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I am looking for a frame, ideally off the shelf, but most seem to have plastic glass. Are there any frames with real glass these days? Or is plastic glass now good enough?
thanks, they don’t have the size I need, but it is something to investigate further.These style Nielsen frames are glassed - https://www.best4frames.co.uk/products/nielsen-apollo-black
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Doh. I’ll have a look at B&M too.I didn't think real glass was that rare. I got a couple the other day from B&M and they had glass in them -- I know this because I cracked one getting the back off
Modern acrylic (not styrene in the likes of IKEA Ribba [used to be glass] ) are available in grades of UV blocking and Anti-reflection.I think plastic became the norm for everything that is posted / ...able. Local frames should be able to give you options, and really you may want anti-reflective Museum type ones if you go to this length. Again this won't be ideal for posting and if that is the goal I would stick to the standard plastic option to save yourself some grief and hassle.
One of the great modern euphemisms and misnomers ...plastic glass
Yes, the mis-description between "glass" & "glazing"......all too often seen as synonymous, where because of modern alternatives to glass the terms are clearly( ) not!One of the great modern euphemisms and misnomers ...
I ended up ordering one of these - it wasn't the exact size I needed, but it should work.These style Nielsen frames are glassed - https://www.best4frames.co.uk/products/nielsen-apollo-black
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