One of the machine shop magazines I get has an add every month from a
company that specializes in maching glass components.  I think it was
American Machinist magazine.  I am leaving for San Diego for five days
soon, but if you want it send me an email and I will look it up when I
get back.

Jinx wrote:

>As part of a PIC project (honestly !!) I need to have some
>components made of glass. I've contacted a company who
>could cut glass with high pressure water/garnet but they
>can't guarantee the work or a low spoilage figure. They
>suggested polycarbonate, and I suggested right back at 'em
>that maybe they could cut a mould out of steel plate and I
>fill it with molten glass. If that fails they will have the cutting
>file for the metal and I'd get them to do it in polycarbonate.
>
>Has anyone in this collective brain of ours any experience,
>suggestions, tips etc for moulding glass ? Getting a smooth
>surface on the top (it's a thin disk) could be tricky. I guess I'll
>have to slide some sort of metal plate on the liquid surface
>
>TIA
>
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