Easy-Cut Lens Cutter

High quality and works very well.

This little circle cutter seems to be well built. It is a pretty simple design that is easy to use. I have tried on several different types of stained glass and it seems to work pretty well. There is a marked scale on the cutter unit and it seems to be pretty accurate so far.If you need a tool to easily create smaller circles in glass, this might be it. I've only had it a few days and have already used it on several projects.Happy Cutting!

This cutter is extremely easy to use and I'm thrilled with it. Works exactly as it should and does the job well. I was a little bit afraid of it based on a few reviews but was pleasantly surprised when it arrived.Definitely put a small section of spongey shelf liner under the glass when cutting, this helps hold the glass very steady for you.Like another reviewer stated, use the palm of your hand rather than your fingers when cutting, it works much better and gives you a more even score.I did read that the measurements weren't very accurate prior to buying this so it wasn't an issue for me at all. I did one test cut so I could find out exactly how much it was off and adjusted accordingly for all future cuts.Overall I love the Easy-cut Lens Cutter and would highly recommend it to others.

easy and huge help for cutting circles in glass!

Had tried 2 others before this one. Works with ease and very accurate. Wished I would of purchased this one first. Great value for the price.

I previously wrote a negative review for this product, but that was due to an error on my part in figuring out how to use it. It’s actually a fabulous product that I would highly recommend!I’m a stained glass artist who makes 4.5” - 5” diameter circular suncatchers, with other geometric shapes inside. Making perfectly round circles by hand is way harder than it looks, and has been a source of self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy in my work.The first day I figured out how to use this, I tested it on some scrap glass and was super excited because it really does work and will save me so much time and headache! (Not to mention neck ache from leaning over circles, lol). I had to adjust my design a bit to accommodate this new tool, but that’s much easier than regrinding and regrinding the pieces of glass after they’re cut.Some tips:1) Make sure you’re putting the metal arm with the cutting wheel into the machine in the right direction and setting it up/using it properly. The photo on the product provides some help or there are probably instructional videos put out by the manufacturer.2) Apply more downward pressure when cutting with this than you would with a pistol grip or other handheld glass cutter.3) Like any glass cutter, don’t go back over the lines you already scored — it will wear down the cutting wheel and require more frequent replacements.4) After cutting the circle, take your handheld glass cutter and score relief lines to break off pieces moving inward toward the circle. If you’re breaking off surrounding pieces and your glass cracks into the circle (so it’s no longer a circle), it probably means either insufficient pressure when using the Easy-Cut, or not enough relief lines when breaking off pieces to get to the circle.Once the circle is cut and grozed, I found it super easy to grind compared to my handcut pieces. Again, a great product that will save me so much time!

I'm a first time glass cutter and managed to cut a perfect circle on my 3rd try. I put the glass on a cushion of grip liner and pushed down hard with my palm as I scored it. All 3 times, I got a very good score. I then turned it over and, keeping it on the grip liner, pressed on the circle with my thumbs, to make the score deeper. All of this went well all 3 times.Where I had problems was removing the glass around the circle. For the first 2, I tried a technique learned on You Tube, in which you make a number of small, straight scores (at 90 degrees to the circular score) from the circle out to the edge of the glass all the way around the circle. Then you use running pliers to snap the glass off. Only problem was the the straight line ended up extending into the circle and so my circle was perfect, but broken into several pieces.What worked was what was suggested in the Easy-Cut instructions, which was to make scores that are themselves curved (not straight) and extend out from the circular score at a much smaller angle than 90 degrees. I tried doing one of these scores free hand and felt like I was going to make a mess of it, so I made a template for the scores out of an old report cover that's made of thin, but very stiff cardboard. It's a circle, but about 2 inches larger in diameter than the circle I was cutting. Using that as a guide for my glass cutter, I made a good number of curved scores from the center to the edge and was able to snap them off with the running pliers successfully, without also cracking the circle.The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that the cutting assembly was not assembled and just fell out of the box when I opened it. They do ship it with the cutting arm out of the drill shaft, and they give a reason for that. But there seemed to be no reason for these small parts (the part with the blades, a screw, and a washer) to be in there without being enclosed in something. And there were no instructions as to how to assemble it. I looked at pictures online and figured it out and so it's working. But I'm glad none of the parts scattered when I opened it.

Works ok... Cutting wheels are cheep steel, we replaced them with carbide & it cut's better. Pressure is uneven as you rotate the handle so it's hard to get a uniform score on the glass. For the price it's a fair deal. If you have many circles to cut as I did, replace the cutting wheels ASAP.