"MRS. CLEAN" wrote in message
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On Mar 5, 12:03 pm, wrote:
I recently moved and upon transporting my dining room table, I broke
the glass top. I believe the old piece was tempered glass. I'm not
sure the thickness. Here is a link to
it:http://www.easylifefurniture.com/din...sstown_dr.html

I have found many places online that sell glass, but it costs a lot
for delivery (about 100-200 dollars). Pier 1 sells a glass tabletop
and they have some in a local store. The one for sale is a little
smaller than my old tabletop, but I don't mind. It will still fit my
current table, but with less overhang. The only problem I have with
the Pier 1 tabletop is that it is non-tempered. Here is a link to
it:http://www.pier1.com/catalog/product...10&returnURL=h...

Pier 1 says that non-tempered is the industry standard for tabletops.
Is this correct?

I have read that tempered breaks into smaller pieces, whereas non-
tempered breaks into larger (sharper) pieces. Tempered also is
stronger. Non-tempered can chip without ruining the whole piece, but
tempered can chip and destroy the whole table.

Should I go with the non-tempered, or should I look around for
tempered because of the safety concerns?

You must be out of your mind.

Never use nontempered glass. Cutting an artery gives you five minutes
until death.

Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous.

i think you'll find most interior tabletops are untempered. i cut them up
all the time, and haven't found one yet.

exterior tabletops are tempered.

did you wind up with a couple 5 gallon bucket of tiny pieces? if not, then
it wasn't tempered to start with, and you can replace it with an untempered
piece.

i'm not sure i'd want a tempered dining room table. you wouldn't want it to
explosively deconstruct if you dropped a knife on the edge. you would rather
it chip instead.

regards,
charlie
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts