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Chatting => Design and Construction => Topic started by: richyrich7 on March 22, 2008, 20:52

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: richyrich7 on March 22, 2008, 20:52

Here's a really quick way to make a glass cloche from 2 sheets of glass and a block of wood.  You'll need access to a circular saw and a hand saw and a vice or similar.Also you will need safety goggles and possibly ear protection.

Get a block of wood about 3"x3" bit heavy but it's what I had laying around you can use lighter if you want.

Cut it into a 6" length with the hand saw,you may want to adjust the depth of cut on the circular saw so its about 1" depth.

Then run the circular saw all the way along its length about 1/3 of the woods thickness from the edge (1") turn the wood over repeat on the adjacent edge so it looks like this :
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/richyrich66/DSC00047.jpg)

Slide onto glass job done

(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111/richyrich66/DSC00044.jpg)

You could cut the the groves in a long piece of timber and then cut it down with the hand saw if you plan on doing a few.

Be careful when using a circular saw and be sure to clamp the wood firmly before you start cutting.

Cost £0.00 all bits I had laying around.

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: Mack on March 22, 2008, 21:49

Nice one Richy, noted.

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: agapanthus on March 22, 2008, 21:57

Good one Richie!!

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: poultrygeist on March 22, 2008, 21:57

Got some spare glass. Got lots of offcuts. Got circular saw. Got handsaw.

Sorted.

Thanks for the idea Richy. Nice one.

Happy wife too.  :D

Rob  8)

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: SnooziSuzi on March 22, 2008, 22:36

good one richy  :D

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: John on March 22, 2008, 23:45

That's brilliant! Thanks Rich.

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: andyk on March 25, 2008, 20:55

good one
 now i know how to use the old glass i have on the plot

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: Brambles on March 25, 2008, 21:57

Tried this several times without the wood at top!!!  always ended up with broken glass.   So thank you richy, great idea.

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: Sassy Lassy on April 25, 2008, 15:55

I must be stupid, but way can't I see the photo's there is just a box with a red X in it?

Sassy

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: John on April 25, 2008, 16:07

Quote from: "Sassy Lassy"

I must be stupid, but way can't I see the photo's there is just a box with a red X in it?

Sassy

Try reloading the page - seems fine to me.

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: Sassy Lassy on April 25, 2008, 19:05

I think I must have "parental control" on website pictures or such like, I will try and fiddle.

Sassy

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: John on April 25, 2008, 19:17

Quote from: "Sassy Lassy"

I think I must have "parental control" on website pictures or such like, I will try and fiddle.

Sassy

It's this site, we have thousands of sad Americans visit every time someone mentions water butts. Goodness knows why  :shock:

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: richyrich7 on April 25, 2008, 20:00

Quote from: "john"

Quote from: "Sassy Lassy"

I think I must have "parental control" on website pictures or such like, I will try and fiddle.

Sassy

It's this site, we have thousands of sad Americans visit every time someone mentions water butts. Goodness knows why  :shock:

 :lol:  and Ice  :wink:

Try right click on the red cross > view image, that may work

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: Celtic Eagle on April 26, 2008, 07:17

What a cool idea Rich brill

Your next mission should you accept it

A barn cloche  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: Sassy Lassy on April 26, 2008, 07:42

I've unblocked everything on my parental control and now I can see the cloche.  Looks great.  

Sassy

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: John on April 26, 2008, 09:18

Quote from: "Sassy Lassy"

I've unblocked everything on my parental control and now I can see the cloche.  Looks great.  

Don't forget to put the parental controls back on before mummy comes home  :)

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: Sassy Lassy on April 26, 2008, 11:31

:lol:

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: richyrich7 on April 26, 2008, 21:25

Quote from: "Celtic Eagle"

What a cool idea Rich brill

Your next mission should you accept it

A barn cloche  :lol:  :lol:

 :roll:  :lol:

Title: Quick Glass Cloche
Post by: SkipRat on May 20, 2008, 00:12

Nice idea Rich, thanks for sharing it... :D