Precision Finishing for Glass & Mirror
Beveled and edged glass adds a refined, finished look to any application. At Glass Fabricators Inc., we offer a variety of edgework options to enhance both the appearance and safety of your glass.
Shower/Interior Doors
We’ve partnered with FCH to provide a comprehensive solution for your interior glass needs. With this, we can take your rough opening size, figure the offsets, and provide the hardware as an inclusive package. We can do this on 6mm, 10mm, or 12mm products and offer Guardian’s ShowerGuard protective film to enhance product performance.
Beveled & Edged Glass and Mirror Options
Clean Cut: Clean cut glass has a raw edge, is sharp, and may have small chips on the edges.
Seamed: Seaming produces a sanded edge that is not sharp, has the look of a natural cut, and may have small chips on the edge.
Pencil Ground Edge: A machined edge with a smooth, rounded profile. The ground edge has a sanded, nearly white appearance.
Pencil Polished Edge: A machined edge with a polished, rounded profile. The polished edge has a similar appearance to the face of the glass.
Flat Ground Edge: A machined edge with a smooth, flat, and angular ground edge. The ground edge has a sanded, nearly white appearance.
Flat Polished Edge: A machined edge with a polished, flat, and angular profile. The polished edge has a similar appearance to the face of the glass.
Beveled Pencil Edge: Beveled edges are specified by width (½” - 1 ½”) and are created through a grinding and polishing process. The edge is ground to a pencil profile.
Beveled Pencil Polish: Beveled edges are specified by width (½” - 1 ½”) and are created through a grinding and polishing process. The edge is ground and polished to a pencil profile.
Fabrication
Ground Finger Pulls
Finger pulls can be ground into glass and mirror that is at least ¼” thick. These are typically used in cabinetry.
Holes
Holes can be drilled into glass and mirror. The hole diameter is specified by the purchaser and can range from ¼” to 4”. When ordering, indicate the measurement to the center for the hole.
Light Switch Cutouts
Cutouts for light switches are accomplished by drilling two 2” holes and cutting out the intersection. This cutout requires the final use of a cover plate. Light switch cutouts should be ordered as 2x4 or 4x4.
Mail and Pass-Through Slots
A cutout for a mail slot can be placed on the edge of a piece of glass. As mail slot hardware varies by shape and size, we require the hardware before preparing the cutout.
Notches
Notches are typically cut into glass for hinges. Most hinges will have a template that specifies the cutout.
Plate Grooves
Plate grooves are ground into glass for typical use in china cabinets. The groove is generally placed 2” from the edge of the glass (positioned to the back of the cabinet) and runs the full length of the glass. Plate grooves are ground into ¼”, ⅜”, or ½” glass.
Radius & Clipped Corner Guide
A clipped or radius corner can be specified for an order. The clipped and radius corner guide indicates the size of these corners.
Pattern Cuts
Glass and mirror can be cut and edged in any pattern that is greater than 8” on both the width and height measurement. We need a pattern from you for any shape that has one or more curved lines or any shape that does not have at least two 90-degree angles.
Use our corner guide to specify rounded or clipped corners.
The pattern must be made from brown craft paper, cardboard, posterboard, pressboard, or any wood product and must be cut to the finished dimension to ensure accuracy of size.
(+ or - 1/16”) on 3/16” and ¼” glass
(+ or - ⅛”) on ⅜” glass
(+ or - ¼”) on ½” glass
If the finished product is mirror, the pattern must be cut to the exact size of the finished product. Mark the face side of the pattern.