Does anyone know where to get UV glass?

[Rakehellion]

I have a large (4' x 4') area that should be shielded from UV radiation but also needs to be observed.

Basically I'm looking to buy a piece of glass that blocks UV and transmits visible light. It can be glass, acrylic, or a thin film. A spray coating may even be acceptable.

I see all these 3D resin printers that are covered in orange domes that (presumably) block UV radiation. Is that a commodity item now? Where can you find UV plastic?

 

[Humpy]

Like UV blocking museum glass for picture frames?

Amazon.

 

[Rakehellion]

I see museum glass and it's expensive as hell. Is there anything that blocks UV without all the fancy Picasso features I don't need?

 

[IronWing]

OP3 plexiglass

 

[IronWing]

OP3, make sure that it's straight OP3 and not OP3-99 which is matte finished. TAP Plastics sells it.

 

[IronWing]

Marine vinyl also works and is cheaper but flexible. Finding the real deal is harder than it aught to be. I'm traveling now but can get you a source for marine vinyl when I get home.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Borosilicate glass blocks to about 300 nm, so you'd only be getting UVC at most from just regular glass. Might be a filter you could put over that to block to 350 nm or so.

 

[bononos]

I think polycarbonate is anti-uv and is commonly used in parts of roofing projects. Its abit pricey though.
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Glass-Plastic-Sheets-Polycarbonate-Sheets/N-5yc1vZc9ws

 

[WHAMPOM]

I have a large (4' x 4') area that should be shielded from UV radiation but also needs to be observed.

Basically I'm looking to buy a piece of glass that blocks UV and transmits visible light. It can be glass, acrylic, or a thin film. A spray coating may even be acceptable.

I see all these 3D resin printers that are covered in orange domes that (presumably) block UV radiation. Is that a commodity item now? Where can you find UV plastic?

Go to a welding supplier, they have plastic curtains that are used to shield against flash burn in welding areas.

 

[John Connor]

Amazon has all kinds of crap. I bought a thin 6" x 6" sheet that attaches to a telescope to view the sun from Amazon.


https://www.amazon.com/12-48-Acryli...=UTF8&qid=1489473336&sr=1-3&keywords=uv+sheet

https://www.amazon.com/Cast-Acrylic...UTF8&qid=1489473336&sr=1-10&keywords=uv+sheet

 

[who?]

Car windows block the UV that causes the action that makes my glasses dark.

 

[BoomerD]

Amazon has all kinds of crap. I bought a thin 6" x 6" sheet that attaches to a telescope to view the sun from Amazon.


https://www.amazon.com/12-48-Acryli...=UTF8&qid=1489473336&sr=1-3&keywords=uv+sheet

https://www.amazon.com/Cast-Acrylic...UTF8&qid=1489473336&sr=1-10&keywords=uv+sheet

Why would you be watching the sun from Amazon?

 

[John Connor]

Oops. Let me reword that.

Amazon has all kinds of crap. I bought a thin 6" x 6" sheet that attaches to a telescope to view the sun that I bought from Amazon.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Spend a few bucks on some Blueblockers from the as-seen-on-TV store for $9.99. Protect your own eyes and to Hell with everyone else.

 

[nakedfrog]

Frame shop?

 

[Ken g6]

Oops. Let me reword that.

Amazon has all kinds of crap. I bought a thin 6" x 6" sheet that attaches to a telescope to view the sun that I bought from Amazon.

Amazon sells the sun?! Wow, you're right, "Amazon has all kinds of crap."

Though clearly we can provide a lot of that around here too.

 

[BoomerD]

Amazon sells the sun?! Wow, you're right, "Amazon has all kinds of crap."

Though clearly we can provide a lot of that around here too.

ROFL! Grammar Nazis UNTIE!

 

[Rakehellion]

I think polycarbonate is anti-uv and is commonly used in parts of roofing projects. Its abit pricey though.
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Glass-Plastic-Sheets-Polycarbonate-Sheets/N-5yc1vZc9ws

All polycarbonate is anti-UV? It's a property of the material?

 

[IronWing]

All polycarbonate is anti-UV? It's a property of the material?

No. OP3 acrylic is what you want. It is the material of choice for fluorescent mineral displays because it blocks UV A, B, and C.

http://www.acrylite.net/sites/lists/PM/DocumentsAP/1682-acrylite-op3-tech-data.pdf

 

[John Connor]

Amazon sells the sun?! Wow, you're right, "Amazon has all kinds of crap."

Though clearly we can provide a lot of that around here too.

 

[IronWing]

Marine vinyl also works and is cheaper but flexible. Finding the real deal is harder than it aught to be. I'm traveling now but can get you a source for marine vinyl when I get home.

Here's a source for UV blocking marine vinyl.