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cutting holes in glass I have seen a few threads lateley on cutting holes in aquariams years ago i cut a lot of holes in bottles for lamps so decided to try an experement got an old sheet of glass house glass the resulting hole was done freehand using this method its possable to cut a 1 in hole in under a minute all you need is a sand blaster about $30.00 at super cheep auto if you want a neat hole flash it with a bit of tin with the dia hole you want check the two photos

how strong is the glass that goes white F&F? You are right, if a hole was cut in tin to size, it would be magnificent. How far from the glass did you hold the tip of the sandblaster? Have you got a pick of it?

i have seen a simmilar hole as a result of a high speed marble too

but yeah with the tin template, that would prob look nice and professional
You planning on incorpirating a glass tank?

monya the glass is ordenery windo pain glass all glass when sandblasted goes white the best part is the hole has no sharp edges the gun was 1/2 in away theres a picture
daniel no not at the moment but you dont know what tomorrow brings

also theres a nother picture with a grinding disc just held on for a template

So the airline hooks on to the gun, and the other end gets stuck in the sand am I right?

I have a friend that is "expert" in this...

U want me to invite her here to enlighten everyone regards cutting holes in glass?

you got it

yes Mon

do you know the definition of an expert x is an unknown quanty and expert is a drip under pressure

If she is the expert she should know this

bring her on J7.

F&F, does the glass around the hole retain its thicknes or is it thinner?

Have never seen that done before, Top idea.

Hi steve those test holes the last 16 th in tapers of take your time you would just get a nice beveld edge

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