[SML] Pre-cut breaking glass and hiding the seams

Bruce Purdy bpurdy at rochester.rr.com
Thu Dec 8 13:44:16 UTC 2016


 Pat Kight  wrote:
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>> I wonder whether sugar glass might work? I know break-away bottles are made of Sugar Glass. When I was a kid I used to make homemade lollypops with just sugar and water (plus some flavouring and food colour.) If this hot mix was poured into a large flat mould (cookie sheet?) it might become a safely breakable window pane. Make as many as you need.
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>> 	NOTE: I’ve never tried this, and have no idea if it would work, but in the spirit of brainstorming …
> I have tried it, and it's an even bigger PITA than the old breakaway resin. VERY hard to get the sugar melted without it browning, and if there's the least bit of humidity in the air, you're going to have to cast a new pane every day or they'll start melting.

	I yield to your actual experience, Pat. As I said, it was just a brainstorming idea, but - as I’ve always suspected - If you can conceive of an idea, then SOMEONE in this group has at some time actually done it! :-)

Bruce
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