More newby questons

[spanner570]

I take on board what your saying Ron , and good advice it is , would normal glass which I believe is now 6mm ( I might be wrong ) be ok , its still got to be cheaper than buying ready made perspex cases, what do you think ?Richy.

Glad to help, Richy.

The thing is, I'm dead against 'ordinary' glass in any location except windows! It is lethal stuff.

Even small display cases in museums ect are..or should be, toughened and they are rarely, if ever, moved. Make cases out of ordinary glass of any thickness and put them in a home environment.... you have dysons, cloths, wives, children, pets, you, all sorts of hazards.

Go for perspex. I have a shop close by here who will cut it any size, almost any colour and on a par with the cost of 6mm glass. Is there not such a place near you? (yellow pages?)

Believe me, I speak from over 40+ yrs. working with glass and I still hate it with a passion!!!!

At the end of the day though, it is your choice.

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Again wise words Ron , custom cut perspex is an area I`m now going to look into and if you say its not that much more expensive than getting 6mm glass cut then its a better safety option,

I`m 42 now but when I left school I was a window fitter for 8 yrs and have seen 1st hand what broken glass can do to a human being , saying that I`ve never been affraid of glass myself as long as you treat it with respect, but I take all your points on board especially as I have 2 little boys.

Thankyou

Richy.

[spanner570]

Just one more pointer Richy. If you find a place doing perspex, ask for any offcuts of the stuff, it cuts easily with a hard point hand saw and would be a darn sight cheaper than them cutting it for you.....About £6.00 will get you the saw.

Let us know how you progress.

Ron

[Guest]

Just googled custom cut perspex - got a company where you can put your own sizes in etc - just done 500mm x 500mm - 2mm clear & it came up with a price of £3.25 give or take a few pence , times that by 5 = £16 odd quid ( mind you don`t know what the postage is ) as said before its an area definately worth looking at.

Cheers

Richy.

[Guest]

So now I've spent nearly £5 for nothing? Oh well, better that than losing a hand or some fingers! Thanks for the advice Ron, I have to admit that I had 2nd thoughts once I saw how thin the glass was. It's perspex all the way for me! Patrick

[Guest]

Sorry Patrick , my glass idea has gone belly up , better to know now than have someone have an accident , still its good to get peoples opinions and find the best and cheapest solutions,

again sorry mate about the wasted £5

Richy.:angel:

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Again wise words Ron , custom cut perspex is an area I`m now going to look into and if you say its not that much more expensive than getting 6mm glass cut then its a better safety option,I`m 42 now but when I left school I was a window fitter for 8 yrs and have seen 1st hand what broken glass can do to a human being , saying that I`ve never been affraid of glass myself as long as you treat it with respect, but I take all your points on board especially as I have 2 little boys.

Thankyou

Richy.

hi richy, you saying youve got two small boys ,puts a different slant on things, i tend to forget how dangerous things can be cause my sons 21 , so ive got to agree with ron, in this case.The picture glass would make a reasonable display case but only if it was out of the way and not moved much,so perspex would be a much better and safer bet. cheers tony

[Guest]

No worries Richy, it sounded good at the time & safety is always something to put first! If anyone finds a good place for the perspex, why not put it up in a seperate thread & maybe we can negotiate a cheaper rate for the site as a whole? Just a thought-worth putting our collective efforts to saving us all money. Patrick

[spanner570]

Seems we hopefully have this sorted....Sorry about your fiver Patrick, but far better than severing your jaguar vein ( as my grandson calls it!)

Isn't this one grand site when everyone has a say and all to the common good?

O.K., men off to the next assignment!!!

"Dont you love it when a plan comes right?".....The 'A Team' 19 canteen.

Cheers,

Ron