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I am installing these glass panels on my stairs. Although I have a solution to install them in such a way that the top edges will line up, the glass panels will not sit properly centered on the treads.

I just realized that one way to fix this is to shorten one of them by cutting the bottom edge and after that polishing it a little to look almost perfect.

These are 10mm thick glass panels I have a wet saw and I also have a Professional Carbide Tungsten Alloy Handle Glass Cutter Tool with Range 2-19mm Professional Cutter for Thick Glass Mosaic and Tiles - Pencil Shape & Design (Glass Cutter) (Regular)

DavidRecallsMonica
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Based on some web-searching it is not possible to cut tempered glass directly. The glass must be annealed first, which reduces or removes the tempering, Then the glass can be cut in the normal ways. The glass can then be re-tempered.

Glass can also be sanded with a special sanding belt and a belt sander: we did that once in my old job in a cabinet shop. But I fail to remember if the glass was tempered.

You may have to take this glass to a glass company, where they can either anneal-resize-temper it again, or cut you a new piece to the size you need.

Another possibility, presented without seeing the stairs you're mounting to: Since the end of the glass is angled, you could mount it slightly off center from where you planned it, then it might fit. Or cut a slot in the rail or tread to countersink the mounting brackets, thus making up the length required for the glass.

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