[TheForge] Glass question

[Steve Smith]

Yes, I think the hip issue is pretty important, as a couple of them are 
mine. I don't think 90 degree corners are an option. Either oval or a 
beveled corner (45 degree portion) sound reasonable.

Steve

Mike Porter wrote:
> Steve,
> Have you considered an oval tabletop instead of rectangular? The lines are
> much more interesting, and the shape is a lot easier to live with (getting
> to and from the couch behind it for instance. An oval also has the unique
> visual advantage seeming to occupying less space than it actually does,
> allowing generous table space without "eating the room" so to speak. Of
> course ovals are not a popular shape, being as they are wasteful of material
> when cut from sheet glass; not a happy thought for manufacturers. On the
> other hand, their scarcity is one more plus, once you have got past all
> those shed tears when paying the bill, and are settling in to live with your
> creation for a very long time.
> Mikey
> 
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Smith
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 6:14 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Glass question
> 
> Thanks Mike. I'm thinking I will have a full frame around it, but I am 
> not sure yet.
> 
> I am concerned about the corners--rectangular appeals to me from what 
> use it will get, but the corners will be a problem. Your suggestion of 
> rounding them is good.
> 
> Mike Porter wrote:
> 
>>Steve,
>>You will almost certainly end up with custom ordered glass for several
>>reasons, not the least of which involve the thickness needed. A few
> 
> further
> 
>>considerations are:
>>You definitely want as many points of support under the glass as you can
>>manage, which also means being careful to assure that any design work
>>remains in a flat and parallel plane (strings in an X pattern are good
>>enough to check for twisting.
>>
>>If the glass is supported by a surrounding frame, it must be kept larger
>>than the glass dimensions because of different expansion rates.
>>
>>Finally, if the tabletop shape is rectangular, rather than circular or
> 
> oval,
> 
>>you (or your customer) will never cease to be grateful for rounded (or
>>beveled) corners. I lived with a sharp cornered glass topped table for a
> 
> few
> 
>>months; no matter how many times you crack your shins on them, something
> 
> in
> 
>>the brain simple refuses to take glass corners into account the next
> 
> time...
> 
>>Mikey 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Smith
>>Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 3:01 PM
>>To: theforge
>>Subject: [TheForge] Glass question
>>
>>I'm starting to draw up a glass topped table, which I've never made 
>>before (any tips will be very helpful).
>>
>>What I'm wondering is if glass tops come in standard sizes, or if they 
>>will cut to size as needed. If the tops are standard sizes, then I have 
>>to talk to a glass shop right away before get started. It seems like it 
>>shouldn't be expensive to get a piece custom sized, but what do I know 
>>about it?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Steve
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