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Old 5/5/09, 1:12 AM
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Default Identifying laminated safety glass

According to the State of Florida... shine a laser pointer at the glass from a 45 degree angle and you should see small ovals appear in the glass.




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According to the State of Florida... shine a laser pointer at the glass from a 45 degree angle and you should see small ovals appear in the glass.
Has anyone tried this method?

I tried this in on my patio doors and french doors which are marked tempered glass and could not see anything obvious using a red laser pointer.

Anyone else?



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Has anyone tried this method?

I tried this in on my patio doors and french doors which are marked tempered glass and could not see anything obvious using a red laser pointer.

Anyone else?
Nope, I'll give it a shot today and see what happens.



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Has anyone tried this method?

I tried this in on my patio doors and french doors which are marked tempered glass and could not see anything obvious using a red laser pointer.

Anyone else?
Mike your glass is just tempered rather than laminated, if the glass has plastic laminations in it the light will bounce of each layer.

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Mike your glass is just tempered rather than laminated, if the glass has plastic laminations in it the light will bounce of each layer.

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I thought that might be the case. Thanks.

It should work on auto glass which is laminated.



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Default Re: Identifying laminated safety glass

i just tried it, saw the same thing on every piece of glass I tried, house or auto. Be careful it will reflect back into your eyes.



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i just tried it, saw the same thing on every piece of glass I tried, house or auto. Be careful it will reflect back into your eyes.
Did you see ovals? Supposed to shine it at a 45 degree angle according to them.




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