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How Important is Tempered (vs Regular) Glass Over Playfield?
Charles4400:
Arggh darn it...I called in to a local glass shop last week and gave dimensions for the glass I wanted over the phone (widebody pin) and only when I picked it up did I think about tempered glass :banghead: , it cost me $60 with tax.
(they at least dulled down the sides so I could handle it with bare hands)
Would really rather not buy a new pices of glass...grrrr...
So did everyone here always have tempered on their pins to begin with or has anyone used/seen regular glass on a pin with success (or on the flipside have you actually seen the glass shatter after being hit with an airball for regular glass)?
I figure if it cracks after an airball then I will have to replace it, but since I have it already, mine as well use it....right?
I'll just have to make sure nobody leans on it.
HaRuMaN:
I would get rid of it. Now, before someone gets hurt.
Non - tempered glass is SHARP when it breaks, increasing your chances of serious injury. And... it probably will break.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Charles4400 on March 09, 2009, 12:23:32 pm ---I figure if it cracks after an airball then I will have to replace it, but since I have it already, mine as well use it....right?
I'll just have to make sure nobody leans on it.
--- End quote ---
Plate glass shatters in foot long razor daggers.
Read up on what tempered glass is... you may be able to bring that one back and have them temper it.
Visitor Q:
I would get rid of it, have it cut into something else you can use or just sell it back to them at a lose. At least the good thing here is it is not temp. glass in the wrong size or you would really be screwed since that can't be cut once it is fired.
ChadTower:
I'm curious... at any time did you say the word "pinball" while ordering this piece of glass? You'd think any glass shop employee would immediately say "wait you want to put this in a pinball machine"?
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