VinsonMassif Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 What is the safest way to remove the broken panel from the side of the tank? This is what I figure so far: - remove internal silicone with blade - remove top brace - remove panel The only thing I am not 100% on is how to separate the silicone in between the panels. There is not much space to fit a blade in. Is there a solvent which will do the trick? All input welcomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Put a piece of fusewire through. Run it around the pane Worked for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Heated fuse wire or just the wire? I have got heaps of fuse wire. If heated wire, then a 9V battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Heated fuse wire or just the wire? I have got heaps of fuse wire. If heated wire, then a 9V battery? I just used the wire. Hardest part was getting it through in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 score the broken pane with glass cutter then tap directly on opposite side on the score mark till it cracks then bend broken peices and score glue with craft knife blade works easiest for me don't forget the H&S when handling glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 score the broken pane with glass cutter then tap directly on opposite side on the score mark till it cracks then bend broken peices and score glue with craft knife blade works easiest for me don't forget the H&S when handling glass thats the way use a stiff back rasor blade as they are thinner see your local glass company as they will stock them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 I would go with Barrie, I find them easier than anything else. You need to start at the place with the most thickness of glue and therefore the greatest gap between the pieces of glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Heated fuse wire or just the wire? I have got heaps of fuse wire. If heated wire, then a 9V battery? Silicone is pretty heat resistant, so heat wouldn't be very useful. But if you really wanted... You'd probably want something more along the lines of a 12v car battery, 9v batteries are absolutely pathetic for current and capacity. Use the nichrome wire from an old heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 OK thanks so much for the feedback. I will call into the window place today. H&S all the way Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 i have some good scars on my hands, at least glass cuts heal well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 in 40 odd years (41 now), I have never had a stitch although I should have had a few and remember I am a glass merchant. Marks right though, glass cuts so cleanly that it heals really quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 the cuts on my hands came from using a craft knife with the snap off blades :evil: sad thing about it is after the first time it happened i did the same thing a couple of years later and cut the same spot :oops: seperating 2 10mm glass plates with a craft knife and brute force is a recipe for disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimsum Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Don't forget about gravity. I cut off a piece of glass from a tank to have the glass fall onto and smash the opposite pannel :oops: . I had the tank standing up on it's side long ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Heated fuse wire or just the wire? I have got heaps of fuse wire. If heated wire, then a 9V battery? the way that a fuse works is by getting hot and melting if theres toomuch current through it, if you stuck it across a battery it will most likely melt, depending on fuse rateing. but with removing the pannel i just broke a tank down useing a standard craft knife and just slowly worked my way around it, cutting out the fillets first then squesing the blade between the bits of glass, making the cuts even on both sides of the glass on the way down, if that makes sence..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Heated fuse wire or just the wire? I have got heaps of fuse wire. If heated wire, then a 9V battery? LOL, just dont hook it up to a socket ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 LMAO I did that. Many times. There's nothing quite like a sparking paper clip in a socket during maths class to freak the reliever teacher out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 LMAO I did that. Many times. There's nothing quite like a sparking paper clip in a socket during maths class to freak the reliever teacher out. Connect a paper clip from each end of a pencil to the socket and the pencil will catch fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Connect a paper clip from each end of a pencil to the socket and the pencil will catch fire And a metal pen glows. Glasses are pretty messy as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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