Table top glass

Jun 21, 2005 4 Replies
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All,



We have just bought a pair of U-shaped coffee tables that fit together in a variety of interesting ways. One of these gives a 120cm (4') square table with a 40cm x 40cm (16" x 16") hole in the middle. My fiancee would like to purchase a 50cm x 50cm (20" x 20") sheet of acid etched glass to cover this hole.



I have called a number of glass companies here. One recommended 6mm sandblasted glass, one recommended 5mm toughend glass, and one said "don't bother, it will break no matter what you use".



What are peoples opinions on this? Should be forget about it, or is this doable. If so, what glass thickness should we use?



Thanks



Matt



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Go with the sanblasted piece. Put the blated side down. As long as you aren't slamming anything down, you should be fine. If you've rowdy kids, then go with the tempered and you can have it lightly sandblated.

Andy

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in article snipped-for-privacy@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, snipped-for-privacy@latinmail.com at snipped-for-privacy@latinmail.com wrote on 6/20/05 10:45 PM:

We have had a table with a glass top, 24 in x 24 in (61 cm x 61 cm), 3/4 in (about 2 cm) thick, on a pedestal base, for about 10 years. Treat it with respect and it should be fine.

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I etch glass myself with my hands & a rotery tool, I have been abe to etch on several thickness of glass...Wine glass, car windows & just plain window glass...The only thing is just to be careful on how deep the etching is & handling of the glass....After correcting my mistakes in the past, everything has come out good with no problems. So I say you can do it with your table.

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Even on tempered glass? Isn't that rather risky?

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