Basically you'll need a chisel and a hammer. There should be a bead of something, either caulk or glazing compound around the edges of the glass. You will need to get that out of the way before you can get out the old glass. It won't take much force with the hammer to get this out of the way. Just be careful not to remove more than the sealer holding the glass. It's real easy to dig into the old wood and remove it too.
When you buy the glass you'll also need push points or glazier points. They are a little piece of metal with an arrow point on one end and a little tab sticking off of one side. Once you have the new glass in place, use a few points to hold the glass. The tab on the side is so you can use a chisel to seat the point. When the tab hits the wood of the frame it is seated. Now you can put some new compound in place to seal the new glass. If you haven't worked with caulk before, I would recommend using "glaziers compound". It comes in a can and is much like play dough. You can roll out a piece of it between your hands until it looks like rope. At that point just set it against the side of the glass and press in place. When you get all 4 sides sealed dip your finger in some water and draw it along the compound to remove any marks you made while applying it. Don't use a lot of pressure, just enough to drag any bumps out. You'll get the feel for it as you work. Good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo Taliaferro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:39 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] window panes...replacing > Hi, I've got several windows on my front porch that need glass replaced. > Is > this something I can do without sighted assistance? The panes are cracked > and > I want to take them out and put in new ones. What tools do I need? I am > not > far from a hardware store so I know they'll cut the glass to my > specifications. These are double hung windows and pretty old. Thanks for > assistance. > > Jo Taliaferro > Encouraging others to live as solution-seekers > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.4/1355 - Release Date: 4/1/2008 > 5:37 > PM > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
