Hi there -
I'm in the middle of googling, but so far no luck. I have in front of me an all glass picture holder. Essentially it is two thick plates of glass glued face to face with a thin glass separator between them to leave a gap for the photo. I don't know what type of adhesive was used, but it has dried transparently.
Can anyone here tell me the best way to separate the two pieces without breaking the glass? Solvent? Heat? Brute force?
Many thanks.
JP
Why do you want to do that? It would probably be easier to just buy two new pieces of glass.
They are nice, flat, thick pieces with beveled edges that I'd like to use for sharpening my wooddorking chisels and plane blades. You adhere some wet/dry automotive sandpaper to them and it'll put an edge on them that's ScarySharp (tm).
Perhaps.....but I'd still like to know.
JP
UPDATE:
Kicked swmbo out of the kitchen and commandeered the stove for a while. After donning some protective eyewear and a fireplace glove, I heated that sucker for a few minutes and the bond came right apart. It was a little nervewracking when the mineral spirits that it had been soaking in caught fire, but hey - ya gotta do what ya gotta do. (They burned pretty clear - I was nervous it might shoot right up the old arm!)
Definitely easier than going out to buy two new pieces.
JP
Glad it worked out for you (also glad it wasn't my kitchen)
After donning some protective eyewear and a fireplace glove, I heated that sucker for a few minutes and the bond came right apart. It was a little nervewracking when the mineral spirits that it had been soaking in caught fire, but hey - ya gotta do what ya gotta do. (They burned pretty clear - I was nervous it might shoot right up the old arm!)>
WOW bold person........
must have been exciting....
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