[BARNACLE BILL]

I have just dismantled an old greenhouse. Most of glass will be offered on ebay.  But I have lots of non standard pieces . I have thought about using them as cloches in an upside down V shape. Does anyone have any ideas on how to connect them together. As if you just stand them in an upside V shape they just collapse with the first onset of any wind. I remember years ago seeing allotments using glass in this way.

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[3759allen]

make a frame for the glass pieces and join with hinges (cheap as chips from tool station or similar).

i made my cold frame lid up by making my own frame (no hinge used though). i used roughly 1 1/2 inch by 2 timber, i run it through a table saw so it made a 1 inch groove (so not all the way through). slot this round the glass, i used building metal flat strap to hold the corners together to save the screws cracking the glass or splitting the wood.

if the glass isn't to big you may be able to get away with making a frame the same size as the glass, using 1/2 by 1 inch batten and use no nails to stick the glass to the timber frame.

then screw the hinges on

[Sparkyrog]

40 years ago ( did I say that  ) you could buy wire clips for that purpose maybe you still can !
another alternative was to cut slots in blocks of wood .

[Headgardener22]

Twowests still do them (google glass cloche clips)

[Aunt Sally]

This is it.  Scroll down to the green plastic clips:

http://www.twowests.co.uk/category/cloches/cloche-hoops-and-clips

[boddy]

Thanks Aunt Sally and headgardener22! I have some traditional cloches left by the previous allotment owner and plenty of glass left to make new ones. These look fairly simple, I'll give them a go.

[BARNACLE BILL]

Thank you Headgardner22 and Aunt Sally. I have just placed an order. This will save me a fortune now I don't have to buy mini polytunnels. The glass will last for years and for a few quid I can set them up again and again each year.

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