The 9 Best Glass Cutters
This wiki has been updated 26 times since it was first published in January of 2018. Regardless of whether you're a part-time artist, a full-time contractor or something in between, having a quality glass cutter on hand can make your life much easier. Our rankings for this category can help you create something beautiful out of your recycling, eliminate the need to have the hardware store cut your panes, reduce the amount of time you spend on each job, and much more. When users buy our independently chosen editorial selections, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
1. Rainbow Art Glass Gemini Taurus 3
2. VGCE Custom-Grip Super
3. CRL Toyo Original
Editor's Notes
October 21, 2019:
During this round of updates, we bumped the Logan 704-1 Elite a little further down the line, favoring options that offered automatic-lubrication features and tungsten carbide wheels in lieu of steel. We also included the Rainbow Art Glass Gemini Taurus 3, the first electric-saw option to be featured in these rankings, and put it right on top of our list.
While it could easily be argued that the Gemini Taurus 3 is the slowest cutting option ranked here, and therefore not deserving of the top spot, I would counter that while the speed at which it works is limiting, the options that it opens up for you – in terms of cuts that just couldn’t be accomplished even by the most proficient snap-and-scorer out there – more than makes up for that. Although plunge cuts might not be easily accomplished with this option, you should still be able to cut pieces out of glass panes if you prepare pilot holes using a glass drill bit.
4. Toyo Pistol Grip
5. Verdugo Gift Co. CBCUSBLK
6. Ephrem's Bottle Cutter Kit
7. Logan 704-1 Elite
8. Glastar Strip and Circle
9. JPD Heavy-Duty Circular
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