[TheForge] glass doors & glass shaping

[roger olsen]

My True Value Hardware store stocks and sells the gray color in about 5 or 6 
different sizes.  I think all True Value stores can order from the same 
'master catalog'.    It is quite inexpensive and passes the white cotton 
glove test superbly.

R Olsen
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cameron Stoker" <cameron at stoker.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] glass doors & glass shaping


> You can make the fancy, more expensive 'black' or dark grey fiberglass 
> inulating gasket rope stuff by taking the plain white kind and rubbing a 
> bunch of graphite powder into it. You can get a 1lb. can of graphite 
> powder from mcmastercarr . Our local glass shop chardes almost double for 
> the gray rope compared to the plain white.
>
>
> Ralph Sproul wrote:
>> All good info Roger, The fellow that showed me the masonry furnace doors
>> had similar angles welded three sides behind the door with the gasket
>> tensioning the glass to the door.  His was the thick white heavy rope 
>> gasket
>> and looked rather poorly.  I like the idea of a grey colored that would 
>> tone
>> down the difference between glass and steel so it doesn't look like it 
>> was
>> silicoln caulked into the door (like his did).
>>
>> Thanks for sending this along - very helpful.
>>
>> On another glass tangent, I'm making 15 sconces for a ski area 
>> currently -
>> and the glass is to be "slumped" to the compound curves of the light
>> fixture.  Anyone have suggestions on how to build glass molds for 
>> slumping
>> and some do's and don'ts before I get to far along?  Just curious if 
>> anyone
>> has done any of these types of projects.
>> My current train of thought is to slump over the curve to relax the lens 
>> to
>> shape going down on the ends.  I'll use 3/8 plate to shape to the outside
>> radius of the frame to get the form, and brace the steel plate with 
>> gussets
>> from the rear to work with and not distort.  Any ideas what temps 
>> slumping
>> occurs at? How will glass release from steel?  Can sides to shape the 
>> glass
>> be done in a prior mold?
>> I'll be meeting with the glass artist next week when I get the proto type
>> done to discuss this and he'll have some input for sure - but I was
>> wondering if someone has dealt with this making and shaping of glass 
>> lenses
>> before?  It would be nice to have some kind of a clue before I walk in 
>> the
>> door.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>
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