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Any alternatives to 'real' cocktail table glass clips? & Do I really need 8?

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quarterback:

--- Quote from: RayB on January 16, 2006, 01:38:19 pm ---If you use clips at the corners, you only need 4


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Hey RayB, I was still typing my last post when you posted this.

So, will the standard (real) cocktail table glass clips work at the corners?  Since they're so small and seem to have very little glass-overlap anyway, I wasn't sure if they'd work on the corners.

Are there any examples out there?

RayB:

--- Quote from: quarterback on January 16, 2006, 01:46:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: RayB on January 16, 2006, 01:38:19 pm ---If you use clips at the corners, you only need 4


--- End quote ---

Hey RayB, I was still typing my last post when you posted this.

So, will the standard (real) cocktail table glass clips work at the corners?  Since they're so small and seem to have very little glass-overlap anyway, I wasn't sure if they'd work on the corners.

Are there any examples out there?

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Well, you need "Atari" style clips.  :P  They occasionally pop up on Ebay.

quarterback:

--- Quote from: RayB on January 16, 2006, 02:09:04 pm ---Well, you need "Atari" style clips.  :P  They occasionally pop up on Ebay.
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Gotcha.  I think the coner radius on a Midway cocktail cab is too different than an Atari style.  But basically that's the type of "clip" that I was picturing when I mentioned the "corner-braces/protectors".   It seems like I could potentially find some off the shelf corner piece that's something like this.. but different



It's have to wrap around the bottom as well... or maybe I could sanwich two of them, I'm not sure.  I was hoping to hit the hardware store this evening but didn't have a chance.

In the end I may just buy the Midway clips, but I don't mind spending a little time working on it if it ends up saving me $25.

Brax:
Personally I only used 6 for my cocktail cabinet and they work great. I made them myself out of 3/4" aluminum barstock. I think a 4ft bar only cost 6 bucks. The aluminum polishes up like chrome and looks amazing, much better than the OEM option.

I bought this mini bending brake from Lee Valley, worked like a charm.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32011&cat=1,43456,43407

quarterback:
Sounds cool Brax.  I searched your older posts but couldn't find any pcitures of your cab.  You have any pics up somewhere?

Thanks

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