Steve:
Somebody on the list mentioned going to a stained glass window
maker. They use a grinder to shape glass for their windows, and probably
have a better chance of success than the glass shops. It seems likely
that a grinder would take longer but be less likely to break the glass,
but I have not tried this myself.
Several people echoed my experience of having a glass shop break
a mirror while trying to cut it. One or two reported that a glass shop
actually succeeded in cutting the mirror, but I noticed from their
stories that they started with a larger piece of glass than I (Mine was
5"). Perhaps starting with a larger convex mirror increases the chance
of success(?).
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Stephen Lindquist
Sent: January 23, 2008 10:44 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] TR250 right hand mirror
I am in the process of trying to convert a Ford Explorer passenger
mirror
into a RHS convex mirror for my TR250. The TR250 has a trapezoidal
shaped
mirror. Any thoughts as to the chances of getting this cut vs a
circular
convex mirror? Better or worse than curtting a 5" circle into 4"
circle?
I am obviously soliciting opinion here, but I was hoping that the
flatter
straigbnt edges might give me a better shot at it. Timely note on this
list, I might add. I was going to try the local specialty glass shop.
Steve
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