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rdagger:

--- Quote from: rchadd on May 24, 2004, 06:50:10 pm ---the sheets i saw were totally clear - seemed to be for building greenhouses and stuff like that.
maybe i got the name wrong :-[
it was called poly-something...

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Maybe you are thinking of polycarbonate.  Lexan is a brand of polycarbonate and is commonly used to build greenhouses.
rchadd:
i'll just get some and give it a go!

i really would like some smoked and white milky though....
Blakey:
Here's a quick plastics lesson!

Polystyrene is clear, expanded polystyrene foam is the white stuff.

polymethylmethacrylate = acrylic = plexi, clear, smoked, translucent, opaque.

polycarbonate = clear, eg CD's

polyethylene terephthalate = clear, eg coke bottles

low/high density polyethylene = translucent if thin/opaque.

I won't bother with any others, but there's more detailed info here: http://www.designinsite.dk/htmsider/inspmat.htm
Minwah:

--- Quote from: rchadd on May 24, 2004, 09:04:26 pm ---i'll just get some and give it a go!

i really would like some smoked and white milky though....

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That stuff should be fine.  I usually refer to Plexi as Perspex in the UK, but I know the stuff you are talking about, I've seen it in Focus.

If you want smoked why not get glass?
rchadd:

--- Quote from: Minwah on May 25, 2004, 04:41:44 am ---If you want smoked why not get glass?

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Actually I think i will try and get some bronzed glass for the table top. just was wondering if worth getting some smoked plexi just to cover the monitor (figured it would "enhance" the image display). maybe its not really required if i have bronzed glass?

Somehow I don't like look of tabletops that have the dark glass tops.
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