4 gallons of water and 1 hr. 55 min. later.......
For those that don't know.....my truck has a fairly tight haircut....so today I made a regular size windshield considerably smaller.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...n/P1011100.jpg 15 minutes in....... http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...an/glass12.jpg 30 minutes...... http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...van/glass9.jpg Fairly easy cutting....just back breaking leaning over looking at the line and trying to cut as close as possible. http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...van/glass8.jpg Removed part of the glass about half way across. http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...van/glass4.jpg And finally all the way across. http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...van/glass1.jpg I probably spent close to half of that time letting my back take a break and studying how not to break the glass. I'm using a rotozip with a diamond cutting bit and a redneck engineered water misting gimmick to keep the glass cool. http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...n/P1011412.jpg http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...n/P1011411.jpg This afternoon, I'll see if I can break it cutting the corners. Too bad this is a practice run on an old scratched windshield. After a short break I finished cutting the corners which added another 30 minutes to the total time. http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...an/glass17.jpg |
Wow! Maybe a rolling scaffold that you could lay on at just the right height so that you can save your back. Of course you would have to motorize it }>
Good luck with it, something that I would never have thought of. :-jammin |
Drew, you never seize to amaze me.
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Drew, is there any way you could support it in an upright position so you could sit down and do it, like folding your stand to squeeze the glass and resting the end on a cushion.???
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
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Drew, is there any way you could support it in an upright position so you could sit down and do it, like folding your stand to squeeze the glass and resting the end on a cushion.???
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Are you going through the full thickness of the glass on one pass or making multiple shallow passes?
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Wow Drew, once again I am very impressed with your work.
Maybe a little taller work stand to ease the old back ache. Or maybe a few more frosty beverages....just sayin' Keep at it. I love to follow your posts Bobby |
Originally Posted by bobbytnm
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Wow Drew, once again I am very impressed with your work.
Maybe a little taller work stand to ease the old back ache. Or maybe a few more frosty beverages....just sayin' Keep at it. I love to follow your posts Bobby |
Originally Posted by drptop70ss
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Are you going through the full thickness of the glass on one pass or making multiple shallow passes?
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Great work,man.
I would have been to chicken to try it. |
Always wondered how that was done. Thanks for sharing. What about the water spray next to electric powered rotozip tool? I'm thinking the tool's cooling fan blows from rear to front thus directing the mist away?
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Originally Posted by turnrjr
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Always wondered how that was done. Thanks for sharing. What about the water spray next to electric powered rotozip tool? I'm thinking the tool's cooling fan blows from rear to front thus directing the mist away?
The mist is blown only at the tip of the cutting bit. There was never any moisture on the rotozip. I had the trigger of the broken touchup gun locked with a small nut and bolt and the fan set to give a small pattern directed at the cutting area. |
Looking good Drew. Now I know if I decide to do a chopped top where I can get the windshield cut..:D
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I'm out of my element here talking about the darksiders, I admit. But was watching one of the hot rod shows where the guy showed that he scored the windshield on both sides, then soaked the line with denatured alcohol and lit it on fire. The flames melted the plastic laminated in the safety glass. The unwanted section just fell off. Stu
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Drew !!!!!
you are the man !!!! :-jammin I love seeing your name come up on unread posts... They are always interesting and full of good tech. You sir, are a inovative craftsman !~.. You need to contact CT or CCT... this is the kind of article that they USED TO use. Sadly they have gone to "Lets install a advertisers thingy in 12 pictures" I would never have thought of a Roto--zip. And, didn't know they made a glass bit. The only improvement I see you need is a little foot for the zip tool to ride on to keep the cutting portion in the kerf... Bet your ars ached after a while for holding the zip at the right height Seriously, you need to get this written us as a tech article...so it doesn't get lost... now where is my saws-all Oo. I think my lid is too high NOT!!! later John:-X06 |
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