Hi.
I have encountered certain restriction on glass size with polished edges. Anything over 3/4 inch thick cannot be supplied polished without radius corners. They also won't polish anything less than 4" wide [bracing]. That throws me a lot of restrictions unless i use arrised glass.
I spoke to the glass supplier and he said that it is basically cut and given a light sanding to take away any sharp edges. He also said glass is never truly square without polishing because of the way it breaks when cut., so if i use it i would have to have it framed to strengthen the joint. He relayed this from his supplier and couldn't expand on what was meant by framed.
Thing is, i figure that may make sense on paper, but people seem to be cutting their own glass and making tanks. Also, my current tank seems to have the edges sanded flat and square without a truly polished edge so it has tidy square/straight visible corners/edges. Framing sounds a bit extreme, but i figure that could simply mean a piece of aluminium corner trim to strengthen the joint opposed to a truly structural frame.
Basically i am left wondering:
Can i used arrised glass?
Will it need a frame/trim or extra DIY edge work to either give it proper structure or make it more presentable?
Just how straight / square are the edges of arrised glass?
Can glass edges be rough sanded to be more level/square without specialist industrial gear?
Cheers
I have encountered certain restriction on glass size with polished edges. Anything over 3/4 inch thick cannot be supplied polished without radius corners. They also won't polish anything less than 4" wide [bracing]. That throws me a lot of restrictions unless i use arrised glass.
I spoke to the glass supplier and he said that it is basically cut and given a light sanding to take away any sharp edges. He also said glass is never truly square without polishing because of the way it breaks when cut., so if i use it i would have to have it framed to strengthen the joint. He relayed this from his supplier and couldn't expand on what was meant by framed.
Thing is, i figure that may make sense on paper, but people seem to be cutting their own glass and making tanks. Also, my current tank seems to have the edges sanded flat and square without a truly polished edge so it has tidy square/straight visible corners/edges. Framing sounds a bit extreme, but i figure that could simply mean a piece of aluminium corner trim to strengthen the joint opposed to a truly structural frame.
Basically i am left wondering:
Can i used arrised glass?
Will it need a frame/trim or extra DIY edge work to either give it proper structure or make it more presentable?
Just how straight / square are the edges of arrised glass?
Can glass edges be rough sanded to be more level/square without specialist industrial gear?
Cheers
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