Have any of you Knowledgeable folk out there had any personal experience in chamferring/bevelling a Glass/mirror edge?
If so what is involved?
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Johnno
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Have any of you Knowledgeable folk out there had any personal experience in chamferring/bevelling a Glass/mirror edge?
If so what is involved?
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Johnno
John there is a crowd in Geelong that do the beveling on a machine like a router with a diamond head they do not recommend it for anyone who does not know what they are doing as you can waste a lot of glass.
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Jim
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Thanks Jim,I didn't think that there would be simple means but wondered all the same.
I have a 6' mirror that I want to place in a chevel stand.
It looks like a trip to Perth is on the cards.
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Johnno
John,
Like Jim said, bevelling appears to be a bit more difficult especially without the right tools.
I deal with a good glass man in Melbourne. He said I would be wasting money , trying to edge, polish or bevel glass without the right equipment. And when you get into the thicker glass, the problem is compounded.
As a guide, he did a piece of glass mirror for me, when I first went to him. About 30cm square - $10 for the mirror , an extra $25 for the bevelling.
I am sure he would do it at a better price now that I know him and go there regularly, but it adds to the cost. Even having the edges polished costs me $5 a metre
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Mick
Thanks Mick,it still looks like a trip to Perth to sort this out.
Mirror came out of an old wardrobe and I thought with the bevelled edges it would sit nice in a Cheval type of bedroom furniture.
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Johnno
I stumbled on a US site about a year ago on how to bevel glass with a router, if you find it don't try it, unless you have a 10 metre push stick, a big screen to hide behind and a deathwish.
Apparently this is suicide and I wonder about the people who post this useless/dangerous garbage.
Johnno, before you go tp Perth, have a think about the "width" of the bevel you put on the mirror.
The piece (30cm square) I referred to earlier - I had a 25mm bevel put on it. It was for an Edwardian HallStand I was restoring. If I was to do it again, I would make the bevel a little narrower - purely for aesthetic reasons
Mick
Can anyone give me address for glass beveling in melbourne, VIC.
What area of Melbourne? Most glaziers will be able to help you and they are located in lots of places.