you get Wheely 99% I am shocked you need more practice. JE

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Unknown

HAHAHA

If I told the truth (100%) no one would believe me :-)

Actually, I think the last one I broke was many years ago.

subcooler

ID Roller and OD Chain Roller

Jeff Elston

Come on

We know your prefect, I AM A BELIVER

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