Glass Shelving-Help Needed

Jimbuna · 11-13-11, 03:34 PM

I've recently built 1 1/2 out of 2 of these (6 sections out of 8 supplied)...the damn things looked like they could be built vertically and horizontally in the advert but I've found out to my cost they can't and because of room size limitations I've ended up with 2 sections spare (there are four sections to each unit)

I don't like the fact they came with wooden shelves, meaning the models at the rear of the lowest and uppermost sections will be difficult to view.

My plan is to replace them with 6mm glass shelving measuring 560mm x 354mm.

The glass needn't be toughened because under UK H&S legislation that is only required if they are to be wall mounted, not when freestanding which these will be.

There is only one glazier in my hometown and I have been quoted £24 per shelf, I require 12.

Anyone got any ideas?

TarJak · 11-13-11, 03:41 PM

Give these guys a go. http://www.mirrorsandglass.co.uk/sho...es-cut-to-size Toughened glass at 22 quid a pop. You put in your measurements and they tell you how much.

Jimbuna · 11-13-11, 03:47 PM

Good link Grant cheers

but the £25 saving is all but gobbled up by the price of post and carriage

11-13-11, 03:52 PM

Any scrap/salvage yard or council recycling in the area where you could grab some and cut and rub them yourself?

Jimbuna · 11-13-11, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Any scrap/salvage yard or council recycling in the area where you could grab some and cut and rub them yourself?

Non that I'm aware of currently but twenty or so year ago I would have said "What an excellent option".

Scrap these days is swiftly sisposed of to meet government targets for recycling etc.

Pity it wasn't applicable to local councils

Osmium Steele · 11-14-11, 10:10 AM

Would Plexiglass be an option in your neck of the ocean? It would have to be thick, probably as thick as the current wood shelves. A 1 inch strip can be epoxied to the rear to provide additional strength.

I know that would be just as expensive, if not moreso, in this area.

11-15-11, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Anyone got any ideas?

have you thought about building one of these?

http://www.ehow.com/how_5035413_buil...y-cabinet.html

plexi is a great option for things you want to be able to see

11-15-11, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Webster

have you thought about building one of these?

http://www.ehow.com/how_5035413_buil...y-cabinet.html

plexi is a great option for things you want to be able to see

Another handy link, maybe we should have a dedicated DIY thread. I had to fix a hot water tap the other day, got me biggest hammer and fixed it

Joking aside, I find as I'm getting older my confidence is failing me, the skills are still there, it's the stepping up and doing it.

THE_MASK · 11-15-11, 03:24 PM

I had these rocks and mineral collection lying around . So i bought an old antique wardrobe . Took the front panels off , painted the interior flat black . Nailed some 1/2 x 1/2 pine strips on the side and put some glass shelves in . Put a light on the top and a mirror on the bottom , put the rocks in . Looks quite nice .

11-13-11, 03:34 PM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,575 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Glass Shelving-Help Needed I've recently built 1 1/2 out of 2 of these (6 sections out of 8 supplied)...the damn things looked like they could be built vertically and horizontally in the advert but I've found out to my cost they can't and because of room size limitations I've ended up with 2 sections spare (there are four sections to each unit) I don't like the fact they came with wooden shelves, meaning the models at the rear of the lowest and uppermost sections will be difficult to view. My plan is to replace them with 6mm glass shelving measuring 560mm x 354mm. The glass needn't be toughened because under UK H&S legislation that is only required if they are to be wall mounted, not when freestanding which these will be. There is only one glazier in my hometown and I have been quoted £24 per shelf, I require 12. Anyone got any ideas? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-13-11, 03:47 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,575 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Good link Grant cheers but the £25 saving is all but gobbled up by the price of post and carriage __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-14-11, 10:10 AM	#6
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Would Plexiglass be an option in your neck of the ocean? It would have to be thick, probably as thick as the current wood shelves. A 1 inch strip can be epoxied to the rear to provide additional strength. I know that would be just as expensive, if not moreso, in this area. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

11-13-11, 03:41 PM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Give these guys a go. http://www.mirrorsandglass.co.uk/sho...es-cut-to-size Toughened glass at 22 quid a pop. You put in your measurements and they tell you how much.

11-13-11, 03:52 PM	#4
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Any scrap/salvage yard or council recycling in the area where you could grab some and cut and rub them yourself?

11-15-11, 03:24 PM	#9
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	I had these rocks and mineral collection lying around . So i bought an old antique wardrobe . Took the front panels off , painted the interior flat black . Nailed some 1/2 x 1/2 pine strips on the side and put some glass shelves in . Put a light on the top and a mirror on the bottom , put the rocks in . Looks quite nice .