Insert Glass

[jdc123]

I've noticed glass being mentioned in a couple of threads, so I had a question. My sister broke the glass in her Buckstove insert and I had an old insert (don't remember the brand ) that I took the glass out of, cut it and installed in her doors. The deal is this: Did they use some type of special "Pyrex" glass back then ( circa 1980's ) or what. It seems to have worked fine for all those years but I wondered if there were better options available now, and if they can be cut with a glass cutter.

 

[dingeryote]

I've noticed glass being mentioned in a couple of threads, so I had a question. My sister broke the glass in her Buckstove insert and I had an old insert (don't remember the brand ) that I took the glass out of, cut it and installed in her doors. The deal is this: Did they use some type of special "Pyrex" glass back then ( circa 1980's ) or what. It seems to have worked fine for all those years but I wondered if there were better options available now, and if they can be cut with a glass cutter.

The newer woodstove glass is pretty much the same. Cuts the same, works the same, just a good bit tougher and less sensitive(Lower expansion) than the older stuff, and since the 50's it's been tweaked a little and made under various other names.

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Most any good glass shop will carry it, or if you're feeling lucky, can be had online.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[teatersroad]

Go back far enough they used Mica. Now it's a ceramic glass. Probably set you back $75. Have it cut, good insurance that you'll only be buying one piece