Re: [Killietalk] drilling glass

["Gary Smith" <rivulus at cogeco_ca>]

Hi Mark,
             I don't think aquariums are made from tempered glass so no
worries there. And I'm not about to haul around 100 tanks to a professional.
Besides being the cheapskate that I am and get more pleasure knowing that I
built it myself. And I think most people that build one drill there own
glass.
Hey Mark, did you ever go collect any rainbow darters?

Gary


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark & Peta" <mbethke at socal_rr.com>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] drilling glass


> 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
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> ----- 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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