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11/06/2007, 06:04 PM
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Drilling delima
Ok, I totally screwed up and gave an order of size holes to be drilled on a tempered bottom panel for my tank. The hole sizes I gave are too small.
Is there anything I can do to make the existing holes bigger and not break it into a thousand pieces? Or am I going to have to live and use a 3/4'' drain  LOLps.. These are for SCH 80 fittings. So for a 1.5'' drain I'd need a 2 5/8'' hole. Say it with me now... " You are dumb!" doh! |
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11/06/2007, 06:21 PM
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Hmmm... I wonder if it would be in your best interest to just order a new bottom panel with the correct size hole. Would it be an option to grind it down or would that still compromise the integrity of the tempered glass?
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#3
11/06/2007, 06:26 PM
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Yea I can re-order the piece for free but they will charge me $45 for 3 holes. I might go that route, but just asking first to see if anyone has tried grinding or ? when working with tempered glass. Its 3/8'' thick btw.
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11/06/2007, 07:20 PM
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The second you cut (or try to cut, grind, etc) the tempered glass, it will crack into gravel. Either live with it or order a new one.
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Save the Reef........................... Save the world. -Ken MASLAC member |
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11/06/2007, 09:14 PM
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you drilled tempered glass? are you sure it tempered? i though that was impossible...
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Gabriel Want to see my tank? click on my Red House.. |
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#7
11/06/2007, 09:25 PM
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Well they drilled it, then they tempered it lol.
Just got good news, I'm getting 50% off so I am going to do this bottom panel over.  Heres a teaser pic of some pieces...  
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My whip blacked out so they wonder like Steve-e... |
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#9
11/07/2007, 12:38 AM
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nice. so ur gluing them together?
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#10
11/07/2007, 12:42 AM
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Yea, I'll be using Black Structural Dow Cornig Silicone. This silicone is a lot stronger than the ordinary HD stuff.
The stand is 80% done. Simply 2x4's are framed up, just don't know how to finish it yet on the ply nor what color paint since I am painting my bedroom this weekend as well. But since the tank is rimless I need to add some nice trim on the stand to give it that extra bang. I am taking photos of everything, there is a photo journal to follow once there is water at least in the tank.
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My whip blacked out so they wonder like Steve-e... |
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#11
11/07/2007, 01:59 AM
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what diameter hole did they end up drilling? (first time)
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