Re: [Killietalk] drilling glass

["Mark & Peta" <mbethke at socal_rr.com>]

Well you might want to talk to a professional on this one, first, SOME tanks
are made from tempered glass , drilling, cutting, grinding or anything other
than siliconing it in place will cause it to blow out into hundreds of
beautiful squares. I know , I took a shipment of 42 pieces of 8 X 4 bronzed
glass that was a cancelled order. We were going to use it to surround a
friends pool. one problem, we went to cut donw the first piece and the whole
thing blew out, all 42 pieces were tempered and all i could do was find
someone else that needed that exact size and that exact color, it ended up
becomming the bedding for a new brick patio. Worked well. Weighed a few
tons.

But as for the drilling, any heat will break glass, you need specialised
cutting bitts or heads and you need a water bath to keep heat down. Like I
said, for all the tools and ETC you might as well contact a glass fabricator
and job it out to them. IMHO
GL
Mark & Peta, Max & Sam Bethke
mbethke at socal_rr.com
8450 Canby Ave.
Northridge
N=R*.Fp.Ne.Fi.Fc.L
CA
91325 3704
U.S.A.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <rivulus at cogeco_ca>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 4:28 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] drilling glass


> Hi everyone,
>                   I'm about to build a central system for my nothos and
> would like any tips on drilling the glass. This will be my first attempt
and
> I'd love to hear any recommendations. Can I use a hand drill and do I need
> to lubricate the drill when drilling?
>
> Best regards,
> Gary
>
>
>
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