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Monitor Glass Thickness
« on: January 14, 2009, 10:14:52 am »
I guess I should have made a glass topic but this will make it easier for people to find in future searches I guess.

What thickness should I get for the glass that goes in front of the monitor? If I get smoked glass will the thickness effect how visible things are behind it?

I was thinking 1/8" would be good just incase a hand on Golden Tee would smack the glass.  ::)

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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2009, 10:17:47 am »
So people are hitting the glas? Go tempered at least, and think 1/5th - 1/4th.

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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2009, 11:13:25 am »
So people are hitting the glas? Go tempered at least, and think 1/5th - 1/4th.

No one is hitting the glass but things can happen, I am trying to prepare for those things.
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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2009, 11:16:06 am »
I have 1/4" plexi. Seems about right to me. (Same thickness as the original glass it had)

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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2009, 11:19:03 am »
1/4" is the standard thickness for these machines?
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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2009, 11:20:47 am »
Split the difference and go 3/16".

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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2009, 11:25:21 am »
Split the difference and go 3/16".

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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2009, 11:33:06 am »
Split the difference and go 3/16".

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It's like you read my mind Shardian!

I been reading some back posts here and it seems like 3/16" and 1/4" come up the most.

ps. On a side not I see pinball machine glass is 3/16". That is a very big piece of glass, you know people are going to be leaning on that at some point and time.
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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2009, 12:18:17 pm »
3/16" tempered glass will do it -- just be careful with the edges (e.g. don't set it down roughly on edge on a concrete floor).
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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2009, 12:28:40 pm »
3/16" tempered glass will do it -- just be careful with the edges (e.g. don't set it down roughly on edge on a concrete floor).

Someone did that with a pinball playfield glass at the Superauctions I went to...

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Re: Monitor Glass Thickness
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2009, 12:30:07 pm »
3/16" tempered glass will do it -- just be careful with the edges (e.g. don't set it down roughly on edge on a concrete floor).

Just got off the phone with the glass place for them to get my a quote and I told them I wanted a pencil edge to it.
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