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drilling tempered galss

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by scottlittle, Sep 15, 2014.

  1. Sep 15, 2014 #1
    scottlittle Altoona

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    wonder if anybody can give me any tips on drilling a tempered glass tank. Thanks for your time.
     
  2. Sep 15, 2014 #2
    new2salt Mingo

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    If it's tempered glass DO NOT DRILL IT!!! it will shatter as soon as you try
     
  3. Sep 15, 2014 #3
    scottlittle Altoona

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    Ok, but with that being said how does the factory do it with success.
     
  4. Sep 15, 2014 #4
    Jfalcons

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    The glass is drilled before it goes through the tempering process


     
  5. Sep 15, 2014 #5
    scottlittle Altoona

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    Ok, I see. I learned something new today. This is a never ending learning process.
     
  6. Sep 15, 2014 #6
    Lee

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    You can check with the manufacturer to see which panels are tempered. Sometimes they temper the bottoms but not the sides.
     
  7. Sep 15, 2014 #7
    scottlittle Altoona

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    I'll check it out. Thanks for the heads up.
     
  8. Sep 15, 2014 #8
    Zach Coralville, Iowa

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    More often then not the bottom is the only thing tempered. With that being said... you cannot drill tapered glass. The moment the tensile line is broken it will spider as designed.
     
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  9. Sep 15, 2014 #9
    Justin S. Pleasant Hill

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    Why are the bottoms of tanks tempered to begin with? More flexible?
     
  10. Sep 16, 2014 #10
    Zach Coralville, Iowa

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    More ridgid actually. Tempered glass had a higher tensile strength than non tempered glass. As we know glass is a liquid. Tempered glass is specially treated glass sammiched between a sheeting.
     
  11. Sep 18, 2014 #11
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    There is a way you can tell if glass is tempered or not by using a smart phone and a polarized lens.

    Almost all LCD screens (laptops, smartphones) have a polarizing filter. If you hold a smartphone up to one side of the glass, and look at the phone from the other side with a polarized lens (sunglasses) then you will see lines and stripes.

    If the glass is not polarized, then you will see things normally.

    This is apparently not a foolproof method however

    http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1747274
     

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