Hey Bev,
That's what's stopped me from trying it already. I knew that I would crack
probably every pane of glass besides the one I wanted. These panes are
sealed together like I've never seen before. The glass may as well be
welded together. I think I'm going to have to break it. TC
>From: Beverly Erlebacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Gecko] Aquarium modification 2
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:51:46 -0500
>
> > From: "Anthony Chiarello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:39:35 -0500
> >
> > My idea was to use a blowtorch to
> > melt the silicone and break the seal. I don't know if this can be done
> > though. Seems like silicone requires an extremely high temperature
>before
> > it dissolves. Thhink I may be reaching for the old hammer on this one.
>TC
>
>I'd avoid using heat - more likely you would crack the glass with the
>thermal stress, and it probably would be the wrong pane that cracked!
>
>It's really not too hard to use the old-style razor blades. You can use
>pliers to hold the blade to protect your fingers, or just put some tape
>on your fingers in advance, or just suffer... :-)
>
>AFAIK, there are no common solvents that soften silicones once they set.
>One of their good features is that they are very inert chemically. It
>might be worthwhile to investigate this via the manufacturers' web sites.
>The stuff was originally developed by Dow-Corning, back when they were
>Dow Chemical, the napalm people. GE makes a lot of it these days too.
>
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