Scoring
small diameter circles can be assisted by using a Lazy
Susan or cake decorating turntable. Draw the circle
of appropriate diameter on the turntable with a compass.
If the glass is too dark or opalescent to see the line,
make a template and put it onto the glass. Place the
glass on top of the turntable, and position your cutter
above the drawn circle. Press on the cutter with one
hand and turn the glass with the other.
Steady
your hand with the cutter by keeping your elbow tight
against your side. This enables you to make a very good,
if not perfect, circle without buying an expensive small
circle cutter.
You
will not be able to run the score by turning the glass
upside down and pressing. You will need to make a number
of relieving cuts to the tangent of the circle and break
them away one by one.
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