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Lexan...easy to work with as MDF?
HeadRusch:
Welp I just got done cutting my base piece, and now I've got my lexan from the Depot.
Those heartless bastiches charnged me...ugh...47 bucks for the sheet. But it is 2 feet by 4 feet (my CP is 4 player, so its gonna be a roomy 48" Wide hence I needed da big sheets.
I could have paid half that and ordered online, but I succumed to "I WANT THIS NOW!" pressure and walked out with it. No worries.....35 shipped or 45 in my hand....its still pricy stuff. If I mess it up, you'll be able to hear the screams from wherever you are ;)
AX:
wow mine was 37. but take it back if its not too late. the crystallite crap is much cheaper and is also polycarbonate. your paying for hte lexan name.
Brax:
I've found it way cheaper at custom glass shops as well. Home Depot seriously gouges you. Their prices are ridiculous.
HeadRusch:
Like I said, that industrial supply place sells the exact same sheet for $27.00 before shipping.
Did I get raped? Of course.
The more obscure the item is, the more the Depot will stick it to you....I knew I was gonna pay through the nose but like I said, I just wanted it today, and be done with it. If I mess this piece up somehow, I'm swearing like a sailor, and then ordering online....but its one of those "i need this....this is the reason I came here today...oh....damnit..ok, I'll take it. <grumble grumble grumble>"...
;)
HeadRusch:
Ax, the only Crystallite wasn't available in the size I needed it at. My CP is 48" Wide, the biggest piece they had was 40" I think.
Hence, I had to go with the name brand.
PS: According to the store, Crystallite and Lexan are both made by GE...which means they aren't the same stuff, wonder what the difference really is. My expensive lexan has a UV coating however..so....so there ;)
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