DIY Question

"Jon Pike" <Anonomoose.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> 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

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.
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Jon Pike <Anonomoose.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> 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

If you have no real experience cutting thinner sheets, I strongly recommend
you take the glass to a professional and have it cut to size. They have the
equipment and expertise. You will also end up with squarer corners and
tidier cuts.

Jim
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"Jim Brown" <j.brown.DeleteThis@sympatico.ca> wrote in
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>
> Jon Pike <Anonomoose.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns93C5B8CCB3911LessThanPerfectInc@24.71.223.159...
>> 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
>
> If you have no real experience cutting thinner sheets, I strongly
> recommend you take the glass to a professional and have it cut to
> size. They have the equipment and expertise. You will also end up
> with squarer corners and tidier cuts.

I have done thinner sizes, but I know you can't score & break 1/2" thick
glass :P
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"Tedd" <Jacobs.DeleteThis@mail.boisestate.edu> wrote in
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>
> "Jon Pike" <Anonomoose.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns93C5B8CCB3911LessThanPerfectInc@24.71.223.159...
>> 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 :)
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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" <Anonomoose.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> 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
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"Dave S" <cadasco.DeleteThis@SUPERhotmail.com> wrote in
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> 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.
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In message <Xns93C61D0F821D8LessThanPerfectInc.TakeThisOut@24.71.223.159>, Jon Pike
<Anonomoose.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> writes
>"Dave S" <cadasco.TakeThisOut@SUPERhotmail.com> wrote in
>news:bg2la1$jpvur$1@ID-186323.news.uni-berlin.de:
>
>> 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
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"Jon Pike" <Anonomoose.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Tedd" <Jacobs.DeleteThis@mail.boisestate.edu> wrote in
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<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.
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Paul McGuinness <paddy.DeleteThis@panton.demon.co.uk> wrote in news:EAcjHEB4dRJ
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> In message <Xns93C61D0F821D8LessThanPerfectInc.DeleteThis@24.71.223.159>, Jon Pike
> <Anonomoose.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> writes
>>"Dave S" <cadasco.DeleteThis@SUPERhotmail.com> wrote in
>>news:bg2la1$jpvur$1@ID-186323.news.uni-berlin.de:
>>
>>> 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 :)
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"Tedd" <Jacobs RemoveThis @mail.boisestate.edu> wrote in
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> "Jon Pike" <Anonomoose RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Tedd" <Jacobs RemoveThis @mail.boisestate.edu> wrote in
>> news:U54Va.181$OK3.178439@news.uswest.net:
>
> <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.

I will forsure. I'm planning on setting them up, one on top of the other,
using the bottom as a plant tank and sump for a trickle filter. I'd put
plants in the -fish- tank, but they're goldfish and koi, and the plants
wouldn't last long at all :)
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