Mechanical Memories Magazine

Issue: 2009-April - Issue 34

H-ow to w..a&e a Ye:pLacew..eV\,t otts:pLak:j glass - Patt TWo
OK r1ou viave IMW V1itas.tereCit tvie art of MS PaL111,t a~ r1ou are viappk:j
WLtvi r1our ftll\,l,s.vieCit LV1itage, you ca111, IMW gLve r1ours.elf a well ear~Cit pat
0111, tvie bacR., see I tolCit r1ou Lt was.111,'t tviat CitLfftcult. rf r1our ft.111,Ls.vieCit
LV1itage Ls. too bLg for r1our pn111,ter r1ou wm viave to loaCit Lt 0111,to a CitL.s.c or
V1iteV1itorr1 s.HcR. a~ taR.e Lt to r1our local prL111,t s.viop to be Las.er pn111,ted for
r1ou, 1 recoVlitV\lte~ r1ou Cito tviL.s. a111,r1war1 as. r1ou wm get a betterprL111,t
tviL.s. war1, a111,Cit reV1iteV1itberto taR.e tvie V1iteas.ureV1ite111,ts. of tvie ongL~l glass.
WLtvi r1ou so tvie pri.111,ter ca111, .set up viL.s. V1itacvii.~ for tvie correct pn111,t s.Lze,
r1ou wi.ll also 111,Uc;;t to tviL111,R. about viow r1ou wa111,t tvie ft.111,Ls.vieCit LV1itage to
be prL111,teCit, Lf tvie ft.111,i.s.vieCit glass. Ls. to be lLt froV1it bevtL~ tvie pn111,H~ i.s.
best Cito~ 0111, s.HcR.k:j cracR.-bacR. Vt.111,k:jl as. Lt wi.ll let tvie lLgvit tvirougvi
bettertvia111,paper or carCit, Lf Lt Ls. 1Mtto be lLtfroV1it bevtL~ Lt coulCit be
prL111,ted 0111, to tviL111, carCit.
O111,C,e r1ou viave viaCit tvie LV1itage prL111,teCit a111,Cit r1ou are viappk:j wLtvt Lt r1ou
wLll ~ed to attacvi Lt to tvie ~w gLas.s.. I alwar1.s. use tvie followL~
V1itetvi0Cit, 1 ft.111,Cit tviat tvii.s. war1 tvie artworR. LS. safe froVlit CitaV1itage 0111,C,e tvie
~w glass. i.s. ftll\,l,s.vieCit.
you wm ~ed tvie as.R. r1our glass. V1itercvia111,t to cut two s.vieets. of glass. to
tvie ft.111,Ls.vteCit s.Lze a~ tvtLcR.111,e,s.s. for r1our artworR/V1itacviL~, to womout
tvie ft.111,Ls.vied tvifoR.111,e,s.s. of tvie replaceV1ite111,t CitL.s.plak:j glass. tjOU s.vioulCit
V1iteas.ure tvie tviLcR,111,e,s.s. of tvie orLgL~l a~ CitLvi.Cite Lt LIii, to two, for
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e,> 3111,u¾ eacn, tf !:::lour ongtll\,Ql glass ts smm tntck?. !:::lou ask?, for 011\,l -ptece
at3mm all\,C{ 011\,l -ptece at 2mm all\,r;( so OIi\,. tt ts a good tr;(ea to ask?, !:::lour
glass mernnall\,t to mak?.e tne er;(ge's of tvie glass ft~er safe for !:::lou, or
!:::!Du call\, r;(o tnts !:::!ourself b!:::! rnbbt~ tne er;(ges wttvi a111, otL-stoll\,l tf !:::lou
viave 011\,l. New glass wtll nave a111, otl!:::! ftlm 0111, tt; tnts must be remover;(
from all tvie surfaces ust~ glass cleall\,lr or mell\,tnolater;( s-ptrtt,
Now we come to tne assemblt1 of all tne -parts, tne tdea ts to mak?.e a
sall\,C{wtcn wttn tne glass all\,r;( tne at'twork?., tf t1ou are ust~ crack?.-back?.
✓L111.,t1l tnts nas to be carefullt1 stuck?, to tvie froll\,t face of tne rear glass,
tnts operattoll\, must 11\,0t be rusvied as !:::lou 0111,l!:::! get 011\,l cnaV\,Ce wne111,
sttck?.L~ tne VL111.,t1l to tvie glass, a goor;( tt-p Ls to s-pra!:::! a mLst of cleall\,
water 0111., to tne face of tne glass before a-p-plt1L~ tne vt111.,t1l all\,C{ tne111.,
carefullt1 squeegee tne water out from ull\,r;(er tne VLll\,!:::!l work?,[.~ from
tne cell\,tre out. tite secoll\,C{ frov.-t-ptece of glass ts tne111., laLd over tne top of
tne vtll\,!:::!L.
New Artwork
Front Glass
Bulldog Clips
Now tnat !:::lou nave Qll tnree -parts assembler;( Qll\,C{ !:::lou are na-p-p!:::! wLtn
tnem, !:::lou call\, seal all tne wa!:::! rou111.,r;( tvie edges of tne glass wLtvi a
small amoull\,t of clear stl[.coll\,l, tne wnole assemblt1 call\, be neld togetner
WL.tn bullr;(og t!:::1-pe clL-ps Ull\,ttl tne SL.lLCOll\,l LS r;(r!:::!·
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