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Plexi vs the Router
leapinlew:
smoooooove!
Tahnok:
The edges aren't sharp unless you point them. I've cut myself on scrap pieces a few times because I wasn't being carefull. You shouldn't run into any points like that on the actual cabinet though. Not only that, but router cut edges don't need to be polished.
MYX:
On the edges of my CP, I used a 1/8 round over (after I did the flush cut). I talked to Pixelhugger about his bullnose. He gave me suggestions and I embelished on his advice. He said to sand with super high sand count (he recomended 600).
I could not find that high, the highest I got was 400. Wet Sanded, the edge. My sander came with a cleaning pad it is kind of like a cloth brillo pad. I did that all the way around. then I used a dremmil with the cloth wheel and polish compount all the way around. Then finished it with novous 2. It is nearly a lens. There is a definate optical curve.
Ayrk:
One option that my father used when he made wind chimes was to use a propane torch on the plexiglass. It made the edges very round and smooth and the clear plexiglass stayed clear.
I'd do a few tests on scrap pieces first, though.
psychopanda:
--- Quote from: MYX on June 29, 2006, 08:10:44 am ---On the edges of my CP, I used a 1/8 round over (after I did the flush cut). I talked to Pixelhugger about his bullnose. He gave me suggestions and I embelished on his advice. He said to sand with super high sand count (he recomended 600).
I could not find that high, the highest I got was 400. Wet Sanded, the edge. My sander came with a cleaning pad it is kind of like a cloth brillo pad. I did that all the way around. then I used a dremmil with the cloth wheel and polish compount all the way around. Then finished it with novous 2. It is nearly a lens. There is a definate optical curve.
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That sounds cool! Any pics of the end result?
Don't know how much work I'll put into the edges because I placed my t-molding so that it has a small lip to cover the plexi on the cp once I get it cut down to size. But I'll probably experiment just to see what happens.