Re: Mirror fit issue?

"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Ron Seiden" <subronseiden@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Moses" <moses@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >I bought a replacment mirror glass for my van- looked like the right 
>> >size
>> >but doesn't quite fit.  It needs about 1/8" taken from 2 inside
corners.
>> >Can this glass be cut, grinded or sanded without breaking?
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>> Dremel on high speed with a diamond wheel. The use the Dremel to polish
> the
>> cut edges.
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> Will that work with tempered safety glass?
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With a diamond coated wheel at sufficient speed you'll cut through the 
tempering. The trick is to take your time -- don't try to cut too deep too

fast. Better to cut a shallow line all the way along (on both sides, if 
possible) and then go back and deepen the line gradually (from both
sides), 
not letting one section get too much deeper than the rest. This will help 
control any tendency to crack as well as Keeping the cutting bit cool. 
Polishing will smooth out any irregularities as well as rounding/buffing
the 
edges to avoid chipping.