Glass Thickness Calculator (Guide, not Gospel)

[Rivermud]

Thanks for helping point out those bugs.. heh the sad part is that i created them myself when i was trying to clean up the fields to be more standard. I think I may remove that standard sizes field. It causes more problems than it's worth. Might replace it with a gallons and litres calc

 

[Rivermud]

I got rid of the standard sizes section to eliminate confusion about sizes. I have added a gallons and liters section instead. I am open to suggestions.

 

[Ramesh]

Good work, I like it.
I personally think 3.5 for a safety factor is too high but your calculator is adjustable so I worked off 3 and got good numbers.

 

[Rivermud]

Nods, that's why the ability to change the safety factor is there. Glad you like it. Each person is going to have to make up their own mind (for their own peace of mind) regarding the safety factor. The reason 3.8 is the default is that it removes almost all risk barring a defect in the glass or poor glass quality. Chips and pressure points can cause the tank to fail as well. So, for those reasons the default is what it is. Th ability to change it helps others who want to know exactly where they can go with manufacturing. Again, glad you like it.

 

[Rivermud]

I've added a reverse calculator to the tool. This will allow you to check the safety factor rating with different thicknesses of glass. For example: If the tool recommends that you use 10.77mm thick glass you can enter 10mm and 12mm to see what the safety factor would be.

 

[Rivermud]

modified the look a bit.. realized the instructions seemed confusing in it's original form

 

[Ramesh]

I think this is a very usable tool, this is looking very sticky to me.

 

[Rivermud]

Posting to update the calculator. I modified it yet a bit more. The were no changes made to the calculations, just minor fixes to the instructions and a few cosmetic fixes.

Rivermuds Calculator V1.1

 

[Rivermud]

under work.. may not work correctly for a short period of time

 

[Rivermud]

Revised the calculator to reverse calculate for both American Standard and Metric. You can now enter the desired thickness into the reverse calculator and it will tell you the safety factor based on the measurements you provide.

Rivermuds Calculator 1.2