cmanning Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Not sure if I'm posting in the right section, but here it goes. I'm looking for a piece of UV protected glass to use as a shield for the light fixture I'm using over the frag tank. Does anyone have any idea of where to look for it in the local area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Have you checked with any of the local glass companies? Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caferacermike Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 My understanding is that there is no UV shielding, it's just that glass is a natural UV shield. When you need to buy glass for your lights it needs to be tempered to protect it from expanding and shattering when heated. All I've ever used was plain old tempered glass. It usually takes Binswanger 1 week to make a custom piece of tempered because they come in from a plant in Houston once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Daniel Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 My understanding is that there is no UV shielding, it's just that glass is a natural UV shield. When you need to buy glass for your lights it needs to be tempered to protect it from expanding and shattering when heated. All I've ever used was plain old tempered glass. It usually takes Binswanger 1 week to make a custom piece of tempered because they come in from a plant in Houston once a week. That's correct. Standard tempered glass is all you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 Thanks again guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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