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where to buy lexan?
« on: April 04, 2006, 11:42:49 pm »
i went to a local hardware store and asked if they sold lexan they showed me plexi glass where would a person buy such a thing?
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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2006, 12:18:56 am »
Track down a local plastics reseller...

Try local.google.com and enter something like "plastics, city, state"

Or try in the "what" box: "category: Plastic Products Finished Retail" and enter your location in the where box.

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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2006, 01:03:24 am »
good sugestion i found a company that makes signs with lexan mabey i can get some from them
for free ::dumpster dives::
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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2006, 08:18:06 am »
I purchased a 36"x48" sheet of Lexan from Home Depot for about $60.
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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2006, 01:38:10 pm »
I purchased a 36"x48" sheet of Lexan from Home Depot for about $60.

Ditto (although I don't remember the price). And they only sell it in that one size.
Locating it in the store is the fun part.

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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2006, 07:49:07 pm »
how thick is this home depot lexan?
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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2006, 09:16:13 pm »
The Lexan I got at Home Depot was about 1/8".

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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2006, 11:31:33 pm »
Mine was exactly 1/8". That's all they carried.

Might want to try a glass place if you want something special. You can get 1" Lexan but it's very expensive. The point is, they make it, and you can get it. But not at Home Depot.

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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2006, 05:00:30 am »
Here's some of my sources:

For the 3/32" I just go to home depot. It's by the lumber area. This is the ideal thickness for control panels (covering the overlay).

For 1/8" and up; http://freckleface.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/polycarbonatesheet.html

Also check ebay for cutoffs. It's where I get most of my 3/8" polycarbonate for router sub-bases.



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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2006, 04:50:00 pm »
Nullboy, I seem to remember your in the Motor City?  Hit any Henderson Glass, they should be able to hook you up with a "drop" in either 1/8 or 1/4 at a resonable price.
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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2006, 06:37:29 pm »
yep westland to be exact
whats a "drop" in?
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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2006, 08:07:14 pm »
try McMaster Carr Supply    www.mcmaster.com they have all types of plastic, the stuff they carry is called polycarbonate, which is basically the same thing as lexan, which is much stronger than acrylic.


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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2006, 02:06:10 pm »
yep westland to be exact
whats a "drop" in?

Leftover material.

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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2006, 05:31:54 pm »
ohhh ok
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Re: where to buy lexan?
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2006, 01:49:30 am »
try McMaster Carr Supply    www.mcmaster.com they have all types of plastic, the stuff they carry is called polycarbonate, which is basically the same thing as lexan, which is much stronger than acrylic.



FYI LEXAN AND PLEXIGLASS ARE BRANDS OF POLYCARBONATE.
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