Another update; post-build UPGRADE [in progress]!
What started this upgrade? A friend gave me two old classics and he wanted me to build a PC inside one for himself (not a hackintosh), so I needed a screen for it. One of the classics had a lot of internal and external damage, so not a lot to salvage, but I can use the tube for forming new covers. I found a higher resolution screen on eBay, listed as a iPad 3 resolution of 2048 x 1536, which is 4 times the existing screen (can I call it Retina?). My plexiglass cover does have some ripples, so I setup again to try to form a new one a little cleaner and clearer to see this new HD screen. I used the same vase in the oven at 320F for about 10 minutes. The first two did not come out so well, but the third one has the most promise (less ripples, but a couple bubbles formed near the edge)...