Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 06:26:33 -1000 From: Rob Pratt Message-Id: <309E3739.2CFF@dis.wa.gov> Organization: Zippo Subject: Cutting table I'm looking for suggestions on a light table I'm planning to build for hot cutting fabric and laying out of patterns. Specificly the kind and thickness of glass, however any other suggestions would be appreciated. thanks in advance. Rob Pratt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 06:58:26 -1000 From: sc5@prism.gatech.edu (SPC) Message-Id: <47leri$fa6@acmex.gatech.edu> Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Subject: Re: Cutting table In article <309E3739.2CFF@dis.wa.gov>, Rob Pratt wrote: >I'm looking for suggestions on a light table I'm planning to >build for hot cutting fabric and laying out of patterns. >Specificly the kind and thickness of glass.... I would reccomend using a piece of 1/4" tempered glass. 1/4" makes it strong enough to work on and the tempering helps increase the glass's strenght while also making it much safer should it ever break than plate glass. In other words, tempered glass breaks into hundreds of little cubes while plate glass will just shatter with sharp jagged edges, perfect for *serious* cuts. Steve *************************************************** * I'm not a participant in any organized hobby... * * I'm a kiteflier! * ******************** aoxomoxoa ******************** http://server1.admin.gatech.edu/fac/steve/kiting/kiting.htm = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 08:06:38 -1000 From: johnsen@eskimo.com (Brian Johnsen) Message-Id: Organization: Tethered Airfoil R&D Pty. Ltd.(C)(R)(TM) CD CASS Subject: Re: Cutting table In article <47leri$fa6@acmex.gatech.edu>, SPC wrote: >In article <309E3739.2CFF@dis.wa.gov>, Rob Pratt wrote: >>I'm looking for suggestions on a light table I'm planning to >>build for hot cutting fabric and laying out of patterns. >>Specificly the kind and thickness of glass.... > >I would reccomend using a piece of 1/4" tempered glass. 1/4" makes >it strong enough to work on and the tempering helps increase the >glass's strenght while also making it much safer should it ever break >than plate glass. In other words, tempered glass breaks into hundreds >of little cubes while plate glass will just shatter with sharp jagged >edges, perfect for *serious* cuts. I got a chance to see Don Mocks' workroom. He had what looked like one panel of a sliding glass door set up as a worktable. I got so engrossed in poking through all the fighter kites on the wall that I forgot to ask him if it really was a sliding door. It seems like a good idea though; all the edges are protected, you can shift it about easily to get it out of the way, and I believe most of them are tempered glass. A friend got a used sliding door from a remodeling jobsite to install in his own house for free. -- Travelling To Queen Anne Hill In A Studebaker Hawk Stretch Limo Ollie North Tells All - Video At Eleven -- Brian Johnsen johnsen@eskimo.com Seattle, Washington USA = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 04:48:27 -1000 From: neitzke@elk.miles.com (Robert C. Neitzke) Message-Id: Organization: Bayer Corporation Subject: Re: Cutting table > >I would reccomend using a piece of 1/4" tempered glass. 1/4" makes >it strong enough to work on and the tempering helps increase the >glass's strenght while also making it much safer should it ever break >than plate glass. In other words, tempered glass breaks into hundreds >of little cubes while plate glass will just shatter with sharp jagged >edges, perfect for *serious* cuts. Yo on this suggestion PLUS ... try asking around at a glass shop that does thermopane or sliding door installations. The idea here is that you can usually pick up a cheap pane of glass ( temepered et al ) from these places. They will have replaced a sliding door panel which had a single thermopane broken with a whole new door and the single, unbroken, piece will be ready for the scrap heap. You will have to wrestle the frame off and spend lots of time removing the glue and sealer, but, it'll be free or almost free. The glass folks don't want to go to all this work so they sell the whole new door and cart off the broken parts as a service. At least that is what my experience has been when acquiring a pane of glass for a solar still that I built way back when. If you not doing really large stuff you could also get one of those thick glass desk top thingys - like the boss has ... hummm ??? say, thats another idea ;) good luck = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 06:45:31 -1000 From: John Ruggiero Message-Id: <47o2fb$leb@mail.techg.com> Organization: TechGnosis Subject: Re: Cutting table sc5@prism.gatech.edu (SPC) wrote: >In article <309E3739.2CFF@dis.wa.gov>, Rob Pratt wrote: >>I'm looking for suggestions on a light table I'm planning to >>build for hot cutting fabric and laying out of patterns. >>Specificly the kind and thickness of glass.... > >I would reccomend using a piece of 1/4" tempered glass. 1/4" makes >it strong enough to work on and the tempering helps increase the >glass's strenght while also making it much safer should it ever break >than plate glass. In other words, tempered glass breaks into hundreds >of little cubes while plate glass will just shatter with sharp jagged >edges, perfect for *serious* cuts. > >Steve > A carpenter friend of mine gave me a used sliding glass door. I put it on top of a couple of saw horses. Works great and is made of tempered glass. Check out your local construction salvage houses for good prices if you don't have a carpenter friend. - John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - John Ruggiero jruggiero@techg.com - - TechGnosis, Inc. - - Voice: 617-229-6100 Fax: 617-229-0557 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =