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Glass vs acrylic
lettuce:
If you go for the plastic route, make sure you go for lexan over plexi, its alot more durable and doesnt shatter as plexi. Trouble is here in the UK, most DIY stores only supply plexi-glass, i guess cos its cheapers, let alone finding tinted lexan or plexi :hissy:
Xiaou2:
Lexan scratches a lot more easily than plexi. Plexi may be harder to work with
depending on what you are doing.. but its a much better solution than lexan.
TOK:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on September 14, 2008, 09:08:37 am ---Lexan scratches a lot more easily than plexi. Plexi may be harder to work with
depending on what you are doing.. but its a much better solution than lexan.
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I agree with this... Lexan/polycarbonate is easier to cut and more forgiving to drill because its less prone to cracking, but is less scratch resistant. I still use it for CP overlays because it gets relatively careful use in the home environment and I have a buddy that can usually snag free scrap sheets from work that are large enough for control panels and marquee's.
When I wanted 1/8" stuff, I tried Plexiglass and I cracked a couple pieces right away when I tried working with it just like the Lexan. I'm comfortable with either now, but Lexan is much easier for a beginner to work with. I do prefer Plexi for bezels because it seems a bit more sturdy in 1/8" thickness.
Twinpanther:
--- Quote from: Blanka on September 14, 2008, 03:59:55 am ---Why do you want round glass? Think different and put the rotating stuff behind a square piece,
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I had read a post on someones cabinet build on a manually rotated screen without opening the cabinet. I liked this idea and wanted mine similar. With the round glass it's fairly easy to just grab the knob and rotate but that can't be done with a square panel of glass. Oh well, I'm still working on it. :banghead:
Benevolance:
Aren't most places that offer acrylic/lexan able to cut to size before delivery? I could see how the lexan is more desirable for the control panel, where you'd be forming it and drilling holes, but aren't most montior screens just big squares?
That said, I think I will go with glass. Does anyone have any suggestions on what level of tint is desirable for glass?