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Design
Shaped cutting to exacting tolerances is essential for your tempered glass to meet your specifications. When you imagine new commercial lighting, don't let your glass requirements cramp your style. We can open your eyes to how glass can complement your imagination.
Graphics
Ceramic links fired in tempering can resist the intense heat of commercial lighting applications. At Contour, we custom mix our inks and make our own screens to give you graphic control of the finished product. But working to exact specifications does not mean that we can't also be flexible and fast in meeting your time requirements too.
Glass Substrates
Glass Substrate Chart |
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Glass Substrates | Single * | DSG | DST | 5/32 | 3/16 | 1/4 | 5/16 | 3/8 |
Float Glass | ||||||||
Clear | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Gray and Green | x | x | x | x | ||||
Bronze | x | x | ||||||
Low-Iron | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Blue | x | x | x | |||||
Dark Green |
x | x | ||||||
Light Gray | x | x | ||||||
Reflectives | ||||||||
Silver Clear | x | x | ||||||
Silver Gray | x | |||||||
Silver Bronze | x | |||||||
Silver Green | x | |||||||
Silver Blue/Green | x | |||||||
Gold Clear | x | |||||||
Low Emissivity "pyrolytic" | ||||||||
Clear Low-E | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Green Low-E | x | x | ||||||
* Single thickness glass can only be fabricated wtihout tempering |
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Cutting
Cutting |
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Inches | mm | Glass Dimension Inches |
Nominal Inches |
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Width | Length | |||||||
Glass Type | Gl. Thick. | Gl. Thick. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Tolerance | Shape |
All Substrate Options | 3/32 | 2.5 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" |
1/8 | 3.0 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
1/8 | 3.2 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
5/32 | 4.0 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
3/16 | 4.7 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
3/16 | 5.0 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
1/4 | 5.7 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
1/4 | 6.0 mm | 1 | 72 | 1 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
5/16 | 8.0 mm | 6 | 72 | 12 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" | |
3/8 | 10 mm | 6 | 72 | 12 | 96 | 0.03 | unlimited, 65" |
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Edging
Edging |
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Inches | mm | Glass Dimension Inches |
Nominal Inches |
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Width | Length | ||||||||||
Glass Type | Gl. Thick. | Gl. Thick. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Swiped | Pencil | Dubbed | Flat | Polished |
Various Substrate Options | 1/8 | 3.0 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
1/8 | 3.2 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1/8 | 3.2 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
5/32 | 4.0 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
3/16 | 4.7 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
3/16 | 5.0 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1/4 | 5.7 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1/4 | 6.0 mm | 4 | 48 | 4 | 80 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
5/16 | 8.0 mm | 8 | 48 | 8 | 80 | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
3/8 | 10 mm | 8 | 48 | 8 | 80 | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes |
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Drilling
Hole Drilling |
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Inches | mm | Glass Size Inches |
Inches |
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Width | Length | |||||||||
Glass Types | Gl. Thick. | Gl. Thick. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Drill Dimensions | Hole Size Tolerance | Location from Edge | Max. Distance from edge |
All Substrate Options | 3/32-3/8 | 2.5-10mm | 3 | 48 | 5 | 80 | 1/8-2" | 0.01 | 1/8 | 12 |
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Screening
Screen Printing |
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Inches | mm | Glass Dimension Inches |
Nominal Inches |
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Width | Length | ||||||||
Glass Type | Gl. Thick. | Gl. Thick. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | # Colors/lite | # Base Colors | # Color Options |
All Various Substrates | 1/8 - 1/2 | 3.0 - 10 mm | 3 | 48 | 3 | 90 | 7 | 25 | 80,000 |
All it takes is your imagination. Contour's in house graphic design and screen building capabilities can apply endless ideas on glass with a simple photo, drawing, blueprint or (AI File) Adobe illustrator. |
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Tempering
Contour's LionTuff Tempered Glass
Tempering |
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Inches | mm | Nominal Inches |
Grams |
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Width | Length | |||||||||
Glass Types | Gl. Thick. | Gl. Thick. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Wave Distortion | Warp | 10 largest break weight* | Glass Defect Size |
Various Substrate Options | 1/8 | 3.0 mm | 2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | zebra test | .03/12" | 48.618 | ASTM Std. |
1/8 | 3.2 mm | 2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | 51.912 | ASTM Std. | ||
5/32 | 4.0 mm | 2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | 65.508 | ASTM Std. | ||
3/16 | 4.7 mm | 2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | 73.336 | ASTM Std. | ||
3/16 | 5.0 mm | 2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | 77.044 | ASTM Std. | ||
1/4 |
5.7 mm |
2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | 88.992 | ASTM Std. | ||
1/4 | 6.0 mm | 2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | 90.228 | ASTM Std. | ||
5/16 | 8.0 mm | 2.75 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | ASTM Std. | |||
3/8 | 10 mm | 6 | 48 | 3 | 80 | .03/12" | ASTM Std. | |||
* Break test calculated from target glass thickness |
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