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Glass Mall => Glass Market Place => Topic started by: Gilead on February 11, 2011, 12:38:01 AM
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Hi something we all need when you collect glass Museum gel to save your :cry: click the link below.
http://tinyurl.com/6jsfljc
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The entire Saviati collection that was given to Stanford was broken in an earthquake. I wondered why Salviati would give the collection to a place that had frequent earthquakes.
I used the QuakeHold for a while just to keep my glass safe. One problem is that it held so well, I almost had to break some of my glass to get it free. It wasn't like glue, but it sure had a tight seal. I won't use it on delicate things anymore. Nothing broke, but it was not fun.
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Hi earth quake is different gel i think but i know tha Museum gel is the way forward :hiclp:
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Have to tell you this little story, if only to alert you to this being a possibility......
We were expecting visitors, and I decided it was time for a clean and polish in the lounge. John volunteered to do the vacuuming......before he started, something made him look at the lovely cabinets I had made late last year to house some of my collection. ( I think Anne has photos???)
"Rosie, he said, can you take the glass out of the cabinets very carefully please?"
"I wasn't going to clean the cabinets!" I said.
"Well, still empty them please, but very carefully."
"Why?"
"Look at the plastic pins they have used to support the glass shelves!"
I looked, and to my horror, they were all starting to droop, distorted by the weight of the shelves and glass animals!!
Whilst I was emptying the cabinets and cleaning the animals, he just machined up 40 metal pegs to replace the plastic ones..................oh thank goodness for Handy Hubbies!! I dread to think of what might have happened if he hadn't noticed.
Another little anecdote with a cautionary element....check your shelf supports!!
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Hi Roise been there got the tea shirt in so much as when i see old units with metal pins i keeps them have quite a few if any one is interested :chky: