Warning…Dehydrators Produce Heat

[RAD]

No solid decisions yet but when I stained the table I put on a couple coats of polyurethane and it should be ok without the glass. Thoughts are to put a tablecloth on during everyday use and uncover the table for family dinners.

Now that the kids are adults (by age only) we seldom use the table for dinners except for holidays and birthdays anymore.

[Sandman]

Thanks for the post RAD. We have glass on our kitchen table also. It's always better to learn from someone else's problems. Sorry, but true. Thanks again.

[teesquare]

... create an aigret...

It would never occur to me to set anything on a plume of feathers (but then again, I don't have the benefit of a Texas A&M education). What did you really mean?

 
The price of typing on a phone - with "autospell"...   "air-gap" was the intended word. And you are right - somehow both A&M and you benefitted by your absence there.
Some further thinking..... I think I know why this glass broke in the manner it did.
The edged being cut and polished in the "sculpted" manner of the top design created un-even stress points around the edge of the glass. The heat source was likely not centered - nor could the heat generated be evenly distributed throughout the glass . This caused un-even temperatures, and - un-even expansion of the glass in it's circumference. (albeit on a microscopic level - the expansion/contraction of glass is calculable). The un-even stress from the heat caused the glass to break.

[RAD]

Thanks for the post RAD. We have glass on our kitchen table also. It's always better to learn from someone else's problems. Sorry, but true. Thanks again.

This is one of the main reasons I posted this. Stupid on my part but I've learned so much from other posted mistakes and wanted to share mine to help other members not make my mistake.

Good cooks or bad cooks, post them all. We all learn

[Pappymn]

Can't read your last post yet Rad. Still trying to understand what Tee said.

[muebe]

Can't read your last post yet Rad. Still trying to understand what Tee said.

I think he was saying that "the heat cracked the glass"

[teesquare]

Partially correct!

[GusRobin]

Can't read your last post yet Rad. Still trying to understand what Tee said.

I think he was saying that "the heat cracked the glass"

Or  -If you have an A&M education you need to use spell check

[teesquare]

Gee...Gus...bite me.....

[RAD]

Can't read your last post yet Rad. Still trying to understand what Tee said.

I think he was saying that "the heat cracked the glass"

Or  -If you have an A&M education you need to use spell check

When Tee and the turtle start going at it, I find it better to just act like I know what is going on. 

[teesquare]

All in fun....just a twisted sense of humor working out the kinks.

[aliengriller]

Odd man out!   I kinda like the pattern the crack made in the glass, enchanced by the duct tape!   I know, weird, but I like it.     

[TecCrash]

Now that the kids are adults (by age only) ....

Sorry but this just gave me a belly laugh!

Sorry about the glass, but it is a beautiful table!

Chris

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Odd man out!   I kinda like the pattern the crack made in the glass, enchanced by the duct tape!   I know, weird, but I like it.   

Those of us that own Harley's know how to use duct tape on everything. 

[RAD]

Odd man out!   I kinda like the pattern the crack made in the glass, enchanced by the duct tape!   I know, weird, but I like it.   

Those of us that own Harley's know how to use duct tape on everything. 

Hear that