The Stylus Stained Glass Cutter is a premium stained-glass hand-tool for making long cuts, either straight or curved, onto the surface of stained glass or larger glass tiles. The cutting wheel is tungsten carbide, and is meant for glass that is between 3mm and 6mm thick, such as the stained glass we sell. The body of the stylus is made of aluminum, and has a brass neck and cutting oil reservoir cap. The tool can be used with one hand when the glass sheet is laid on a non-slip surface.
Cutting Oil Not Required
We don’t typically use cutting oil, but for artists who prefer to use oil, this tool has a reservoir in the pen body. The reservoir is accessible by twisting off the cap at the end.
Stylus Stained Glass Cutter
- scoring tool for cutting sheet glass
- 135° tungsten carbide cutting wheel
- ideal for glass 3mm to 6mm thick
- aluminum tube body serves as cutting oil reservoir
- brass fittings
- light weight: less than 3oz
- approx 6.8″ long
Do You Need This Tool For Mosaic Art?
The Stylus Stained Glass Cutter is a traditional stained glass tool, and is used for making long cuts. If you want to divide up a sheet of stained glass into fairly uniform square tiles, you could use this tool and a straight-edge ruler to cut the sheet into long strips and then cut the strips into tiles with a Mosaic Glass Cutter. However, mosaic art usually looks better when tiles aren’t uniform but instead are more irregular, and irregularly-shaped rectangles and triangles could be made using a Mosaic Glass Cutter without a stained glass cutter. In other words, this tool is not NEEDED for traditional mosaic work. On the other hand, if you want to make curved-shaped cuts in stained glass, this is the tool to use.
Snapping Apart Scored Glass
Stained glass cutters, like the Stylus Stained Glass Cutter only score the glass; you need to snap the glass apart along the score. The best tool made for snapping apart scored glass is the Running Pliers hand tool, which has curved, padded jaws.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or mounting, cutting, and grouting tile, please see our page of Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions or our Mosaic Information Guide, which lists instructional pages described by topic. We also post new articles about making mosaics at our How to Mosaic Blog.
The Comfort Pistol-Grip Cutter is a premium stained-glass hand-tool for making long cuts, either straight or curved, onto the surface of stained glass or larger glass tiles. If you like pistol-grip style cutters, and you do a lot of cutting, then this is the tool for you. The smooth handle body feels much nicer in the hand than the hollow plastic pistol grip cutters commonly available on the market. The cutting wheel is tungsten carbide, and is meant for glass that is between 3mm and 6mm thick, such as the stained glass we sell. The body of the handle is made of solid polyamid, and contains a cutting oil reservoir accessible at the end of the handle. The tool can be used with one hand when the glass sheet is laid on a non-slip surface.
Cutting Oil Not Required
We don’t typically use cutting oil, but for artists who prefer to use oil, this tool contains a small reservoir. The reservoir is accessible at the back of the tool with a flat-head screwdriver (not included).
Comfort Pistol-Grip Cutter
- scoring tool for cutting sheet glass
- 135° tungsten carbide cutting wheel
- ideal for glass 3mm to 6mm thick
- polyamide comfort hand grip serves as cutting oil reservoir
- narrower “neck” portion makes tool easy to hold
- brass fittings
- weighs less than 4oz
Do You Need This Tool For Mosaic Art?
The Comfort Pistol-Grip Cutter is a traditional stained glass tool, and is used for making long cuts. If you want to divide up a sheet of stained glass into fairly uniform square tiles, you could use this tool and a straight-edge ruler to cut the sheet into long strips and then cut the strips into tiles with a Mosaic Glass Cutter. However, mosaic art usually looks better when tiles aren’t uniform but instead are more irregular, and irregularly-shaped rectangles and triangles could be made using a Mosaic Glass Cutter without a stained glass cutter. In other words, this tool is not NEEDED for traditional mosaic work. On the other hand, if you want to make curved-shaped cuts in stained glass, this is the tool to use.
Snapping Apart Scored Glass
Stained glass cutters, like the Comfort Pistol Grip Cutter only score the glass; you need to snap the glass apart along the score. The best tool made for snapping apart scored glass is the Running Pliers hand tool, which has curved, padded jaws.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or mounting, cutting, and grouting tile, please see our page of Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions or our Mosaic Information Guide, which lists instructional pages described by topic. We also post new articles about making mosaics at our How to Mosaic Blog.
Free Mosaic Pattern Christmas Tree is a gridded design that can be used without transferring the pattern to the backer. The rows and columns of the pattern are numbered, which allows the user to check a position merely by counting. No carbon paper or other transfer techniques are needed.
Also, the pattern doesn’t even need to be printed.
Free Mosaic Pattern
Free Mosaic Patterns are available as PDF downloads for customers who checkout using the normal shopping cart checkout process. Other materials do not have to be ordered.
Tile
This pattern is designed for Morjo™ 8mm Glass Mosaic Tile, but it could be used for tile of any size.
Backer Size
This design fits on a 12×12-inch backer when executed in 8mm tile with a hairs-width grout gap between the tiles. Without a tiny grout gap, there may be a slight gap at the edge on a 12×12-inch backer. If so, make sure the mosaic is centered on the backer.
To center a mosaic, position 1 row and 1 column of tile without gluing down the tiles. Evaluate any leftover gap at the edges and center the mosaic accordingly.
Displaying Mosaics Unframed
Many books and authorities recommend NOT extending the tiles all the way to the edge of a backer because it makes those tiles vulnerable to damage by impact and by leaning the mosaic on its edge. We have observed that the 6×6-inch size is small and light enough to be handled without these types of damage being as much of an issue provided the mosaic is handled with care. Also, we think the raw mosaic edge is a vital part of the look and feel when displaying the finished artwork. The make great objects d’art when displayed unframed in the easels used for displaying china plates.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or cutting and grouting tile, please see our Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions page or our How To Mosaic blog or our Mosaic Information Guide.
Free Mosaic Pattern Autumn Tree is a gridded design that can be used without transferring the pattern to the backer. The rows and columns of the pattern are numbered, which allows the user to check a position merely by counting. No carbon paper or other transfer techniques are needed.
Also, the pattern doesn’t even need to be printed.
Free Mosaic Pattern
Free Mosaic Patterns are available as PDF downloads for customers who checkout using the normal shopping cart checkout process. Other materials do not have to be ordered.
Tile
This pattern is designed for Morjo™ 12mm Glass Mosaic Tile, but it could be used for tile of any size.
Backer Size
This design fits on a 15×15-inch backer when executed in 12mm tile with a hairs-width grout gap between the tiles. Without a tiny grout gap, there may be a slight gap at the edge on a 15×15-inch backer. If so, make sure the mosaic is centered on the backer.
To center a mosaic, position 1 row and 1 column of tile without gluing down the tiles. Evaluate any leftover gap at the edges and center the mosaic accordingly.
Displaying Mosaics Unframed
Many books and authorities recommend NOT extending the tiles all the way to the edge of a backer because it makes those tiles vulnerable to damage by impact and by leaning the mosaic on its edge. We have observed that the 6×6-inch size is small and light enough to be handled without these types of damage being as much of an issue provided the mosaic is handled with care. Also, we think the raw mosaic edge is a vital part of the look and feel when displaying the finished artwork. The make great objects d’art when displayed unframed in the easels used for displaying china plates.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or cutting and grouting tile, please see our Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions page or our How To Mosaic blog or our Mosaic Information Guide.
Free Mosaic Pattern Halloween Jack-O-Lantern is a gridded design that can be used without transferring the pattern to the backer. The rows and columns of the pattern are numbered, which allows the user to check a position merely by counting. No carbon paper or other transfer techniques are needed.
Also, the pattern doesn’t even need to be printed.
Free Mosaic Pattern
Free Mosaic Patterns are available as PDF downloads for customers who checkout using the normal shopping cart checkout process. Other materials do not have to be ordered.
Tile
This pattern is designed for Morjo™ 10mm Vitreous Glass Mosaic Tile, but it could be used for tile of any size.
Backer Size
This design fits on a 12×12-inch backer when executed in 10mm tile with no grout gap between the tiles, but there may be a slight gap at the edge. For professional results, make sure the mosaic is centered on the backer.
To center a mosaic, position 1 row and 1 column of tile without gluing down the tiles. Evaluate any leftover gap at the edges and center the mosaic accordingly.
Displaying Mosaics Unframed
Many books and authorities recommend NOT extending the tiles all the way to the edge of a backer because it makes those tiles vulnerable to damage by impact and by leaning the mosaic on its edge. We have observed that the 6×6-inch size is small and light enough to be handled without these types of damage being as much of an issue provided the mosaic is handled with care. Also, we think the raw mosaic edge is a vital part of the look and feel when displaying the finished artwork. The make great objects d’art when displayed unframed in the easels used for displaying china plates.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or cutting and grouting tile, please see our Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions page or our How To Mosaic blog or our Mosaic Information Guide.
Free Mosaic Pattern Halloween Cat is a gridded design that can be used without transferring the pattern to the backer. The rows and columns of the pattern are numbered, which allows the user to check a position merely by counting. No carbon paper or other transfer techniques are needed.
Also, the pattern doesn’t even need to be printed.
Free Mosaic Pattern
Free Mosaic Patterns are available as PDF downloads for customers who checkout using the normal shopping cart checkout process. Other materials do not have to be ordered.
Tile
This pattern is designed for Morjo™ 10mm Vitreous Glass Mosaic Tile, but it could be used for tile of any size.
Backer Size
This design fits on a 12×12-inch backer when executed in 10mm tile with no grout gap between the tiles, but there may be a slight gap at the edge. For professional results, make sure the mosaic is centered on the backer.
To center a mosaic, position 1 row and 1 column of tile without gluing down the tiles. Evaluate any leftover gap at the edges and center the mosaic accordingly.
Displaying Mosaics Unframed
Many books and authorities recommend NOT extending the tiles all the way to the edge of a backer because it makes those tiles vulnerable to damage by impact and by leaning the mosaic on its edge. We have observed that the 6×6-inch size is small and light enough to be handled without these types of damage being as much of an issue provided the mosaic is handled with care. Also, we think the raw mosaic edge is a vital part of the look and feel when displaying the finished artwork. The make great objects d’art when displayed unframed in the easels used for displaying china plates.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or cutting and grouting tile, please see our Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions page or our How To Mosaic blog or our Mosaic Information Guide.
Free Mosaic Pattern Halloween Ghost is a gridded design that can be used without transferring the pattern to the backer. The rows and columns of the pattern are numbered, which allows the user to check a position merely by counting. No carbon paper or other transfer techniques are needed.
Also, the pattern doesn’t even need to be printed.
Free Mosaic Pattern
Free Mosaic Patterns are available as PDF downloads for customers who checkout using the normal shopping cart checkout process. Other materials do not have to be ordered.
Tile
This pattern is designed for Morjo™ 10mm Vitreous Glass Mosaic Tile, but it could be used for tile of any size.
Backer Size
This design fits on a 12×12-inch backer when executed in 10mm tile with no grout gap between the tiles, but there may be a slight gap at the edge. For professional results, make sure the mosaic is centered on the backer.
To center a mosaic, position 1 row and 1 column of tile without gluing down the tiles. Evaluate any leftover gap at the edges and center the mosaic accordingly.
Displaying Mosaics Unframed
Many books and authorities recommend NOT extending the tiles all the way to the edge of a backer because it makes those tiles vulnerable to damage by impact and by leaning the mosaic on its edge. We have observed that the 6×6-inch size is small and light enough to be handled without these types of damage being as much of an issue provided the mosaic is handled with care. Also, we think the raw mosaic edge is a vital part of the look and feel when displaying the finished artwork. The make great objects d’art when displayed unframed in the easels used for displaying china plates.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or cutting and grouting tile, please see our Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions page or our How To Mosaic blog or our Mosaic Information Guide.
The Fall Mosaic Tile Mini Mix is an autumn inspired 1-lb mix of 3/8-inch vitreous glass tiles. This curated assortment mixes greens with yellows, oranges, reds, and browns.
3/8-Inch Fall Mosaic Tile Mini Mix 1 lb
- tile size: 3/8 inch (10mm)
- thickness: 1/8 nominal (4mm)
- sales unit: 1 pound (approximately 675 pieces)
- material: glass
- variety: mostly vitreous, some low-grain
- pigments: colorfast, UV resistant
- durability: frost-proof, impervious to liquid
- usage: suitable for indoor and outdoor use
Fall Assortment Colors:
MiniGee™:
- D94N Yellow
Morjo™ Mini Vitreous (10MV):
- 10MV-A026 Deep Green
- 10MV-A034 Brown Tint 1
- 10MV-A035 Brown
- 10MV-A036 Dark Brown
- 10MV-A095 Orange-Red (low grain)
- 10MV-A096 Primary Red (low grain)
Coverage
Each 1-pound bag will cover approximately .90 square feet assuming a standard grout gap of approximately 1/32 inch. Most Mosaic Mounting Paper is 1.15 square feet and requires 841 tiles (29 tiles x 29 tiles). Use our tile estimator to calculate how much you need for your project.
Compatibility
Tile thickness is 1/8 inch nominal, the same as most of the glass mosaic tile we sell, which means that these can mix and match with other types and brands.
Cutting Glass Tile
We recommend the Mosaic Glass Cutter for cutting all types of glass mosaic tile including these. Note, however, that there is a limit to how small they can be cut. Due to their tapered edges, small pieces will tend to tip over. We advise cutting halves, quarters, and diagonal triangles, and not much smaller than that. For creating outlines and other details, check out our Rectangle Border Tiles or our Outliners Mosaic Sticks™.
Mounting Tiles
Weldbond adhesive works well for mounting dry indoor mosaics. However, for outdoor and wet mosaics, use thinset mortar.
Use in Mosaic Art
The affordability, ease of use and durability of these tiles makes them suitable for children’s crafts projects and outdoor home décor. The pigment quality lends itself equally well to photorealistic mosaic images and fine art. The advantage of this material is that you can use tiles from different manufacturers if you find you need additional colors.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or mounting, cutting, and grouting tile, please see our page of Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions or our Mosaic Information Guide, which lists instructional pages described by topic. We also post new articles about making mosaics at our How to Mosaic Blog.
Green Acres Iridescent Tile Assortment is a limited mix of bright and dark greens of our Morjo™ 12mm Iridescent Recycled Glass Mosaic Tile and our Morjo™ Recycled Glass Mosaic Tile 12mm. Most tiles in this assortment are iridized, but some have the standard finish. This 1-lb assortment will include about 320+ loose glass mosaic tiles in different shades of green for vibrant mosaic details, outdoor decor, backsplash designs, and ornaments.
12mm Morjo™ Recycled Glass Mosaic Tile
These wonderful tiles cut cleanly into tiny pieces with minimal waste and have an iridescent finish with solid opaque color throughout. Durable and UV-resistant, they make fantastic material for commercial building exteriors and other architectural applications. This recycled tile product is manufactured by fusing powdered recycled glass in a process known as “warm glass,” “enamel glass,” or “pate de verre.”
GREEN ACRES Iridescent Assortment 12mm Glass Tile 1-lb
- tile size: ~1/2 inch (12mm)
- thickness: 1/8 nominal (4mm), but runs slightly thicker than most other brands nominally 4mm. Can be used in the same mosaics.
- sales unit: 1 pound, which is approximately 320+ LOOSE pieces.
- material: glass
- variety: recycled glass
- pigments: colorfast, UV resistant
- finish: iridized
- durability: frost-proof, impervious to liquid
- usage: suitable for indoor and outdoor use
Coverage
One pound (~320 tiles) covers 91 square inches or 0.6 square feet assuming a standard grout gap of 1/16 inch. You need about 508 tiles (1.6 pounds) to cover one square foot assuming a standard grout gap of 1/16 inch. You need about 645 tiles (2 pounds) for a square foot assuming no grout gap. Use our tile estimator to calculate how much you need for your grouted project. Use a mounting grid to plan and design.
Compatibility
With a NOMINAL industry-standard thickness of 1/8 inch (4mm), 12mm Morjo™ glass tile combines well with most mosaic tile.
Cutting Morjo 12mm Glass Mosaic Tile
Morjo™ Recycled Glass Mosaic Tile cuts easily with clean edges using a pair of Mosaic Glass Cutters.
Use in Mosaic Art
The size and quality of 12mm Morjo™ glass tile renders small detailed images and large scale works with equal versatility.
The Blue Tonight Mosaic Tile Mini Mix is a 1-lb assortment of 3/8-inch vitreous glass tile of deep and light blues of different hues. This curated assortment combines our smooth low-grain MiniGee™ tile with Morjo™ Vitreous minis, giving it textural variety and visual depth.
3/8-Inch Blue Tonight Mosaic Tile Mini Mix 1 lb
- tile size: 3/8 inch (10mm)
- thickness: 1/8 nominal (4mm)
- sales unit: 1 pound (approximately 675 pieces)
- material: glass
- variety: low grain vitreous for fewer specks
- pigments: colorfast, UV resistant
- durability: frost-proof, impervious to liquid
- usage: suitable for indoor and outdoor use
Blue Tonight Assortment Colors:
MiniGee™:
- A53N Cyan Tint 4
- B01N Cyan
- C02N Muddy Blue
- C63N Ultramarine
- C81N Cyan Deep
Morjo™ Vitreous Minis (10MV):
- A004 Cyan Tint 6
- A011 Cyan Tint 5
- A013 Cyan Tint 3
- A019 Ultramarine Tint 1
- A020 Deep Ultramarine
Coverage
Each 1-pound bag will cover approximately .90 square feet assuming a standard grout gap of approximately 1/32 inch. Most Mosaic Mounting Paper is 1.15 square feet and requires 841 tiles (29 tiles x 29 tiles). Use our tile estimator to calculate how much you need for your project.
Compatibility
Tile thickness is 1/8 inch nominal, the same as most of the glass mosaic tile we sell, which means that these can mix and match with other types and brands.
Cutting Glass Tile
We recommend the Mosaic Glass Cutter for cutting all types of glass mosaic tile including these. Note, however, that there is a limit to how small they can be cut. Due to their tapered edges, small pieces will tend to tip over. We advise cutting halves, quarters, and diagonal triangles, and not much smaller than that. For creating outlines and other details, check out our Rectangle Border Tiles or our Outliners Mosaic Sticks™.
Mounting Tiles
Weldbond adhesive works well for mounting dry indoor mosaics. However, for outdoor and wet mosaics, use thinset mortar.
Use in Mosaic Art
The affordability, ease of use and durability of these tiles makes them suitable for children’s crafts projects and outdoor home décor. The pigment quality lends itself equally well to photorealistic mosaic images and fine art. The advantage of this material is that you can use tiles from different manufacturers if you find you need additional colors.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or mounting, cutting, and grouting tile, please see our page of Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions or our Mosaic Information Guide, which lists instructional pages described by topic. We also post new articles about making mosaics at our How to Mosaic Blog.
