what's the best way to break a large piece of glass safely

[holden j caufield]

I've got a large piece of glass from a coffee table we need to fit in a trash can and I don't want to pickup a hundred small pieces.

Thanks

 

[D1gger]

Wrap it in a sheet, use hammer, rock, large book, etc to break up and then bundle the old sheet into the trash can.

 

[imported_Imp]

Find a dumpster. Lay down a lot of newspaper. Score (?) the glass and crack, but this is probably a lot harder than it sounds. Find a wheel barrel?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: D1gger
Wrap it in a sheet, use hammer, rock, large book, etc to break up and then bundle the old sheet into the trash can.

Exactly what I was going to suggest. Heavy plastic bags would probably work well too. Lay it flat on the ground, take a hammer to it, pick the bag up.

Viper GTS

 

[coldmeat]

throw it on to the neighbor's lawn

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: D1gger
Wrap it in a sheet, use hammer, rock, large book, etc to break up and then bundle the old sheet into the trash can.

Exactly what I was going to suggest. Heavy plastic bags would probably work well too. Lay it flat on the ground, take a hammer to it, pick the bag up.

Viper GTS

Yeah this works fine. I've done it to get rid of cathode ray tubes - biggest one was a 20" only but crushing the stem + a little of the tube made it pretty compact.

 

[noagname]

what type of glass is it

and try putting it in water or some liquid and then break it

 

[compuwiz1]

Wear eye protection, no matter what you use.

 

[Canai]

Have two friends hold it up, then run through it.

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Canai
Have two friends hold it up, then run through it.

you left out the film it and put it on youtube part.

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Canai
Have two friends hold it up, then run through it.

you left out the film it and put it on youtube part.

Or Jackass.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Run duct tape across it in a grid pattern.

 

[FoBoT]

drop it into a volcano, it will melt

 

[jlee]

You can't just drop it off at a recycling place or something?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: D1gger
Wrap it in a sheet, use hammer, rock, large book, etc to break up and then bundle the old sheet into the trash can.

Exactly what I was going to suggest. Heavy plastic bags would probably work well too. Lay it flat on the ground, take a hammer to it, pick the bag up.

Viper GTS

Yeah this works fine. I've done it to get rid of cathode ray tubes - biggest one was a 20" only but crushing the stem + a little of the tube made it pretty compact.

dude, that was toxic waste...you are supposed to send those to t a recycling center.

as for glass, score it with a glass cutter bought at a hardware store.
then just snap it iinto bits

 

[randay]

laminate it, then break it and roll it up then throw away.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Run duct tape across it in a grid pattern.

This is what I was going to suggest. The tape would keep the parts together, once you have pieces, you can fold the whole thing to fit whatever shape you need and at most only a couple of stray piece of glass would fall off.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
throw it on to the neighbor's lawn

Best suggestion yet!:thumbsup:

 

[SsupernovaE]

¿With your mouth?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Spark plug.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
You can't just drop it off at a recycling place or something?

I don't think they take that kind of glass. I guess its chemical composition is different than that of drink bottles.


Craigslist? Maybe someone out there would have a use for a big sheet of tempered glass.

 

[potato28]

Throw it straight up and run.

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Wear eye protection, no matter what you use.

^-- Good advice. Stops the "When do I get my sight back / medical advice" thread before it even gets started...

 

[nonameo]

WTF? I'm sure someone would buy a piece of glass that big. Stick it in the free for all and let someone else deal with it. Might even get some cash out of it.

 

[marvdmartian]

Simple. You've got to do it like Undercover Brother!!! :laugh:
(yeah, okay, it's more than that scene, but it's the best I could find.......click forward to 3:20 in the clip).