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hulkster:

well i had to buy plexi instead of lexan because my cp is 23" x 49"  ;D (showcase cab, calm down) and to my knowledge they dont make lexan that big...unless im looking in the wrong place.  i was told to go to a plastics place or something, but i cant find any place that just sells custom sheets of lexan.  i went to a smaller home depot, and there is a bigger home depot here that has more stuff so im guessing they might sell larger sheets of it.  ive never used plexi before so im kinda worried about cutting it.  i dont have any kind of crazy bits that i can use.  all i have is a 1 1/8" spade bit for my drill that i used last time to cut the lexan.  will this not work at all???  or do certain lowes/home depots make larger sheets of lexan??

steve_pss:

If your not willing to check the superpages.com for a plastic dealer just use go to HD and buy a hole saw bit.

LoRDDeVO:

I used a 1-1/8" spade bit.  I tried it acouple of different ways on a scrap piece of acyrillic  before drilling my panel.  the only way it worked without leaving rough edges or cracking the acrylic way to Sandwich the acrylic between two pieces of wood (1/2" or better) and clamp your control pannel on top keep everything tight.

When you drill the hole make sure to keep the drill straight because if you don't your plexi holes will not match up with your cp holes.(If this happens clamp the plexi to the cp and use a round metal file to enlarge the holes.) High speed works better than low speed with a spade. (just don't push the drill down too hard let the blade scrape plexi not dig in.)

 



hulkster:


--- Quote from: steve_pss on April 16, 2004, 02:33:16 pm ---If your not willing to check the superpages.com for a plastic dealer just use go to HD and buy a hole saw bit.

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dude, im "willing" to look in the phone book and i actually did look, but there weren't any places specializing in lexan or plexi, so i highly doubt they would just cut me a piece and sell it to me.

anyway, ill try to cut it with the spade bit by sandwiching it.  

LoRDDeVO:

at home depot they sell acrylic in huge sheets it you need it that big.  its clearer and harder (more scratch resistant) than plexi. also it is pretty cheap.  to cut the acryllic to size i used a Rotozip works great if the piece is clamped down .

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