Modern windows are made from float glass.
Float glass sheet.
Our float glass is prized for its high light transmission optical clarity and ability to be fabricated to meet custom performance and aesthetics.
The tin side is the side of the glass that was floated over the bed of molten tin as it flowed out of the oven.
Our 2mm float glass comes with paper interleaving separating the sheets.
Wessex pictures provides one of the largest ranges of float glass.
This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces.
Glass type cut to size sheet 10 sheets.
Ideal for door and window inserts picture frames cabinets and craft projects.
Heavy clear float glass is premium quality flat glass with thicknesses of 5 16 8mm 3 8 10mm and 12mm.
Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal typically tin although lead and other various low melting point alloys were used in the past.
Project boards for temporary outdoor signage school projects hobbies crafts and flooring protection.
It has increased strength resulting in less deflection and the consistent flatness provides improved optics compared to thinner tempered glass.
It is prized for its high light transmission optical clarity and ability to be fabricated to meet custom performance and aesthetic needs.
Float glass has what is known as a tin side.
There are devices which can indicate which side of a piece of glass was the tin side during the float process.
Use indoor or outdoor.
We supply various sizes and thicknesses of float glass all suitable for picture framing.
Float glass is a clear distortion free glass that we offer in a wide range of sizes and thicknesses to suit any flat glass application.
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Float glass is one of the most widely used glazing options and is perfect for the busy framer.