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How to break a 2x1 meter glass in a safe and handy way?
If you are not in a hurry you could try selling the glass to someone in one piece. Put it on craigslist or facebook or whatever local buy/sell service is popular where you live. Who knows, maybe ...
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How to avoid background reflection Computer display
As long as you can't block the major light sources easily, then you need a Monitor filter (wikipedia), which has anti glare or anti reflex/reflective behaviour. These can be bought commercially for at ...
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How can you get algae out of of a glass bottle?
Use sand.
If you are close to some source of sand, you could put some into the bottle and swirl it around to "scrub" the bottom of the bottle with some hot soapy water. Sand is fine in size, abrasive,...
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Efficient cheap way to make a door top which is glass material blurr for outsiders which prevents peeping
It is very usefull (and cheap btw) where nothing can be see through it by eyes, but sun (or light from another room) can pass it.
So we talking about privacy window films.
You can find it (in my ...
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Is there an effective way to clean up shattered glass from a floor?
Broken glass pieces are sometimes scattered to an invisible size. It is important to clean these scattered and splashed broken glass in the best way possible. Otherwise, another accident or injury may ...
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How do I remove a car window sticker?
For starters try using your hair blower to add heat to the sticker, and see if that doesn't help pulling it off.
Next step would be to use a scraper of some sort, i.e. oven scraper or paint scraper, ...
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How to remove sticker from car windshield without tearing it
If it is a plastic sticker, try to heat up the window from the other side of the sticker so it becomes somewhat loose, then you can gently peel it off and it should come right off.
However, if it is ...
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How to avoid background reflection Computer display
Tell your employer they are likely breaking health and safety rules regarding screen glare and need to do something about it, ideally a blind on the window would be the best (as then you can also ...
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How to transport a glass without breaking it
Remove the legs from the table, tape the glass TO the table to ensure it doesn't slide around.
You now have a holdable moving platform for the glass :)
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How to cut glass without a glass cutter
A carbide scribe (for writing on steel) makes an admirable substitute glass cutter -- in fact, before wheel cutters were common, hardened steel scribes were used routinely.
In fact, anything that ...
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How can you get algae out of of a glass bottle?
If you let some chlorine bleach stand in the bottle overnight any and all organic stuff will have been de-colourised and softened up enough to most likely rinse out.
We soak out water bottles ...
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Efficient cheap way to make a door top which is glass material blurr for outsiders which prevents peeping
Craft stores, when I was a kid, carried a paint-on glass coating that dried to a crystalline appearance. The colorless variety blocked very little light, but it scattered very effectively -- meaning ...
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How to best clean unused wax out of a glass votive candle holder?
I usually put the candle holder in the refrigerator overnight. The next morning I take a knife and pop the wax off. Works every time.
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How to break a 2x1 meter glass in a safe and handy way?
I am not a big fan of uncontrolled shattering of the glass - shards everywhere and it’s hard to control, even within a bag or box.
I recommend you get a (diamond) glass cutter to neatly cut up the ...
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Removing water stuck inside a double glass cup
My glasses are conventional borosilicate glasses which each has a tiny hole sealed with a hardly visible silicon plug on the bottom. Most double-wall glass coffee mugs are like that. When washed at ...
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Car windscreen has lots of tiny scratches. How to remove them?
I had an older car with lots of scratches in the windshield and took it to a professional who said that no hacks are available. He could of course be soliciting his business, but I didn't get that ...
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How to avoid background reflection Computer display
You can knit a privacy sock. The one in the image is for a laptop, but I'm sure the design can be adapted. It's a sock that covers your head and your monitor, so no one can see your display but you. A ...
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How to avoid background reflection Computer display
This sounds bizarre, but can you tilt your monitor down a bit? It should then reflect more of the floor and your lap, and you wouldn't see the sunshine in it. (It may become difficult to read, though.)...
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How can I repair these glasses?
You can use cyanoacrylate glue to fit the "glass" back together. The bond will probably not be as strong as the original if it is glass.
Follow the instructions on the glue bottle for the best ...
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Is there a way to avoid condensation of water on the inside of window panes?
Condensation is caused by warm humid air cooling down. You can affect different parts of this process.
The first thing to do is to reduce the humidity, especially as it sounds like you have very ...
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How to remove sticker from car windshield without tearing it
This process has worked well for me:
Heat the sticker with a hot air dryer to loosen the adhesive.
Insert the tip of a razor blade under one corner of the sticker.
Work the blade behind the sticker ...
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Efficient cheap way to make a door top which is glass material blurr for outsiders which prevents peeping
If you need this to be easily removable I suggest you make up a saturated solution of salt and water (keep adding salt until the salt won't dissolve any more) then spray it on the window. When it ...
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How to break a 2x1 meter glass in a safe and handy way?
Pay someone to dispose of it correctly
This is going to be a lot of hassle, for many reasons listed in the other answers such as:
The door is likely tempered and therefore won't cut easily
Breaking ...
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How to break a 2x1 meter glass in a safe and handy way?
The best way to break glass in a safe and easily disposable manner is to duct tape the entire large face of the glass. when the glass is broken the pieces will not shatter all over the place but ...
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Car windscreen has lots of tiny scratches. How to remove them?
The main approach is to use a series of very fine abrasives and glass polishes. The problem with this strategy is that it is very time consuming to polish glass and takes a considerable amount of ...
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Any idea how to remove this build-up from glass shower door?
You can try stronger chemicals to remove the build-up of "lime" (most likely calcium carbonate). In any case, be sure the chemical stays in contact with scale for at least a few hours; use wet paper ...
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Any idea how to remove this build-up from glass shower door?
Know thy enemy
What you are up against, is most likely a bildup of lime, PLUS fatty residue that splashes on the glass when you shower, enhanced in stubbornness by additional compounds from your soap ...
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How to transport a glass without breaking it
You can buy foam boards from a hardware store. Or better, you can just ask them for scrap foam boards that they are not using, and they will most probably give it to you for free. Then you can cut ...
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How can I prevent slugs on my glass sliding doors
WD-40 can be used in the bottom part of your glass door so they won't be able to climb, sliding down, and it will be invisible. WD-40 is waterproof, so it will be effective as a barrier even after a ...
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Efficient cheap way to make a door top which is glass material blurr for outsiders which prevents peeping
If you don't need it to be reversible, you can make a glue chipped glass. It is traditional, so don't know if it even counts as hack, but is fast, simple and cheap.
Buy animal glue. Bone glue, fish ...
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