DIY Question

[Jon Pike]

I've recently come into posession of 8 large sheets of 1/2" thick glass.
Has anyone had any experience with cutting this? What kind of tools will I
need?
TIA

[D&M]

Variable speed jig, fine blade. Plexi must be tightly secured before
cutting. If it's at all loose, the harmonic vibrations will crack it.

"Jon Pike" > wrote in message
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> I've recently come into posession of 8 large sheets of 1/2" thick glass.
> Has anyone had any experience with cutting this? What kind of tools will I
> need?
> TIA

[Tedd]

"Jon Pike" > wrote in message
. 159...
> I've recently come into posession of 8 large sheets of 1/2" thick glass.
> Has anyone had any experience with cutting this? What kind of tools will I
> need?
> TIA

cant be done, my suggestion would be to just package the whole thing up and send
it to me and i'll 'dispose' of it for you. <g> ;-)

well, since thats not gonna happen... i would seriously recommend calling a
local glass shop and getting their opinions, 1/2 inch is pretty big stuff to be
messing with if you have no previous experience. i've cut glass before of 1/4
inch thickness, and i wouldnt try something like this myself.

just out of curiosity, how big of a tank you going to make? (or how many?)

tedd.

[Jon Pike]

"Tedd" > wrote in
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>
> "Jon Pike" > wrote in message
> . 159...
>> I've recently come into posession of 8 large sheets of 1/2" thick
>> glass. Has anyone had any experience with cutting this? What kind of
>> tools will I need?
>> TIA
>
> cant be done, my suggestion would be to just package the whole thing
> up and send it to me and i'll 'dispose' of it for you. <g> ;-)
>
> well, since thats not gonna happen... i would seriously recommend
> calling a local glass shop and getting their opinions, 1/2 inch is
> pretty big stuff to be messing with if you have no previous
> experience. i've cut glass before of 1/4 inch thickness, and i wouldnt
> try something like this myself.
>
> just out of curiosity, how big of a tank you going to make? (or how
> many?)

I plan on making 2x200g tanks :)

[Dave S]

I know this sounds daft but the property of glass changes as it gets older.
The result of this is that it becomes more brittle and therefore much more
difficult to cut accurately. I support the advice given by others, to ask a
professional glazier to cut the glass for you.

HTH - Dave

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"Jon Pike" > wrote in message
. 159...
> I've recently come into posession of 8 large sheets of 1/2" thick glass.
> Has anyone had any experience with cutting this? What kind of tools will I
> need?
> TIA

[Paul McGuinness]

In message >, Jon Pike
> writes
>"Dave S" > wrote in
:
>
>> I know this sounds daft but the property of glass changes as it gets
>> older. The result of this is that it becomes more brittle and
>> therefore much more difficult to cut accurately. I support the advice
>> given by others, to ask a professional glazier to cut the glass for
>> you.
>
>It's not old at all, it's brand new actually. I'm hoping I can avoid the
>costs of paying someone else to do it.

Even if you do work out an effective technique, how much are you going
to waste in the learning curve? Offset the cost of a professional
against the glass wastage. You could always get an estimate and then
work out if its worth it having a go yourself.

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Paul reply-to is valid

[Tedd]

"Jon Pike" > wrote in message
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> "Tedd" > wrote in
> :

<snip>

> > just out of curiosity, how big of a tank you going to make? (or how
> > many?)
>
> I plan on making 2x200g tanks :)

nice! very nice! make sure to keep us up to date on how it goes. (we love
following things like this.) :-)

(we also like pictures of things like this as they are going if you can swing
it.)

tedd.

[Jon Pike]

Paul McGuinness > wrote in news:EAcjHEB4dRJ
:

> In message >, Jon Pike
> > writes
>>"Dave S" > wrote in
:
>>
>>> I know this sounds daft but the property of glass changes as it gets
>>> older. The result of this is that it becomes more brittle and
>>> therefore much more difficult to cut accurately. I support the advice
>>> given by others, to ask a professional glazier to cut the glass for
>>> you.
>>
>>It's not old at all, it's brand new actually. I'm hoping I can avoid the
>>costs of paying someone else to do it.
>
> Even if you do work out an effective technique, how much are you going
> to waste in the learning curve? Offset the cost of a professional
> against the glass wastage. You could always get an estimate and then
> work out if its worth it having a go yourself.

Well, the glass was free, so, I'm not losing anything :)