Glass cuts

[The Grizz]

Just tell them you do not want tempered glass & not to worry about what you are building. Being 20" x 16" it could have been made out of 1/4" glass & still would not blow out, so being 3/8" it will be just fine as long as you get it sealed right.

[Steve-O-]

Ya scuba said 3/8 is 9x saftey factor and 1/4 still would have 4x safety factor. Just kinda made me mad.

[Steve-O-]

OK have my glass here. So i will make a writeup from start to finish inc the bean overflow build. I could be wrong in some area's of my documentation but will have you guys to help make it proper. Also again thanks for the help

[Steve-O-]

ok wanted to start and tape the glass. Was gonna run green tape over each pane to make nice even silicone lines.

So is 1/4in a good line on each pane or should i go bigger?

here is a example of my bottom pane i taped.

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by Steve-O-

ok wanted to start and tape the glass. Was gonna run green tape over each pane to make nice even silicone lines.

So is 1/4in a good line on each pane or should i go bigger?

Depends which panel you are taping. If it's an piece that has other glass butting up to it like all around the front and back panels or the bottom edges of the sides, you'll need to tape for the thickness of the glass then add a bit more. Personally I left 1/8" seams. So some edges where taped at 1/8" and some were taped at 1/2", depending which edge was butting up to what. For the bottom is doesn't matter because you're not going to see it but I still taped mine for 1/8" because... well... I'm an anal-retentive perfectionist.

Bit of a detail note: try to make little tabs at the end of the tape for you to grab on to. It doesn't seem sticky now but once it's been on there for a bit that green stuff can stick pretty good and once everything is all gooey and covered with silicone it can be a pain in the ass to remove the tape and still keep things looking nice.