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Lexan questions?
anthony691:
Yea, My Home Depot didn't have Lexan (they only had 1 brand of plexi at all) I think this was because it is a pretty wealthy nieghborhood and thier focus seems to be on faucets and Sh!d.
Silverwind:
Check out my thread
lexan vs. crystallite http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=5452
anyhow.. both are polycarbonate.. I went with the crystallite which is not as nice as lexan but still pretty darn good :D works like a champ so far...
i've use plexi (not on CP's but for other things) and they do crack quite easily if your not careful!
I would go for lexan all the way! Or crystallite if your local home depot has that too.. (mine had all three lexan/crystallite/plexi)
Brad Lee:
--- Quote from: marcoval on March 12, 2003, 11:06:49 pm ---Where did you get this online Lexan?
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http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=1574992
$3.25/sq ft for 1/8"
Zinfari:
Brad, by your own post you actually verified Snaaake's pricing. If a 24x36 (864 sq inches) piece of plexi costs you $4-5 and a 12x24 (288 sq inches) piece of lexan costs you $6 you are paying almost exactly 3 times more (per sq inch) for Lexan than plexi. Also if your local Home Depot doesn't carry Lexan (and the ones around here don't) then $30 is about right for 24x36 piece from a shop who specializes in it.
-Zinfari
P.S. Snaaake... I'm done defending you for the night... not my intent, but just worked out that way. Maybe next time I'll join the flaming :P Oh and Brad I'm not referring to your post as flaming... Snaaake's been involved in another thread that for some reason I felt I needed to defend him on then saw this post.....
Brad Lee:
sigh..
my maths have failed me :)
I geuss my point was that price shouldnt be a prohibitive factor in deciding between plexi & lexan. For my CP i have lexan, for my monitor "glass" i use plexi, and plan to switch to smoked plexi when I get my TV up n running.
just make sure that the material matches the application