"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message
newsp.0e2gpif9wdg98l@glass...
On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 19:26:08 -0000, T i m wrote:

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:43:20 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"
wrote:

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:12:12 -0000, T i m wrote:

On Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:49:28 +0000, Andy Bennet
wrote:

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Modern externally
glazed windows have security tape (double sided tape with a rubber
filler)_ on the iside of the glass securing it to the frame. This
makes
is virtually impossible to remove the glass from the outside even
after
removing the beads. You need inside access to prise away the glass
from
the tape.

Or after slicing though the tape with a craft knife etc.

Isn't that the other side of the glass?

On the inside, yes.

External glazing has an internal (rigid) glazing bead / frame and so
*would* be insecure if you *only* held the glass in with an external
(clipped in) glazing bead.

So, they fit the frame, tape the inside of the frame but don't peel
the outer protective layer off (/ completely), set the glass on
spacers to get it central [1], hold the glass away slightly, peel the
tape and then set the glass fully home, then tap in the (external)
glazing beads (or various versions of the above).

This "external glazing" is confusing me. Could you just stick to
"externally beaded"? The glass ain't internal or external, it's in the
middle.

And why these spacers? Can't they just make the glass the right size in
the first place?

Much cheaper to use standard sized panes and
design the house to use those and use spacers
to allow for the fact that its too hard to make
the walls and frames precisely to fit the pane.

Sounds like a kludge to me.

More fool you.

The tape is usually black and very strong (like RC servo tape).

Now that I'm familiar with.

[1] Or tow / heel if it's a side hung opener etc.