Separating glass from glass

Hi there -

I'm in the middle of googling, but so far no luck. I have in front of
me an all glass picture holder. Essentially it is two thick plates of
glass glued face to face with a thin glass separator between them to
leave a gap for the photo. I don't know what type of adhesive was
used, but it has dried transparently.

Can anyone here tell me the best way to separate the two pieces
without breaking the glass? Solvent? Heat? Brute force?

Many thanks.

JP

Why do you want to do that?
It would probably be easier to just buy two new pieces of glass.

--
Connie Ryman
Cryman Studio
www.eclecticbeadery.com
"Jay Pique" wrote in message
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Hi there -

I'm in the middle of googling, but so far no luck. I have in front of
me an all glass picture holder. Essentially it is two thick plates of
glass glued face to face with a thin glass separator between them to
leave a gap for the photo. I don't know what type of adhesive was
used, but it has dried transparently.

Can anyone here tell me the best way to separate the two pieces
without breaking the glass? Solvent? Heat? Brute force?

Many thanks.

JP

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 00:10:48 GMT, "C Ryman"
wrote:

Why do you want to do that?

They are nice, flat, thick pieces with beveled edges that I'd like to
use for sharpening my wooddorking chisels and plane blades. You
adhere some wet/dry automotive sandpaper to them and it'll put an edge
on them that's ScarySharp (tm).

It would probably be easier to just buy two new pieces of glass.

Perhaps.....but I'd still like to know.

JP

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:37:30 -0500, Jay Pique
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 00:10:48 GMT, "C Ryman"
wrote:

Why do you want to do that?

They are nice, flat, thick pieces with beveled edges that I'd like to
use for sharpening my wooddorking chisels and plane blades. You
adhere some wet/dry automotive sandpaper to them and it'll put an edge
on them that's ScarySharp (tm).

It would probably be easier to just buy two new pieces of glass.

Perhaps.....but I'd still like to know.

UPDATE:

Kicked swmbo out of the kitchen and commandeered the stove for a
while. After donning some protective eyewear and a fireplace glove, I
heated that sucker for a few minutes and the bond came right apart.
It was a little nervewracking when the mineral spirits that it had
been soaking in caught fire, but hey - ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
(They burned pretty clear - I was nervous it might shoot right up the
old arm!)

Definitely easier than going out to buy two new pieces.

JP

Glad it worked out for you (also glad it wasn't my kitchen)

--
Connie Ryman
Cryman Studio
www.eclecticbeadery.com
"Jay Pique" wrote in message
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:37:30 -0500, Jay Pique
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 00:10:48 GMT, "C Ryman"
wrote:

Why do you want to do that?

They are nice, flat, thick pieces with beveled edges that I'd like to
use for sharpening my wooddorking chisels and plane blades. You
adhere some wet/dry automotive sandpaper to them and it'll put an edge
on them that's ScarySharp (tm).

It would probably be easier to just buy two new pieces of glass.

Perhaps.....but I'd still like to know.

UPDATE:

Kicked swmbo out of the kitchen and commandeered the stove for a
while. After donning some protective eyewear and a fireplace glove, I
heated that sucker for a few minutes and the bond came right apart.
It was a little nervewracking when the mineral spirits that it had
been soaking in caught fire, but hey - ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
(They burned pretty clear - I was nervous it might shoot right up the
old arm!)

Definitely easier than going out to buy two new pieces.

JP

After donning some protective eyewear and a fireplace glove, I
heated that sucker for a few minutes and the bond came right apart.
It was a little nervewracking when the mineral spirits that it had
been soaking in caught fire, but hey - ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
(They burned pretty clear - I was nervous it might shoot right up the
old arm!)


WOW
bold person........

must have been exciting....

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