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  • Tool hound: Auto and retail glass cutout tools
    July 22, 2008
    Equalizer StingRay"I love the new StingRay. It is lightweight; it cuts a lot faster; and it doesn't kill you. Usually, I get all torn up inside trying to muscle machines through, but I don't have any problems getting cramped up when holding the StingRay for long periods. It has a smooth stroke, and I really like the new design."-Brendan Bradley, owner and installer, Rocker Auto Glass,...

  • Cutout tools: To heat or not to heat
    January 1, 2008
    A seemingly simple practice could put your customers at risk Q: When I’m on the road in the Northeast in the winter time, I [often] see installers using a torch to heat their cold knives and scrapers, to cut out windshields and scrape pinchwelds. When I ask them about it, they say it makes it easier in a cold-weather climate to remove the old adhesive. Does the heat have an adverse effect...

  • AGR tools: A user's guide
    May 1, 2006
    Power toolsBTB WK10HD Supplier: BTB Auto Glass & Body Shop Tools, www.btbtools.comDescription: Auto glass removal tool with reciprocating stroke, adjustable from 1⁄16 to 1⁄4 inch. Floating pistons provide cushioned and balanced blade stroke, producing safe levels of hand-arm vibration as defined by the International Organization for Standardization in ISO 5349 and ISO 8662.Power...

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  • Redefining the interior
    This commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels. 
    Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline.   Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
  • Top Metal Companies
    A look at the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products, broken down by sales volume, number of locations and product offering. 
    Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...
  • 2012 Glass Magazine Award Winners: The People
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    In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...