Glass: Why Glass?

Thats a great idea. Thanks for the info. Guess I am going garage saling this weekend. 

Look for old copiers or scanners.  I have a friend who recycles digital devices, and I asked him to save me the plate glass from some copiers.  I use it as a surface for cutting PE, and as a surface for working with 2-part epoxy putty, for rolling it out and cutting it.

Oh Baron!

       I completely forgot about them. Good source there too. I cut my P.E. now on a polished steel ingot I found at a so-called antique store. They thought it was a lamp weight. It is actually a weight used on very old Industrial engraving heads. For depth setting. Haven't even succeeded in scratching it yet!

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Nice tip TB!  Maybe I'll go out and get a glass cutting board to replace my little segment of broken jalousie that I have used for over 40 years.  

Real G !

    Hey now! I bet most folks wouldn't know what a Jalousie was much less a Broken One. We had seventeen of them in the house in Florida!

TB,

The jalousie fragment I have is a convenient size - around 4"x5", which is good enough for most tasks.  I suppose a cutting board would be great for sanding vac form kits.  But a lot of people nowadays have never seen a vac kit!  

It's always worth asking at your local hardware store (or wherever they cut glass)...particularly if you've got an old 'neighborhood' store rather than one of the 'big box' places...if they've got any 1/4 or 3/8-inch glass 'extra' pieces from custom cuts, or larger panels that were ordered and never picked up. They may be willing to let 'em go at a discount, just to get them out of the way.

That's how I got my 15x15 3/8" 'cutting board,' complete with curved corners and smooth beveled edges, for about $3.00 back in the day.

It never hurts to ask.

Ok Tanker what is a jalousie?

Years ago a friend in the pay phone business was closing down and he gave me a stack of glass from pay phone cabinets.  It's what I use on top of all my build surfaces.  Easy to clean paint and glue off off as well as cut on.

I'm not TB...but jalousies are louvered slat windows, usually glass. Common in hot areas like FL and I guess maybe TX.

Thanks for the explanation Greg!  Yeah they are tough on the knuckles when they are cleaned.  The end brackets are sharp!

Thanks Greg. I wasnt realy sure and my guess was wrong. Now I know.

Yeah, jalousie window slats are a good source, too.  My kitchen door was aluminum with jalousies, and when the door finally wore out-the door came apart at its seams-I salvalged the slats for shelving in a wall display cabinet.

In My Experience!

            Jalousy windows are neat when the weather is mild. But even closed they were not the best with the horizontal rain that comes with Hurricane type storms. We covered them up completely then. Plus in an air conditioned home they leaked air too much. I haven't seen them but a few times here in Texas!

Jalousies are common here in Hawaii, as we don't really have a winter like you guys do on the mainland - it's "freezing" when the daytime temperature dips all the way down to 70 degrees.    But other more weather-tight window designs are becomming common these days over here, and they have fewer, larger panes that are easier to clean.

Real G

...fewer, larger panes that are easier to clean.

I remember cleaning those things was a regular royal pain in the south side. Only time I was ever stung by a wasp was doing that job...it had landed (unnoticed) in the bucket I was using, and when I reached down to rinse out my sponge.... 

gregbale

 

 

Real G

...fewer, larger panes that are easier to clean.

 

 

I remember cleaning those things was a regular royal pain in the south side. Only time I was ever stung by a wasp was doing that job...it had landed (unnoticed) in the bucket I was using, and when I reached down to rinse out my sponge.... 

 

Yep, a pane in the glass.

Real G

Yep, a pane in the glass.

Hi RealG!

          Yeah, I forgot about The "Island State" They did have a few the last time I visited. Not many though. Most were those left from the 40s and 50s.

Tanker-Builder

Hi RealG!

          Yeah, I forgot about The "Island State" They did have a few the last time I visited. Not many though. Most were those left from the 40s and 50s.

 

They were common in the 1960s too, when my house was built.  Actually new construction houses over here regularly had jalousies through the 1970s.  At first, the nicer more upscale homes had the awning type windows.  But residents began to pay more attention to window design after we had hurricane Iwa in 1982.

And yes, we are represented as the 50th star on the US flag.  It was funny when tourists used to ask if US dollars were accecpted here.  We used to jokingly tell them that yes we do, but the state monetary unit was actually puka shells.  And that the rush hour canoe traffic on the Ala Wai Canal was terrible, so they should best avoid the waterway in the early morning and late afternoon during their stay on Waki-Waki Island (Waikiki, which is actually NOT an island).  

On a flip, we refer to Las Vegas as the "9th Island" as so many locals flock there on a regular basis.    I guess the California Hotel is their city hall, since that's where they usually stay.  

Hey!

 I am going to see if I can find one of the rare photos that survived 1982! It's a photo of a small bay on the back side from Waikiki! The shades of Aqua and Blue in the water were awesome! If I hadn't found the San Joaquin Delta in California, that would,ve been my last stop! Always loved the islands and their folks. Mahalo!