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Ordering glass today and I was wondering how everyone has their's secured? I was going to have them drill holes in mine before they fire it so that I could just screw it into the frame around where the monitor goes, then install end caps over them... I was thinking two per side.

Thoughts?

Ideas?

Thanks!

Blanka:

Don't put screws into glass. It breaks very easy at the holes. Best is to make slots to hold it, for example a shallow one at the bottom and a deeper one above, so you can lift it up into the top slot, and lower it into the bottom slot.

paulscade:


I bought "shelve supports" at Home Depot and used them to hold in the glass:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82241.msg878506#msg878506

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--- Quote from: Blanka on January 14, 2009, 08:48:49 am ---Don't put screws into glass. It breaks very easy at the holes. Best is to make slots to hold it, for example a shallow one at the bottom and a deeper one above, so you can lift it up into the top slot, and lower it into the bottom slot.

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This is tempered glass and I was going to put nylon washers behind  the screw holes.  I am not looking to go ape ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- screwing it down so I find it doubtful that it would break... Maybe you are right though, that is why I am looking for suggestions here.

Paul... Yeah I saw your set up, do those unscrew for when you want to remove the glass, behind those caps there? I want to make sure I am able to get the glass out when needed.

paulscade:

Yea... I know that you've seen my setup... I thought that I would post anyway.  ;D

No... the shelve supports are press-fit.  That's why I drilled the holes two sizes (the shallow part of the drill hole is the correct size for the support... the deeper part of the hole is 1/64" smaller... so the plastic peg of the shelve support would press fit snugly.

They are tight enough where you can't pull them out with your fingers... they come out easily with a pair of pliers.

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