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Cut through glass is different from scaring the surface of glass.
People who cut glass use a diamond-tipped tool to score the surface of the glass, then they tap the glass with a rubber mallet, which fractures the glass along the line of the score.
You could use a diamond-tipped saw to cut through glass, especially if it was a thick plate.
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Can diamonds cut glass?
Yes, diamonds can cut glass, because diamonds are harder than glass.
Can diamonds cut through steel?
Yes, a diamond-tipped tool can cut through steel.
What can diamonds cut through?
Anything, including another diamond.
Where are most raw diamonds cut?
Diamonds are cut in the Netherlands, in India, in Canada and Australia. India may cut the most diamonds, since most small stones are cut there.
How are diamond facets cut?
Diamonds facets are cut with other diamonds or with lasers, depending on the facet.
Can diamonds cut glass?
Yes, diamonds can cut glass, because diamonds are harder than glass.
Diamonds cant actually cut glass?
Yes, diamonds can cut glass. Glass can also cut glass.
Will quartz cut glass like diamonds?
No. Diamonds cut glass because diamonds are harder than glass. Quartz is not as hard as diamond.
What can you cut glass with?
Diamonds
Can a emerald cut glass?
No, emeralds are not hard enough to cut glass. Diamonds cut glass and they are the only gemstone with this capability.
Why glass cannot cut diamonds?
Diamond is the hardest mineral on earth. So a diamond can cut glass, but glass cannot cut a diamond.
Can American diamonds cut glass?
Any diamond can 'cut glass' in the sense that dragging the diamond stone across glass will mar the glass.
Can lab created diamonds cut glass?
Yes.
True or False Diamonds can't actually cut glass?
FalseAnother AnswerTrue, in the sense that diamonds can mar glass. A glass-cutter uses a diamond-tipped tool to mark a cut line on glass, then applies pressure to either side of the cut line. This separates the glass where the cutter wants it cut.
Why can diamonds cut glass?
Because it is harder than glass. It is actually the hardest of all minerals.
Why do glass cutters use tiny diamonds as tools?
Because the diamonds are harder than the glass and can cut a 'score' into the surface of the glass, so that with a light tap, the glass separates along the 'score'.
What can cut through diamonds other than diamonds?
Diamonds are used to cut -- cleve or saw -- diamonds. In higher-tech-equipped facilities a laser can be used.
