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What to do with 60+ glass bricks?!

Hey folks,

I saw these glass bricks on Facebook marketplace and just had to have them!

Facebook post selling 70 retro glass blocks/wall bricks with phot

It turned out the person selling them is a friend whose website I updated lately so she was happy to give them to me for free! There's about 68 of them. They're covered in expanding foam and paint. I've started to clean them up using a scraper and some nail polish remover for the tough bits.

A single cleaned glass brick with a banana on top for sale

But the question is - what to do with them!?! They're 19*19*8cm. They're hollow in the middle so not too heavy.

I'm going to get 9 cleaned up and stack them in a grid and light up the centre one from different angles. I want to see what's the best way to light them up. And then.... ??

A giant wall for Tetris?
An igloo? (Thanks for the idea mayermakes !)

Also, how do I stack them? And where! I don't want them to fall on anyone but I also don't want to permanently stick them together. So a frame of sorts? It feels like an outdoor display to me.. so how do I waterproof the electronics?

Any ideas are welcome!

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beacon_dave over 2 years ago

If they are hollow, then drill a hole into the side to insert a light source. Then paint the sides and back white or silver.

You will then be able to light up each block individually.

( If you lay them horizontally you could have yourself a light up dance floor. )
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lorrainbow over 2 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

yeah, getting a light strip into the brick might be tricky - especially if you want to go in evenly. A light up dance floor would be AMAZING! But dancing on glass? Hmmm, slippy!
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lorrainbow over 2 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

yeah, getting a light strip into the brick might be tricky - especially if you want to go in evenly. A light up dance floor would be AMAZING! But dancing on glass? Hmmm, slippy!
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beacon_dave over 2 years ago in reply to lorrainbow

I was thinking more of a single larger light source rather than the likes of a LED strip.

Slippy dance floors are great for some types of dancing

However, you could varnish over it with sand like they do on yacht decks if you want 'traction control'.
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beacon_dave over 2 years ago in reply to lorrainbow

You could use a jig to drill the block if you want to make sure things lined up.

You could drill 8 smaller holes and pull a LED strip through each of the four sides.

Perhaps use some neon effect silicone sleeve to help form it.

Or stiff wire or aluminium channel with diffuser cap.
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beacon_dave over 2 years ago in reply to lorrainbow

"...If you lay them horizontally you could have yourself a light up dance floor..."

Building a Glass Deck out of Glass Block
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjlAMHT8q9M
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