Grandpadave52 Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, ACR_SCOUT said: However, I will go to find mirror(s) to cut down and use. Can antique glass be cut or would I be violating some kind of antique etiquette? I never had much luck, but a professional shop should have the equipment to do so... Probably is some who would wig out, but consider it re-purposing...takes the drama out 5 minutes ago, ACR_SCOUT said: Understood. I think I will have to bring along some kind of padding because the ole' F350 is not a smooth machine but it sounds cool. Yeah my F150 CC, 4x doesn't ride the smoothest either, but dual chrome tipped exhausts with flow-through mufflers just has that sound... Harbor Freight has good prices on moving blankets...wrap it up with those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 This is definitely one of those times when you want to have all of your materials/hardware (the mirror) on hand before starting. That way you can build the frame to match the mirror rather than the other way around. You could have built the frame and found out the weight of the mirror would be too much, or you cut the rabbet to deep because you could not find a mirror thickness that would work for you, etc. etc. Dadio and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dadio Posted December 7, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: I never had much luck, but a professional shop should have the equipment to do so... Probably is some who would wig out, but consider it re-purposing...takes the drama out Yeah my F150 CC, 4x doesn't ride the smoothest either, but dual chrome tipped exhausts with flow-through mufflers just has that sound... Harbor Freight has good prices on moving blankets...wrap it up with those. I have 100% record with cutting used mnirrors, broke every one of them, just like every piece of glsass I ever tried to cut. Herb HARO50, Larry Buskirk, Cal and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coasty Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Herb, That mirrors my track record since my first try in 1961. Larry Buskirk, Grandpadave52 and Dadio 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Old Coasty said: Herb, That mirrors my track record since my first try in 1961. so now it's a 300% success rate... Grandpadave52 and Dadio 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I've always done well at cutting glass. My dad did stained glass as a hobby. Taught me the basics. Clean the glass, use a good cutter and dip the cutter in light oil. Make only one pass with the cutter and make it a good one. Larry Buskirk, Dadio, acr_scout and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, HandyDan said: I've always done well at cutting glass. HEY GUYS!!! we got us a sub contractor.... Cal, HARO50 and Dadio 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted December 7, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 According to Scott Phillips ( a dufus who knows very little about woodworking, but still has a TV show doing it), cutting antique mirrors is a crime, maybe as serious as staining cherry! But I needed to do so, it wouldn't stop me. BTW, if you want to triple that cost on the mirror ask them to bevel the edges. HARO50, Chips N Dust, Grandpadave52 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Beitz Posted November 13, 2019 Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 Check out Acrylic mirrors. https://www.grainger.com/product/GRAINGER-APPROVED-Mirror-Stock-32HE79?ef_id=CjwKCAiA8K7uBRBBEiwACOm4dw8W83_B7lGURIqGDNwxoEWnCdqwYh78Al9TBd2DfGkkneqG3aF8BhoCge0QAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!2966!3!317451745656!b!!g!!&cm_mmc=PPC:+Google+PPC&ef_id=XVMj-wAABd-N174a:20191113214322:s Cal and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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