I am in the process of building a maple frame for a vanity mirror (with the glass measuring approximately 38" x 50" x 3/16" thick). Since I've yet to buy the glass (it will be cut to fit the finished frame size), I am wondering just how heavy this whole affair will be. While I can guess the weight of wood portion, I am wondering if there is a website where one can find out the wieghts of various building materials.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
According to "Pocket Ref" by Thomas J. Glover (a great toolbox reference book by the way), window class has a specific gravity of 2.58, and weighs 161 pounds per cubic foot. It doesn't list any other types of glass but I can't see mirror glass being dramatically different than window glass.
Dave Hinz
"TEF" wrote
According to "Pocket Ref" by Thomas J Glover (2nd edition; ISBN
1-885071-00-0):Page 431 ... Glass, window -- 161 pounds per cubic foot
Same book has a great deal of information regarding material properties, electrical data, conversion tables ... pretty much the answer to about
30-40% of the questions posted on the wreck.you're welcome.
Regards,
Rick
Heh. I know what you were doing while I was doing the same thing ;)
Larry
That puts his at about 33lb.
Did you try google? I googled for "glass density" and found several useful references. Short answer, 2200 to 7200 kg/m^3, depending on the exact type of glass.
Greetings,
What size of print does this book have? I start to loose interest when the font size drops below 10 pts and loose complete interest below 8 pts.
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Sincerely, Bill Thomas
29 (proportional) characters in an inch where I just measured. Smaller than 8-point, definately. But it's a clear font, should magnify well if needed.
I've seen these at checkout counters in better hardware stores. Maybe one of your local places has them, you could look it over. I use mine regularly, and have one at work and two at home.
Dave Hinz
It's not the kind of book you read cover to cover. It's like the CRC Handbook or Machinery's Handbook--you look up the information you need when you need it. Point size doesn't matter for that kind of book. My Oxford English Dictionary has text in a point size so small that they provide a magnifier with the dictionary--it's not an obstacle to its use as a dictionary.
I want to say that the pocket ref is also available in a desktop (ie, larger with bigger fonts) edition
John
about 5.7 points or 2 mm
Rick
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:26:59 GMT, the inscrutable Bill Thomas spake:
Looks like 33.19 lbs for the mirror portion, huh?
Teensy. GET NEW GLASSES, silly!
Lee Valley puts out a handyman's version of that book (with the same teeny print, of course) called "Handyman In-Your-Pocket" which is great; chock full of fun.
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so 3/16ths thick would be about 2 1/2 pounds per square foot.
charlie b
I came up with 1.54 lbs for 3/16" x 12" x 12" if it is 161 #/CF.
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Nope, it is 2.5156pounds for 3/16 x 12 x 12 at 161pound per cubic foot
John
That's correct. [Top posted, so you'll have to look below for the reference :-)]
It's the 3/16 fraction of an inch, being 1/12 fraction of a foot, the top being a square foot. ....161 x (3/16) /12.
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