Glass Ring Saws Make Cutting
Glass Shapes Easy

Glass Ring Saws will cut intricate fused glass and stained glass shapes and designs.

Glass ring saws are very popular saws with glass art jewelry makers, fused glass artists and stained glass artisans due to the ability of the saw to cut complex shapes.

These saws have a large rigid round diamond coated ring, which allows fusing glass to be cut in any direction. They can cut slightly tighter curves than the band saw.

Ring saws can be used for fused glass, stained glass and other types of art glass

Some ring saw will cut glass, tile, ceramic and stone. A couple of saws have detachable motor and blade assemblies allowing the saw to be used anywhere.

The standard ring saw blade is thicker than a band saw blade thereby removing more glass when cutting.

There are thinner blades for some saws as well as blades for cutting dichroic glass.

Some ring saw blades grind as they cut giving you a finished surface.

Like band saws these saws are water-cooled, with a water reservoir in the body of the saw.

Ring saws from some makers can be ordered as a standard 110 volt model or international voltage of 220 volts.

Remember to wear safety glasses when using any type of glass saw.

Saws are more expensive to purchase than glass grinders. Replacement blades can be very costly making some ring saws expensive to operate.

Care needs to be taken when deciding on a saw, as apart from the original outlay, the cost of replacement parts and blades should be considered.

You can find the prices for these items online; you will then be able to compare different brands and types of saws.

It is a good idea to search online glass forums for information on different saws to gather information from various users about their saws.

If a saw is required for straight cuts in thick fusing glass such as pattern bars, then a tile saw fitted with a glass blade may be more suited to the task.