sources of ceramic glass Platen?

Seconded! I'm going to be ordering several plattens from the same source later tonight to outfit my new craftsman 2x42.
 
Everything I need to know regarding sources for heat resistant glass is here. But one more question.

The glass in the door of a stove...would that be the kind of glass we are talking about? There is one in my school's warehouse that I am planning to take to the dump. Maybe I should salvage the glass out of it.

Microwave door glass pops into my head now too?

Randy
 
Randydb said:
Everything I need to know regarding sources for heat resistant glass is here. But one more question.

The glass in the door of a stove...would that be the kind of glass we are talking about? There is one in my school's warehouse that I am planning to take to the dump. Maybe I should salvage the glass out of it.

Microwave door glass pops into my head now too?

Randy
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Oven yes, microwave no

Instead of giving a stove away to the dump, try and find a salvage yard.
That money can be reused
 
The problem with the glass from the stove door is that this stuff is hard to cut without special equipment. It will shatter into pieces if done wrong.

You are far better to buy it from a seller who cuts it for knifemakers. You get the right glass in the right size.
 
12345678910 said:
Oven yes, microwave no

Instead of giving a stove away to the dump, try and find a salvage yard.
That money can be reused
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I wrote dump because it was shorter than "recycle centre." I already called a repair/second hand appliance place and asked if they wanted it. Figured they might fix it and sell it, but they tell me it is so old it is only worth scrap.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
The problem with the glass from the stove door is that this stuff is hard to cut without special equipment. It will shatter into pieces if done wrong.

You are far better to buy it from a seller who cuts it for knifemakers. You get the right glass in the right size.
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Three questions here. I see post where people say they cut it with a regular glass cutting tool. I have one of those and was planning to do it myself. Is this not that viable?

Also seen a couple guys who say they cut it with their tile cutting saw. I have one of those too. Not a good idea?

It also crosses my mind I could pull the glass from the stove and take it to a glass shop. Get it cut up to size and have a bunch. Maybe share the extras and still be ahead cost wise.
 
The glass in a fireplace door is often a different type of glass than you want on a grinder. It is heat resistant, but it is usually tempered glass. It is designed to explode into thousands of small pieces when any crack starts, Other types of glass can be cut with a diamond saw or by scoring and breaking ... but not tempered glass.
 
I cut the pyroceram with a carbide hacksaw blade( the round kind)
, then bevel it using the sander.
 
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