Fixing metal to glass
Discussion
Hi folks.
As per title im trying to fix a glass TV Cabinet with metal rods holding the middle glass shelf up.
Sorry for my very bad sketch:
It came flat pack - although i didnt buy it flat pack i got a discount and purchased a display model so they must have attached it somehow.
Any ideas?
Cheers
As per title im trying to fix a glass TV Cabinet with metal rods holding the middle glass shelf up.
Sorry for my very bad sketch:
It came flat pack - although i didnt buy it flat pack i got a discount and purchased a display model so they must have attached it somehow.
Any ideas?
Cheers
Edited by nicky.mattsson on Thursday 11th March 18:17
robinhood21 said:
Are you sure that it has been assembled correctly? Yes, I know that it was assembled in the shop of purchase but, could have been assembled wrong or, they could have mislaid some of the parts. How about turning the inside part up the other way?
Pretty sure its correct, i have seen several of them in various shops.Also the very top shelf has 4 small circles that are clear where they top of the metal rods go, hard to describe but hopefully you know what i mean.
Only the front 2 rods have come apart from the main shelf, the back 2 are still stuck firmly, it lasted 6 months before it broke.
Simpo Two said:
So the end of the metal rod is suppose to stick to a flat sheet of glass and they didn't give you any way to do it?
As i said in the original post. I purchased it for a discount as an ex display model (Im a tight git). It came flat pack but as mine was a display one it had already been built, i never thought of looking how they built it.Use Bond-Loc daylight UV cure adhesive available from Maplins. I glued some 12mm toughened glass to machined stainless steel breakfast bar legs and even though the glass cantilevers out away from the worktops by quite an amount, and with my children steadying themselves with the glass when when climb onto bar stools, it shows no signs of movement. It produced a great bond outdoors on a sunny October afternoon. Cleanliness is vital, as is accuracy as there are no second chances, so use a template. I investigated adhesives using UV lamps etc, but having used this would not hesitate in using again.
I think there are 2 pcs missing. On all of these that I have seen there are ali discs about 30mm dia and say 15mm thick. There would be a blind threaded hole on the back side to take the bar and the smooth front surface has some sort of double sided tape to hold it to the glass where the 2 circles are.
Relies on surface area of the disc naturally.
These are from china and the discs are usually fitted to the glass in the factory.
I would reckon that the shop broke these off when they dismantled it but as long as you could get the discs then those pads that the windscreen fitters use should do an adequate job.
There is no way that the surface area of the top of that bar is going to fix to glass!
Relies on surface area of the disc naturally.
These are from china and the discs are usually fitted to the glass in the factory.
I would reckon that the shop broke these off when they dismantled it but as long as you could get the discs then those pads that the windscreen fitters use should do an adequate job.
There is no way that the surface area of the top of that bar is going to fix to glass!
52classic said:
I think there are 2 pcs missing. On all of these that I have seen there are ali discs about 30mm dia and say 15mm thick. There would be a blind threaded hole on the back side to take the bar and the smooth front surface has some sort of double sided tape to hold it to the glass where the 2 circles are.
Relies on surface area of the disc naturally.
These are from china and the discs are usually fitted to the glass in the factory.
I would reckon that the shop broke these off when they dismantled it but as long as you could get the discs then those pads that the windscreen fitters use should do an adequate job.
There is no way that the surface area of the top of that bar is going to fix to glass!
I see what you are saying but there are no bits missing. The rear 2 bars are still firmly fixed in place and no amount of yanking or pulling seems to dis-lodge them. I have just used some Glue Bond i found in the local cheapo shop. After a day of 'curing' it seems to have done the trick.Relies on surface area of the disc naturally.
These are from china and the discs are usually fitted to the glass in the factory.
I would reckon that the shop broke these off when they dismantled it but as long as you could get the discs then those pads that the windscreen fitters use should do an adequate job.
There is no way that the surface area of the top of that bar is going to fix to glass!
A bit like this: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46005
So far ive had 4 bricks on it and no movement, so im guessing that should be enough to hold a PS3/Xbox/VCR/Whatever.
I've seen such an animal in our local cinema, with four metal legs somehow melded to a glass top. I assumed the legs were also fastened to the floor, as the whole structure was very solid. However, I played with it a bit and realised that the steel legs were simply bonded directly to the glass top with no other mechanism, and no evidence of glue, silicon or anything. I still don't beleive it works that way, as surly no glue is that strong, yet invisible. 
So, er, no, I have no advice to offer, apart from find a very very very strong glue.
So, er, no, I have no advice to offer, apart from find a very very very strong glue.
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