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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 7:49:18 GMT -5
Old Tv screens and monitors are a good source of nice thick glass. I have seen a fair bit of it faceted at the club, I personally can't see the point in spending a lot of hours faceting a piece of glass though. If you are going to try a bit of TV glass, (its very good quality glass) there is a bit of a nack in getting it. Health and safety first, wear goggles, cover the picture tube with an old sheet or blanket and do it on a sheet of plastic so splinters of glass aren't laying in wait in the grass for the warmer weather when your footware is less robust. (fancy words for bare feet), then gently knock the tiny pointy little bit of glass on the narrow end with a long rod or shovel and break it off, you should hear a hiss as air rushes into the vacuum inside the tube, when this is done you can then smash up the picture tube without any fear of an implosion spraying glass everywhere. Yes its an implosion not an explosion but it can still spray glass all over the place if not done carefully. TV glass is almost a thing of the past since LED screens. Some serious glass in those old TV's. Imagine a 60 inch glass TV. Call the crane man.LOL
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 7:52:23 GMT -5
I know a few people who have made their small glass chunks by tossing hot water on a car windshield or back window on frozen mornings. No intention to tumble the glass. A bad day. Maybe a scraper and a bit of elbow grease is a better way to go. uh, haste makes waste...
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 7:54:57 GMT -5
jamesp what are you going to do with all that marvelous glass after it is tumbled? I put small pieces of rocks and shells in flower pots so the soil won't evaporate so quickly. Looks nice, too. May be able to sell it Pat. It has some markets.
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Post by spiritstone on Feb 11, 2015 8:12:58 GMT -5
To bad its so darn expensive to ship by weight. I could give you this stuff by the barrel load each month, on approx how much we toss out each week to month. Glass is actually difficult to get rid off spirit. The dumps don't like it either. Are you replacing car windows ? It is actually 3/4inch tempered glass. To keep you safe from getting a puck in the face.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 8:35:18 GMT -5
Glass is actually difficult to get rid off spirit. The dumps don't like it either. Are you replacing car windows ? It is actually 3/4inch tempered glass. To keep you safe from getting a puck in the face. 3/4 glass, for hockey rings. Tell me that stuff does not break often. Are you doing replacements ? Installs ?
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Post by spiritstone on Feb 11, 2015 8:49:09 GMT -5
It is actually 3/4inch tempered glass. To keep you safe from getting a puck in the face. 3/4 glass, for hockey rings. Tell me that stuff does not break often. Are you doing replacements ? Installs ? I dont think you want to know this, but replacements. If I was a season ticket holder, I wouldnt be putting my face next to a sheet with a 100mph puck coming at ya. According to the manufactures, every sheet has its give spot.
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Post by garock on Feb 11, 2015 9:51:35 GMT -5
James, my Uncle Thomas use to tumble broken drink bottles and broken picture tubes. Don't remember his process but he made some nice tumbles and made pretty good money selling them as "rubbing stones" back in the 1960's and 70's.
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Post by iant on Feb 11, 2015 10:10:55 GMT -5
Always interesting stuff going on at your place James - you should get your own TV show!
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Post by tkvancil on Feb 11, 2015 10:15:00 GMT -5
Always interesting stuff going on at your place James - you should get your own TV show! I would watch it.
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Post by Pat on Feb 11, 2015 10:45:13 GMT -5
jamesp the jewelry people like broken sea glass especially, but I think they would like your glass, too.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 11:02:19 GMT -5
jamesp the jewelry people like broken sea glass especially, but I think they would like your glass, too. Yes Pat. Working on tumbling small stuff. It does not tumble well without bigger pieces in the mix. Good colors of glass like teal, pink, red etc is hard to find also adding to problem. Working on these things. Thanks for tip, looking at sea shells too, like abalone and quahog clams.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 11:04:34 GMT -5
3/4 glass, for hockey rings. Tell me that stuff does not break often. Are you doing replacements ? Installs ? I dont think you want to know this, but replacements. If I was a season ticket holder, I wouldnt be putting my face next to a sheet with a 100mph puck coming at ya. According to the manufactures, every sheet has its give spot. Or a 220 pound player at 40 MPH. Those guys are insane. A sweet spot,eh. Will sit 3 rows back from here on LOL Thanks for heads up.
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Post by captbob on Feb 11, 2015 11:20:55 GMT -5
... looking at sea shells too, like abalone and quahog clams. Should I even dare ask? Now whatcha got up your sleeve? Will I need more popcorn?
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 11:49:10 GMT -5
... looking at sea shells too, like abalone and quahog clams. Should I even dare ask? Now whatcha got up your sleeve? Will I need more popcorn? Well captbob, a dog tumbler has come up in the past. Never built it, but the show dog folks want me to make a giant hamster wheel for exercising dogs. A big rotary. To keep the hounds in tip top. I have even seen people go so far as to build a swimming pool for their dogs....still want that pool of yours. Am very jealous of it
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Post by captbob on Feb 11, 2015 11:53:52 GMT -5
I've seen Cesar Millan use treadmills for dogs on his TV show.
But, what's this got to do with abalone and quahog clams?
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Post by spiritstone on Feb 11, 2015 12:11:16 GMT -5
I dont think you want to know this, but replacements. If I was a season ticket holder, I wouldnt be putting my face next to a sheet with a 100mph puck coming at ya. According to the manufactures, every sheet has its give spot. Or a 220 pound player at 40 MPH. Those guys are insane. A sweet spot,eh. Will sit 3 rows back from here on LOL Thanks for heads up. LOL, or these guys were preparing to host in March.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 14:11:46 GMT -5
I saw you in the 4th race spiritstone. you had a beer in your hand Certainly a young man's race. Be that is exciting to see in real life; head cams made me dizzy. and the railings are too low. Probably end up being a roller derby version. Amazing stuff
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Post by hornseeker on Feb 11, 2015 15:14:31 GMT -5
we had a dog walker much like a horse walker if you are familiar with that... dad has hound dogs and it was a way to keep them in shape!
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Post by jamesp on Feb 11, 2015 18:45:34 GMT -5
I've seen Cesar Millan use treadmills for dogs on his TV show. But, what's this got to do with abalone and quahog clams? Why not tumble some shells ? Doubt the polish would come easy.
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Post by rockit on Feb 11, 2015 19:54:53 GMT -5
Old Tv screens and monitors are a good source of nice thick glass. I have seen a fair bit of it faceted at the club, I personally can't see the point in spending a lot of hours faceting a piece of glass though. If you are going to try a bit of TV glass, (its very good quality glass) there is a bit of a nack in getting it. Health and safety first, wear goggles, cover the picture tube with an old sheet or blanket and do it on a sheet of plastic so splinters of glass aren't laying in wait in the grass for the warmer weather when your footware is less robust. (fancy words for bare feet), then gently knock the tiny pointy little bit of glass on the narrow end with a long rod or shovel and break it off, you should hear a hiss as air rushes into the vacuum inside the tube, when this is done you can then smash up the picture tube without any fear of an implosion spraying glass everywhere. Yes its an implosion not an explosion but it can still spray glass all over the place if not done carefully. TV glass is almost a thing of the past since LED screens. Some serious glass in those old TV's. Imagine a 60 inch glass TV. Call the crane man.LOL We have an older 34" TV, flat glass screen. We always have to find a new vict- uh, I mean, 'helper' every time we move. Now I know what to do with it when it dies, which probably won't be very soon, they usually last a good long time. Love the look of tumbled glass!
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