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lexan vs. crystallite
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: Silverwind on March 06, 2003, 12:51:04 am ---
don't want to have to do it twice :)
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OH YOU HAVE NO IDEA ! >:(
You do not wanna do this twice..if you buy plexi,just be carefull and drill backward if lexan then whatever.anyway works..
I actually broke the plexi glass first time i wanted to drill plexi..after like couple of holes..BAM !..and here we have a broken plexi glass... :P
Silverwind:
--- Quote from: SNAAAKE on March 06, 2003, 12:54:14 am ---
--- Quote from: Silverwind on March 06, 2003, 12:51:04 am ---
don't want to have to do it twice :)
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OH YOU HAVE NO IDEA ! >:(
You do not wanna do this twice..if you buy plexi,just be carefull and drill backward if lexan then whatever.anyway works..
I actually broke the plexi glass first time i wanted to drill plexi..after like couple of holes..BAM !..and here we have a broken plexi glass... :P
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A) I'm definatly not going with plexi :)
B) I will be using standard wood drill bits and possibly a router. (I have access to one but won't use it if drill bit works fine)
kspiff:
The price tag said Lexan XL.. but oddly enough the pricing was NOT for Lexan (36x40 sheet was @ $22USD).. no labeling on the sheet indicating that it was Lexan, though, no.. at the time, the only [marked] sheets of Lexan they had were too small, stripped and scratched up.. judging by the disorganization of the display and amount of 'Lexan XL' they had, I'm guessing they misordered and/or mislabeled a batch of Crystallite PC.. curmudgeonly ---daisies---..
They wouldn't cut the Lexan that day, either.. still not sure what the deal with that was, I've had it done there before..
If the crystallite doesn't get scratched during play, though, then it machines well enough that I may keep using it.. much cheaper.
Tiger-Heli:
I think Crystallite would be fine for what you are doing. I looked at both products, but haven't used either one.
Smittydc:
Silver,
The crystalite works fine. I've used it on all my control panels -- it cuts nicely, resists scratches well, and I had no problem drilling holes in it (with a piece of scrap wood clamped on the back for support, of course).
In fact, I was just cutting and dremmeling some yesterday for a new project.