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Cutting toughened glass

Mike G

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Is this possible?

I have to fit a shower screen in under a sloped ceiling, so either the corner needs cutting off a panel, or the bottom needs cutting off all of the panels. What are my chances?
 
Mike G":2ldydzdi said:
Is this possible?

I have to fit a shower screen in under a sloped ceiling, so either the corner needs cutting off a panel, or the bottom needs cutting off all of the panels. What are my chances?
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In a word...no. Although some people claim to do it with a Dremel !

You can do it if you anneal it in an oven which removes the tempered bit and converts it back to normal glass.
 
Not sure how I'm going to fit a shower screen into an oven!
 
Won't it explode? I've had a glazing shop trim a wisker off with a bench grinder/sander.... Though there was a fair bit of sucking through teeth.

There must be another way...

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I think I may have found a way: a specially made panel under the slope of the ceiling, and then a normal screen fixed to that.
 
Most decent screen manufacturers offer a bespoke fitting service but usually at considerable cost.

I have previously had glass cut to size & toughened, then made up semi frameless screens from polished aluminium parts available off the Internet.
 
I think that's the direction I'm heading, Doug. I'll buy the screen and ask the manufacturer to supply an extra length of the aluminium extrusion, then use the offending panel as a pattern for an adjusted one to be cut and annealed by a local glazier.
 
Mike G":3uaqj08o said:
I think that's the direction I'm heading, Doug. I'll buy the screen and ask the manufacturer to supply an extra length of the aluminium extrusion, then use the offending panel as a pattern for an adjusted one to be cut and annealed by a local glazier.
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You might like to talk to Forsyth glazing. They do almost anything with glass and very competitive pricing too. I used them for my bookcases, cupboard shelves and coffee table tops. They will cut from either a dimension list or a dxf file. There are options on edge finishing etc and then they heat treat it and deliver on their own transport.
The prices were such that it was a third of the price of local glaziers including the delivery from jock land to Southampton!
Hth
Bob
 
Oh I remember that, Bob. I'll give them a try once I've had a chat about the fundamentals with my local glazier (who is known for being good but very pricey).
 
I second the service from Forsyth Glazing, Although as my order was small it came via DPD albeit VERY well packaged!
 
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