You
need to be careful when handling glass. In larger sheets
it is very weak in a horizontal plane. It is strongest
when it is in a vertical plane. (That's why glass is
always supposed to be shipped upright.) The transition
between horizontal to vertical is important because
it can break if it does not have the proper support.
However, there is a tried and true method for laying
glass down and turning it over. Rest the glass on the
edge of the bench, half on, half sticking off. Then
pivot it to the horizontal, still leaning the middle
of the glass on the edge of the bench as your fulcrum.
This provides support at the middle during the transition
to the bench top.
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