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Turning glass on the lathe?

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John Stevenson:
Does it have to be glass ?
I have made quite a few oil sight glasses, all engraved up with levels etc out of acrylic on the laser. Just a thought.

AdeV:
Thanks for all the replies  :thumbup:

I guess the answer, then, is "you can... but it may be more hassle than it's worth"... taken under advisement :) The barometer is about 100 years old, so I'd prefer it to have "real" glass - plus, real glass makes that satisfying clunk when you tap it, I find Acrylic/Perspex just doesn't sound right when tapped. Plus it flexes...

Here is a photo, which unfortunately doesn't really show the true extent of the breakage... it looks much worse "in the flesh":


Anyway... as I'm back off to China at the end of the month, I might well have a look around to see if I can't find a glassmaker who can do it cheap out there ;) Although somehow, not putting a piece of genuine English glass in it seems a bit, well, unfair somehow...

Joules:
Look up glass slumping.  You make a mould heat the glass in a kiln and let it relax into the mould.

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