On 20/11/2019 16:58, petek wrote:
A friend of mine would like a stained glass window with a bespoke design at the top of her stairs to replace the existing window. Real stained glass would be too expensive, even if I was capable and were to have a go myself, so I was thinking of making it with adhesive lead strip and glass paints on a clear "plastic" sheet and then fixing this on the inside of the existing glass. I've seen a few links on t'internet for this kind of thing but have a few questions.
The existing window is a double glazed unit approx 500 mm x 1200 mm.
1 I'm confused re the different materials and what would be best for this. Polycarb? Acrylic?
2 Would 2 mm thickness be OK?
3 Whats the best method for cutting a sheet to the exact size of the existing glass? Score & snap?
4 I was thinking of fixing it to the existing glass by making it a few mm smaller all round and then using a narrow silicone bead to hold it in place. Any other ideas?
5 If I fix it rigidly in place as above, what about differential expansion? Would it buckle?
Grateful for any advice.
Cheers


Maybe try this - if only to see what it looks like?

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/d-c-fix-...x-2m/p/0439754



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Cheers, Rob

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Maybe try this - if only to see what it looks like?

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/d-c-fix-...lm-45cm-x-2m/p
/0439754

The Blue Peter solution :-)

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On 22/11/2019 06:41, RJH wrote:
On 20/11/2019 16:58, petek wrote:
A friend of mine would like a stained glass window with a bespoke
design at the top of her stairs to replace the existing window. Real
stained glass would be too expensive, even if I was capable and were
to have a go myself, so I was thinking of making it with adhesive lead
strip and glass paints on a clear "plastic" sheet and then fixing this
on the inside of the existing glass. I've seen a few links on
t'internet for this kind of thing but have a few questions.
The existing window is a double glazed unit approx 500 mm x 1200 mm.
1 I'm confused re the different materials and what would be best for
this. Polycarb? Acrylic?
2 Would 2 mm thickness be OK?
3 Whats the best method for cutting a sheet to the exact size of the
existing glass? Score & snap?
4 I was thinking of fixing it to the existing glass by making it a few
mm smaller all round and then using a narrow silicone bead to hold it
in place. Any other ideas?
5 If I fix it rigidly in place as above, what about differential
expansion? Would it buckle?
Grateful for any advice.
Cheers


Maybe try this - if only to see what it looks like?

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/d-c-fix-...x-2m/p/0439754




Is that one actually transparent though? In my first house (Victorian),
the inner front door had plain glass but I was able to buy a suitable
fake stained glass pattern. Not expensive, and looked fine from the
other end of the hall.

On Friday, November 22, 2019 at 1:34:58 PM UTC, newshound wrote:
On 22/11/2019 06:41, RJH wrote:
On 20/11/2019 16:58, petek wrote:
A friend of mine would like a stained glass window with a bespoke
design at the top of her stairs to replace the existing window. Real
stained glass would be too expensive, even if I was capable and were
to have a go myself, so I was thinking of making it with adhesive lead
strip and glass paints on a clear "plastic" sheet and then fixing this
on the inside of the existing glass. I've seen a few links on
t'internet for this kind of thing but have a few questions.
The existing window is a double glazed unit approx 500 mm x 1200 mm.
1 I'm confused re the different materials and what would be best for
this. Polycarb? Acrylic?
2 Would 2 mm thickness be OK?
3 Whats the best method for cutting a sheet to the exact size of the
existing glass? Score & snap?
4 I was thinking of fixing it to the existing glass by making it a few
mm smaller all round and then using a narrow silicone bead to hold it
in place. Any other ideas?
5 If I fix it rigidly in place as above, what about differential
expansion? Would it buckle?
Grateful for any advice.
Cheers


Maybe try this - if only to see what it looks like?

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/d-c-fix-...x-2m/p/0439754




Is that one actually transparent though? In my first house (Victorian),
the inner front door had plain glass but I was able to buy a suitable
fake stained glass pattern. Not expensive, and looked fine from the
other end of the hall.

Thanks to all for comments and suggestions. Ill let you know how I get on. May be some time - as I mentioned it's a bespoke design by my friend and she hasn't drawn it yet!