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Raised Glass Signs
Hello everyone,
I’m a bit of a newcomer to signs ete. I have recently seen some house signs made of glass that are written using cut vinyl. I was wondering:
a: where can I get the blank glass signs?
b: where can I get the fittings (are they called pillars)?Any help would be much appreciated.
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6 Replies
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Any glazier will cut and polish glass to size for you. As for fixings
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If their house number glass signs then then probably perspex maybe more suitable, as glass should be supplied toughened if possible, for strength & safety reasons if being sold on to customers – Glass can be bought toughened, polished edges & drilled 250mm square up to 3000mm x 1500mm from a number of companies – but sizes smaller than 250mm square will generally be supplied as non toughened as not many companies toughen small glass this size.
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Glaziers will supply laminated glass in small sizes …………. very cheaply too. This is perfectly safe and will not shatter like toughened glass. I was quoted approx £3.70 for 300 x 150mm panels. As the process is different the glazier does not need to send it out to be toughened……….. 🙂
Windscreens are laminated as opposed to toughened for the very reason that it’s safer because it doesn’t shatter.
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Can pre cut laminated glass be polished & drilled though? – laminated glass is fine if being framed all round – but what if Danny is using glass as signage and wants to wall fix through glass panels? – Edgework of glass will also want a finished look polishing & bevelling maybe. 😀
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Phillip, the laminated glass was 5mm (possibly 6mm) thick, yes the sample I had was polished all round and the glazier predrilled it. It was used with stainless steel fixings and spacers.
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Thanks to everybody for your help on this matter, just got to find a suitable galzier and we’re away.
All the best
Danny
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