Re: Re[6]: ATM 1" thick glass at $450 f

[PFAFF2@delphi.com]

>  -- [ From: Richard Schwartz * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
> 
> I got back to my supplier, and by eliminating the polishing of the edge, he
> dropped the price for 3/4 by 13" portholes from $34 to $18.  He still
> refuses to work with 1" glass because he says there is a lot of waste.
> 
> > 
> > Who ever heard of polishing the edge of a porthole, anyway?  They said most
> of that stuff is used for table tops.
> 
>
Go for the polished edge glass! I made the mistake of ordering
some 1/2" round plate glass without the edge polished. What you
get is a glass disk with edges chipped in by as much a 1/4". 
The glass dealer said that is the best they can cut it. If you order a
polished edge they cut the glass over size ,grind and polish it
to size. They have never heard of trepaning. This was a window and
table top glass dealer.

Bob Pfaff