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What's most scratch resistant?: plexi, lexan, or glass?
paulkortne:
Or maybe something else?
SNAAAKE:
meh...i say Tempered glass.
Other then that,everything scratchs easy...
This has been discused before but . . .
Get Tempered glass cut to size if you have any local glass cutting place around you. :)
He explains...
http://www.geocities.com/brian_coney/page3.html
MameFan:
"Tamper Proof Glass" ??? ::) ??? Whatever that is.
Where are you placing the glass? Is it the monitor bezel in an upright? You can go with Plexi/Lexan or regular glass there.
If it's for the top of a cocktail table, ONLY use either 1/4" Lexan or 1/4" TEMPERED glass. Do NOT use plexi (too easy to scratch and do not use plate (aka window) glass as one hard slam of a bottle on it and the thing will shatter into big sharp shards of glass.
You do not need to temper glass in from of a monitor on an upright (but certainly CAN, it's just an extra expense) as you're likely not going to be hitting it at all or at least very hard. I'd actually use .15"-.25" Lexan there (again not plexi as it scratches, but not as much of an issue as a cocktail top).
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: MameFan on May 04, 2003, 11:53:07 pm ---"Tamper Proof Glass" ??? ::) ??? Whatever that is.
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thats how the "dudes" at this arcade warehouse calls it(local).
I meant regular glass...thick like 1/8" though.
I bought the glass from this warehouse for my cabinet.they had a piece laying around that was perfect for my cabinet.Only $20.
PS:chill out everyone..my mistake :-X.
armad1ll0:
"Tamper proof" is what you get on an Advil bottle. Tempered glass is something that you can get from a glass shop or home depot.