From: Bill Collins (photo@intrex.net)
Date: 07/16/01-08:21:17 AM Z
I have found that the grinding process dulls the edges of the glass, so the time to be most careful is when you start the grinding process.
Bill
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Argon3@aol.com
Reply-to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:55:19 -0400 (EDT)
>Howdy,
>
>I recently heard of a spray product made by Krylon that puts a matte coat on
>glass. I think that I read about this in an article on building view
>cameras. I did buy a can of the Krylon stuff at a home improvement center
>but haven't had a chance to try it out.
>
>I guess that I personally would only try to use this technique for
>"non-critical" applications as it sounds too good to be true (too easy!), but
>it could be good for a quickie solution. Everything that I've heard of in my
>research points toward the grinding technique as the way to go.
>
>As far as the sharp edges on the glass is concerned, you can ask a glass shop
>to "swipe" the edges and that will give you a sort of bevel on the edges that
>will be easier to handle. This will add to the expense so you might want to
>hang on till you perfect the surface of the glass before you have it "swiped".
>
>best
>
>argon
>
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