Glass, acrylic, hard plastic table top protector

poker--addict

Large round table. Wondering what to protect the top with? Any experience of the non toughened glass products?

kitchen table so regularly used.

Dr_Colossus

Why not go for toughened and hardened glass, anything else will scratch and potentially crack with heat.

Granted round is a bit more difficult to cut and likely cost a bit more due to wastage but would recommend Crystal Glazing in Dunshaughlin, Meath as first port of call in your anywhere within surrounding counties. I have a 2m x 1m hard wood table and got that with a smaller dresser table piece from them a few years ago. Rang 5 or 6 different glazing companies around Dublin for quotes but Crystal Glazing were the best on price and they also threw in delivery to Dublin 15, were great to deal with.

Other than glass you're looking like an oil skin table cloth which don't look great and a pity to cover a wooden table.

FreshCoffee

Definitely get a glass top. We have got all our good table / cabinet tops glass covered over the years. Any glazier will supply it. They generally order them in as the glass edge also needs to be chamfered so be sure to explain what it is for so it is the right glass type.

You will also need some kind of plastic bumpers like these otherwise the glass will keep sliding on the table:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bumpers-Material-Control-Movement-25mm%EF%BC%8830Pcs/dp/B08QVGP147/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=table+grips&qid=1638014603&sr=8-10

(It's my experience that some glaziers will supply the bumpers but some don't ).

poker--addict

Toughened and hardened are two different things right? One less likely to break, one harder and less likely to scratch/chip??

FreshCoffee

I believe Toughened is normally supplied. Check with a glazier.

Lumen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118233866#Comment_118233866

Don't think so. Toughened/tempered glass is harder, stronger and safer (as it shatters into tiny pieces rather than shards).