"William R. Watt" wrote in message
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"Mirror, mirror in the head
Who's the fairest maid he'll bed?"

I have to admit a thought similar to that regularly crosses my mind on
lonely nights in the boat shed. Unfortunately if I don't get this thing in
the water soon my prostate may not allow it. :-)

How about an acrlic mirror w/ a 1/8in. plexiglass overlay that can be
replaced when needed?

I know nothing about mirrors other than the obvious (?) But I built my
boat's windshield with 3/16" tempered glass. A local glass co. cut the
pieces from what I understood was regular glass then sent the pieces off to
be tempered. It was not expensive, only adding maybe 50 bucks to the job to
have it tempered. So if you want something stronger than plain old glass,
look into getting some glass tempered then silvered.
I did shop around for this job as some companies e quoted outrageous prices
but I ended up with the job done reasonably.



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Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

That is what I am looking at now. Local glass supplier can order tempered
glass beveled edge mirrors. About $60 each for the size I need.
Considerably higher than $10 for standard double strength mirror but cheap
for peace of mind.

"Ron White" wrote in message
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I know nothing about mirrors other than the obvious (?) But I built my
boat's windshield with 3/16" tempered glass. A local glass co. cut the
pieces from what I understood was regular glass then sent the pieces off
to
be tempered. It was not expensive, only adding maybe 50 bucks to the job
to
have it tempered. So if you want something stronger than plain old glass,
look into getting some glass tempered then silvered.
I did shop around for this job as some companies e quoted outrageous
prices
but I ended up with the job done reasonably.



--
Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

That is what I am looking at now. Local glass supplier can order tempered
glass beveled edge mirrors.

Only curious... There is a translation problem maybe...
Tempered glass means the type of glass that if broken fall down in million
of small pieces?
If is that, is safe?
Isn't better the safety glass used for windshield and shop windows, the type
that have a plastic film between two layer of glass? that one even if broken
remain in a single piece, connected by the plastic film...

Paolo




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I considered safety glass but couldn't find mirrors made with it. Tempered
glass breaks into millions of little pieces but the "death of a thousand
cuts" takes a lot longer than a single good slice from a long sharp shard.
:-)

After consulting with the glass dealer I am going to bed them in mirror
mastic on a 4 mm okoume so if it breaks most of the particles should stay in
place. There will be a lot of tiny chips to be cleaned up but at least they
will not be fatal. Also the beveled edges add a touch of "class" to the ah,
er, ... what's the naudical term for boudoir?. :-)

"Paolo Zini" wrote in message
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That is what I am looking at now. Local glass supplier can order
tempered
glass beveled edge mirrors.

Only curious... There is a translation problem maybe...
Tempered glass means the type of glass that if broken fall down in million
of small pieces?
If is that, is safe?
Isn't better the safety glass used for windshield and shop windows, the
type
that have a plastic film between two layer of glass? that one even if
broken
remain in a single piece, connected by the plastic film...

Paolo




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Imagine the bilge after some of those shards makes it to your bilge pump.

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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I considered safety glass but couldn't find mirrors made with it. Tempered
glass breaks into millions of little pieces but the "death of a thousand
cuts" takes a lot longer than a single good slice from a long sharp shard.
:-)

After consulting with the glass dealer I am going to bed them in mirror
mastic on a 4 mm okoume so if it breaks most of the particles should stay
in
place. There will be a lot of tiny chips to be cleaned up but at least
they
will not be fatal. Also the beveled edges add a touch of "class" to the
ah,
er, ... what's the naudical term for boudoir?. :-)

That's kind of what I was suggesting the other day. If you bed it in mastic,
it won't go anywhere even if it breaks. I think the tempering would be
redundant. The mastic will accomplish the same thing, at a much lower cost,
IMHO.

BTW, I used to work as a glass installer for Binswanger, so I have some
experience with this stuff.

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Keith
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"The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back
soup in a deli." - George Louis Costanza
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message

After consulting with the glass dealer I am going to bed them in mirror
mastic on a 4 mm okoume so if it breaks most of the particles should stay
in
place.

what about a hand held vidocam linked to a flat panel display mounted on
the wall? viewers could look at the back of their heads and the soles of
their feet which is a nice feature not found in the usual wall-mounted
mirror. a low power draw portable computer might not consume very muhc
electricity, only drawing power when in use.

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