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    Gloat - Non-woodworking

    While walking the dogs yesterday, I scored. Some neighbors were disposing of a 3/4" sheet of Tempered Glass 6'-8"x30" with a curved side. I got back home and grabbed the station wagon to pick it up. I got it just before another guy.

    Glass Top.jpg

    Here it is sitting on our chest freezer. I need our son to come home to help me carry it upstairs. The glass will be a top for an adjustable height desk I am making for myself. I'll bake a cake for the neighbors.
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    Great gloat if you have a need for it. A piece that size would cost a fortune.
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    Good for you Shawn. I'd get excited about a free find like that and would gloat about it too.
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    Great score. Will make a nice desk top.
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    That is quite a freebie. It must weigh a ton!

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    Oh wow, that is going to make an awesome desk. That thing is as big as a standard door!

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    Great find. I love glass for some reason.
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    Nice gloat Shawn.

    I never pass up the chance to grab free glass. Its great for laser engraving projects. I salvaged most of the one hundred year old lead glass from the windows in our house when we replaced them. Anyone in my area need some lead glass?

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    Sweet score. My neighbors never throw out anything cool.

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    I didn't weigh it, but it should be about 150 lbs. If I don't uses it as a desk top, it'll be useful to flatten plane soles on.
    Shawn

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    Nice! Wonder what they used it for??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shawn Pixley View Post
    I didn't weigh it, but it should be about 150 lbs. If I don't uses it as a desk top, it'll be useful to flatten plane soles on.
    You know you can't cut it don't you?
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    Great score!!! That's expensive stuff and perfect for what you want to use it for. (Of course...you'll want to invest in a case of Windex...LOL)
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    Yes, but I am not planning to cut it.
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    That is going to be a BIG sharpening station!

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