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btp2k2:
OK, so I am getting ready to build two new cabinets. I absolutely dread doing the glass cause plexi glass is such a pain in the ass to work with. I have heard Lexan is the way to go, but it is pretty pricey. If I recall from my last trip to Home Depot, a 36x30" sheet was like 60 bucks or something, compared to the 20 dollars for a sheet of plexi the same size. So, first of all..is lexan really that much easier to work with? Is it enough to justify the price tag(Come to think of it...considering the other sheet of plexi I ahve to buy because I broke the first one I am almost there)? Does anyone know of a cheaper place than Home Depot? I honestly don't know where else would carry something like that...is it something a window shop would have? If so....has anyone had luck in getting a decent price from a window shop?

Or....does anyone have some good solutions to cutting plexiglass? I always seem to break it. Are there any ways to cut plexi glass with a saw? I have done the whole "Score and bend" thing that every idiot at Home Depot tells you....and although it does produce results sometimes, it is just too easy to mess it up doing it that way
Chris G:
Is real glass not an option?  I got a reasonably priced piece of glass (for a non-arcade project) not too long ago from a local vendor.
leapinlew:
Tips for cutting plexiglass:
Use a flush trim bit router. It makes nice clean cuts. I document the process here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=55021.0 It really starts at the end of page 1 and the start of page 2.

I've only used plexi and I don't really have a problem with it. Home Depot carries it and yes it's a bit on the expensive side. My buddy got decent deals because some of the bigger pieces were chipped. I've ordered all my smoked plexi at glass shops. The cool thing about glass shops is they'll cut your material to order. (As long as it's just a square cut).

Give me some lip about this and see if I ever help you again.  ;)

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 24, 2007, 07:38:21 pm ---Give me some lip about this and see if I ever help you again.  ;)

--- End quote ---

Yeah, I've said that before ...  :P
Timoe:
Lexan is easy to work with but it scratches easily.

Try plexiglass, its not that hard to work with.  Buy an extra, smaller piece and practice whatever it is you are doing first.
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