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  1. #16
    Yes sir. silicone and a 23 g pinner.

    And If ya practice with one of those

    Lee valley hand held molding cutters....

    You can glaze 4 nine panel glass cab doors in a hour.

    Did I mention we are thrifty too?

    Really.

    We haven't purchased new glass for a cabinet in years.

    It grows on the suburban sidewalks here, every time

    some one throws out a charming chunk of art.

    Garage sale picture frames are about 2 for a dollar also.

    I only mention this now because when fit comes time

    to glass your cabinets, glass is the last thing you buy.

    Nah. Start collecting now.

    Don't forget the quarter inch plate for shelves also.

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    In my experience, silicone varies in dependability. Make sure it is "adhesive" silicone, not just a sealant. I have usually use silicone, a small bead in the door, set glass, a small bead afterward, pin nail some trim. On a restoration project, I used glazing compound in exchange for the second bead of silicone, and eliminated the trim. but that will take some time to set up, up to two weeks. The benefit is appearance, and ease of glass replacement.

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    I've used silicone as well when I converted two of our existing kitchen cabinet doors from raised panel to glass panel doors. For a piece of fine furniture, I'd have probably used a wood molding.

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    Came across these today and thought of your post:

    http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...=brass%20glass
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    Glenn, I just saw that about a couple of days ago.

    Thanks you all for all your replies. I decided to go with a small amount of silicone plus a quarter round and pins to dress it up. It is worth the work.

    Any ideas on the thickness of the glass? When I talk to the glass supplier they suggested 1/8 to 5/32 they said ¼ will weight to much and the hinges will give.

    I am using euro hinges 35mm and the sizes of the doors are:

    15 1/8 x 33 ½ (HxW),
    15 3/8 x 24 ½ (HxW),
    14 x17 ½ (HxW)


    Again, Thanks everyone.

    luis

  6. #21
    If you're using just silicon to "glue" the glass in place, this will work just fine for the first time. But bare in mind that if you ever need to replace the glass and use silicon agian- silicon will not stick to silicon, and you'll have to eventually use some other retention method.

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    No one has mentioned the little rubber Space Balls! I know that they are for wooden panels, but should work for glass as well. Something I saw a year ago or so, maybe here at SMC, was squeezing out a small bead, 1/8" round, of silicone and let it dry, then cut it into small strips, say 1/4" long, and use like the Space Balls. Cheaper and worked the same way.
    I'd think a bead of silicone in the channel, then put on the wood trim against it would would work just fine. Just let the silicone cure with the glas in the horizontal poosition! Jim.
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  8. #23
    If you want to get rid of the rattle,use cork between the door and the glass. Use quarter round on the back pressing down hard.

    For doors that size 1/8 inch glass would be fine.

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