Curved glass/acrylic for DIY corner overflows?

[TheOddCouple]

has anyone used pieces like these? Or know where to get them? I found some antique refurbishing places online that make replacement glass for curved doors, but I think they'll be expensive. (Haven't heard back yet on quote request.)

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[Koral_Keeper]

Find something that is curved, lay the acrylic on it and put it in your oven for awhile. The acrylic will soften and "droop" over the curved object.

[MacWilliams]

Agreed with Koral. Lowes or Home depot sells acrylic sheets for really cheap. Since its just for an over flow you wont need anything too rigid. Depending on the angle you are wanting you can do what koral said and if the angle is too steep you can always cut it down. Its very easy material to cut. Good luck!

[TheOddCouple]

Oh yeah... easy enough to DIY (Yeek) Thanks for setting me straight!

[kriv4o]

I wouldn't put it in aregular oven. Acrylic when heated releases flammable fumes that could cause a lot of troubles. Not trying to rag on our thread. Came up with that info while planing to do same thing you are planing to do.

[Honks69]

I wouldn't put it in aregular oven. Acrylic when heated releases flammable fumes that could cause a lot of troubles. Not trying to rag on our thread. Came up with that info while planing to do same thing you are planing to do.

I needed to bend some acrylic last year and i read that you shouldnt put it in your normal kitchen oven as well so what i did was i set my gas grill to the lowest setting and it works just the same as low in the oven. I know its still dangerous if it causes flammable fumes but i figured if there is an explosion at least it will be outside. I moved my grill away from my house too.

There was no explosion and it only took me 15 mins or so to get the acrylic to bend to shape. I used a round piece of wood as the form for it to take.

Good luck just be careful

[TheOddCouple]

Thanks for the tips! Hmm.... Maybe I'll call some local plastic companies.

[Jonviviano]

I went to the hardware store and found the largest piece of PVC that i could. After running it down the table saw (carefully because it wants to "pinch" after the first cut through ) and some sanding it fit perfectly in the corner of my cube. Krylon fusion paint ang i was good to go

[Jonviviano]

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[TheOddCouple]

Oh hell yeah, Jon.

[Jonviviano]

with this style overflow it can be difficult to skim the entire surface of the water because of the relatively small overflow area. If i did it again i would cut more teeth, or do a toothless overflow. This setup works great but i ended up removing 2-3 teeth for more turnover

[TheOddCouple]

I'm gonna go toothless.