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How Important is Tempered (vs Regular) Glass Over Playfield?

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Charles4400:
Ya I told the guy it was for a pinball machine....he just took the order and said it would be ready in an hour!

Thanks for all the advice and suggestions all ...Time to open up the yellow pages and find a cheaper glass place...with tempered glass!

(the wife is really gonna love this one  :badmood: )

Thanks!

HaRuMaN:
You'll find tempered glass is cheaper than a trip to the ER / morgue / etc....

shardian:
Did you ask them if they can temper it? Better to check before buying a new piece.

And to be entirely fair, Ken Layton uses plate glass in pins. It is one of the few things I disagree with him on. Why does he use plate? Because cleaning up tempered glass is a royal pain in the ass! Small price to pay for safety though, especially with kids around.

shardian:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 09, 2009, 02:37:23 pm ---If tempered glass breaks while it's installed on the game, you're going to get playfield damage.  That's really the only drawback. 



--- End quote ---

I think you have that backward. Plate glass has a possibility of breaking toys, or gouging the playfield. Tempered glass just means you have alot of work to do with a shop-vac with a detail brush attachment.

Flake:
For those of you who have mentioned safety as one of the issues with plate glass - what exactly are you doing to your pins?  I can understand that a airball could crack/break the glass but if it breaks just remove it carefully enough so you dont cut yourself.  Its not like the glass is going to explode (more likely with tempered) and fly out of the playfield area shooting shards at your childrens eye's.  Maybe I'm missing something.

I just think maybe you all are going a little overboard on this one.... :dunno

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