plexiglass where to get?
02-20-2004, 07:28 PM
#1
Hey guys looking for some plexi glass.... half inch or 3/4 and looking for mirrored plexi in 1/8's also some 1/4 inch.....
the install guys in here where you get your stuff? I think i can use lucite or lexan for the 1/4 inch from home depot.... but i cant find the mirrored plexi anywhere.... nor the 1/2 or the 3/4.
Thanks guys
Kriston
the install guys in here where you get your stuff? I think i can use lucite or lexan for the 1/4 inch from home depot.... but i cant find the mirrored plexi anywhere.... nor the 1/2 or the 3/4.
Thanks guys
Kriston
02-20-2004, 07:34 PM
#2
Industrial paints and plastics, http://www.ippnet.com/ . They have plexi, not sure about mirrored stuff.
02-20-2004, 09:19 PM
#6
Yankee
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Lucite is Acrylic (Plexiglas)
Lexan is GE's polycarbonate there is a difference.
Polycarbonate is more flexible and almost unbreakable while acrylic is harder and less flexible (not as strong). Polycarbonate has much better heat tolerance ....and the big difference is Polycarbonate is much more expensive.
I do not believe there is such a thing as ‘mirrored Plexiglas’ as a material, I think it is simply a mirrored film appliqué (like window tint)
Sorry guys I went into full geek mode there
Lexan is GE's polycarbonate there is a difference.
Polycarbonate is more flexible and almost unbreakable while acrylic is harder and less flexible (not as strong). Polycarbonate has much better heat tolerance ....and the big difference is Polycarbonate is much more expensive.
I do not believe there is such a thing as ‘mirrored Plexiglas’ as a material, I think it is simply a mirrored film appliqué (like window tint)
Sorry guys I went into full geek mode there
02-20-2004, 10:24 PM
#7
Originally posted by JohnVroom:
Lucite is Acrylic (Plexiglas)
Lexan is GE's polycarbonate there is a difference.
Polycarbonate is more flexible and almost unbreakable while acrylic is harder and less flexible (not as strong). Polycarbonate has much better heat tolerance ....and the big difference is Polycarbonate is much more expensive.
I do not believe there is such a thing as ‘mirrored Plexiglas’ as a material, I think it is simply a mirrored film appliqué (like window tint)
Sorry guys I went into full geek mode there
Lucite is Acrylic (Plexiglas)
Lexan is GE's polycarbonate there is a difference.
Polycarbonate is more flexible and almost unbreakable while acrylic is harder and less flexible (not as strong). Polycarbonate has much better heat tolerance ....and the big difference is Polycarbonate is much more expensive.
I do not believe there is such a thing as ‘mirrored Plexiglas’ as a material, I think it is simply a mirrored film appliqué (like window tint)
Sorry guys I went into full geek mode there
The lexan will be used for a viewing window on a box and the lucite will be used for an amp rack cover and some minor things here and there... (no stress or pressure will be applied so i figured it will be ok.)
as for the mirrored plexi i see it all the time... however im wondering if it is just a simple tint put on a think piece of acryllic etc... im assuming if this is the case any tint shop will be able to tint the acryllic for me
Hey Team Shadow do you have an email that i can reach him at possibly?
02-20-2004, 10:48 PM
#8
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I have a 3foot square chunk of mirrored plexi in my garage - it's a true mirror, not a film or one way mirror tint. I got it from a customer though so I have no idea where it came from. HE was no glazier though so it can't be that hard to find. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Select Products used to sell a whole rainbow of mirror plexi and will be happy to hose you on a chunk if you are stuck.
Biggest thing I do not like about polycarbonates is they do not polish up from a wheel or flame. It takes a special solvent. Acrylic is cheaper, works just as well for a box (remember we want more stiff than strong) and is simple to polish [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
Select Products used to sell a whole rainbow of mirror plexi and will be happy to hose you on a chunk if you are stuck.
Biggest thing I do not like about polycarbonates is they do not polish up from a wheel or flame. It takes a special solvent. Acrylic is cheaper, works just as well for a box (remember we want more stiff than strong) and is simple to polish [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
02-20-2004, 11:17 PM
#10
Yankee
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,599
have a 3foot square chunk of mirrored plexi in my garage - it's a true mirror, not a film or one way mirror tint. I got it from a customer though so I have no idea where it came from
Biggest thing I do not like about polycarbonates is they do not polish up from a wheel or flame. It takes a special solvent. Acrylic is cheaper, works just as well for a box (remember we want more stiff than strong) and is simple to polish
It is nice hearing your hands on experience with the stuff since I get to select then perform NDT and destructive testing on this stuff sometimes.
