DIY Glass Tempering?

[Kenzy]

Is it possible to temper glass at home using a standard oven or is there something special about it? What I'm thinking is for DE pendent reflectors

Thanks.

 

[stugray]

Umm...... INTERNET!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempered_glass

took me 5 seconds.


Can your oven go to 600 deg C ( 1112 F. )?

Stu

 

[funman1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13861422#post13861422 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stugray
Can your oven go to 600 deg C ( 1112 F. )?

Stu

Hahaha that's pretty funny

 

[BeanAnimal]

Heating it is not the hardest part... keeping it flat and cooling it evenly is

 

[bzotter]

haha yeah not exactly a DIY project

 

[Harry_Fish]

Does it need to be tempered of can you use "regular" glass?

 

[noahm]

Save yourself any more time and energy and just buy it if if needs to be tempered. Some things are just not DIY worthy.

 

[sean_954]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13862765#post13862765 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by noahm
Save yourself any more time and energy and just buy it if if needs to be tempered. Some things are just not DIY worthy.

second dat .......just spend the cash , you'll be happy

 

[hllywd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13862765#post13862765 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by noahm
Save yourself any more time and energy and just buy it if if needs to be tempered. Some things are just not DIY worthy.

I dunno if you DIY the oven then you'd have a place to make great pizza!

Tim

 

[BeanAnimal]

I will be building a brick pizza oven beside the deck next year... likely following the fornobravo.com plans...

 

[kcress]

Bean; just make sure you have a reeeeeally flat bottom in it so you can do glass tempering on week nights.

 

[hllywd]

I'd like to do the same thing Bean. I built a ~4' firepit in my deck when I built it. The pit is nice but really takes up a lot of space and is inconvenient when a lot of people are here. Been toying with the idea of a fireplace/oven off to the side.

I did have a website where the guy defeated the lock on a self cleaning wall oven which is what prompted my comment... If I remember correctly he lined it with fire brick and it looked pretty effective for pizza.

http://stonedpizzacafe.biz/index.html

!!!Turn your volume down before you look at that link...:eek2: !!!

Had a pizza from this guy outside the OSU vs Michigan game a couple weeks ago:thumbsup: The pics show the wood fired trailer oven he was using.

Guess this is a little OT but since we're not going to temper glass...

Tim

 

[coralnut99]

I'm waiting for the opening of Bean's Micro Brewery to compliment the pizza oven.

Darn, I just made myself very hungry AND thirsty!

 

[BeanAnimal]

I just got (well LASTG x-mas) a 11' stainless sink/drainboard at Construction Junction for my brother's basement winemaking area. Once we get it installed, I do plan on doing some pilsners and pale ales.... The pizza oven will be in the spring (along with a firepit for the new deck 500sq/ft deck I just built). I wanted the firepit in the middle of the deck, but ran out of time and skipped it.

 

[coralnut99]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13868580#post13868580 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
I just got (well LASTG x-mas) a 11' stainless sink/drainboard at Construction Junction for my brother's basement winemaking area. Once we get it installed, I do plan on doing some pilsners and pale ales.

Will you be shipping the pilsners?

 

[BeanAnimal]

nope... just drinking them!