weird question about fixing a mirror
 

:'( when we moved we had a antique beveled mirror and it got broken, just a corner mind you but it's sad.
anyhow i was wondering if any of you have any ideas on how to fix it?
i know it's a weird question on a FTE site but hey if you can't ask FTE people who can you ask?
i am thinking about framing it.. i have a NICE compound miter saw.


bremerton6

One option ight be to take it to a framer & see if they can cover the broken area. Otherwise, call a glass company, they can usually fix mirrors as well as glass. I had to do the same thing with one of my great-granmother's mirrors on her vanity. We had it fixed & gave it to my grandma, she loved it & the glass people did a great job. Another option, is check with a local antique dealer, they may have some one they use.

were they able to keep the beveled edge when they repaired the mirror?

bremerton6

Are there any glass/mirror shops around there? My wife deals with broken mirrors and glass often in Home Interiors merchandise, but usually it's framed and the mirror itself just gets replaced. As far as fixing the actual glass mirror itself.....I'd make a wild guess that someone could, I know there's folks who "weld" glass and I'd think the reflective finish can be painted back on.

sounds $$$ i have to job yet...how about on the DIY?

bremerton6

A gas torch will melt glass, we did it all the time where I used to work, but it is extremely hard to make it nice and flat, and you'd probably have to polish down the bevel. We would bend glass tubing, and looks wasn't a high priority, as long as the only hole was the one running through it. I don't know about polishing because we'd just use the torch to soften the edges after cutting. I would definitely find some extra sheet glass to practice on first. You can buy glass rod to use as filler, it's not really a lot different than welding steel. Except ya can't use a hammer to beat it straight after your weld warps...!

really!?!? can't use a hammer to beat it straight huh? :-X10 :-X24
i know a welder or two i'll check with them and see if they're game to try it.
i'll also call some glass people and see how much it will cost if they do it.
may be sacrificing a good old mirror.. it's one of those heavy 3 footers.
darn for breaking it!

bremerton6 :-down

Definitely try a glass and mirror shop. We had a glass countertop here at work and one edge got chipped, so I took it to a local glass and mirror shop and they were able to cut down one edge about 1/4" and rounded the edge off of it off to match the rest, and I'm sure they could have put a bevel on it if need be. They have some nifty machines that can do all kinds of things with glass.

ya but not in this town they "send it out" to be beveled. special huh?
sometimes i hate this town. sorry... however you did give me a idea. Oo.
i will have the mirror cut make a frame and add some fretwork to the unbeveled section and a small shelf that way it will hide the fact that that side isn't beveled ( seems like too many e's in that one) :-X05
think it will work?

bremerton6