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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    And where are the discs being thrown, where at least they're not breaking against each other?

    And the sleeves? Is that safety gear; but what about the grommets?

    And gloves/sleeves PPE, but no eye protection?

    And the wagon wheel cart?
    Tony Foale says picture frames, clocks. . .highly likely. Never thought of them; looking around nothing round at home like that.

    I think the grommets are just vents, the worker [she?] uses coated gloves nice nonslip grip. Safety glasses would be common elsewhere; glass is thin and light and little stored energy, not too close to face, but still.
    That volume is probably going right back on a conveyor to assembly, spaced by rate they're separated from strip.
    The cart is scrap, as the barrel fills.

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    If I had to guess where the disks are used I'd say dollar store picture frames?

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    looks like he is throwing to his old buddy nub so he can set them in the frames.

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    My vote would be the next step would be to grind the edge then placed in an oven to soften the glass to allow it to be shaped into a slight dome. I have a clock with a domed shaped glass just about that size. Also the picture frame comment is a good one.
    Make a visit to the house of frames and you can find any number of round or oval shaped frames both with flat and domed glass
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    ??? x 2.
    I agree.
    Where are 6" disks of fragile thin glass used in that quantity?
    clock faces, picture frames, bottoms of bell jar display cases are the ones I thought of

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    [QUOTE=Toolmaker51;133623]??? x 2.
    I agree.
    Where are 6" disks of fragile thin glass used in that quantity?[/



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