OT; glass top tables shattering

 

Not strictly garden related, unless you are like us and have a "garden
table" for cuppas, etc.

Has anyone heard of these just randomly shattering?

 

wrote:


Yes, there were quite a few cases reported on various curent affairs programs a
couple of
months ago.

 

On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:33:36 +0800, tony wrote:


Thanks. Neighbour's has just randomly shattered apparently. They couldn't
find any "missile" and when I looked at the frame that was left, there
was no "padding" in it and as I've seem glass in other metal frames
shatter from metal intrusions, I did wonder. This one got full sun each
day, to charge the glowing frog/etc garden lights {:-), so there would
have been some expansion movement.

 

terryc wrote:

I have no specific knowledge of the glass tables that you are speaking of
other than you see them at bunnings etc.  Is the glass toughened?  The heavy
glass for large doors and tables is toughened and you would have trouble
breaking it with a hammer.  I suspect that given the price the glass for
smaller cheap tables is not toughened and if is stressed by temperature
change and/or point pressure from an unpadded metal frame it will fail
without an obvious cause.

David

 



Have frame (padded) was in house when bought. It has been suggested to me
that I get an old door that has glass in it a get the local glass repairman
to cut to fit. SWMBO is thinking of MDF or similar. I'll just do what i'm
told ahem ahem