lexan vs. plexiglass vs. glass (smoked)

[Visitor Q]

What is the best?

What is the benifits of each?

I like the smoke look and what to be able to use light guns, does one fair better than the other when it comes to this?

Does anyone have light guns that they know work for a fact with any in the topic? If so, what brand and model?

Thanks.

[Hoopz]

Lexan and plexi are the same thing.  Brand name v. generic.

[FrizzleFried]

Depending on what type of light gun you use,  you may not want to go smoked as it may interfere with your gun...

[Visitor Q]

Lexan and plexi are the same thing.  Brand name v. generic.

Oh, ok... Thank you for clearing that up.

[Visitor Q]

Depending on what type of light gun you use,  you may not want to go smoked as it may interfere with your gun...

Have you had problems yourself?

[FrizzleFried]

Lexan and plexi are the same thing.  Brand name v. generic.

Oh, ok... Thank you for clearing that up.

This is completely 100% WRONG.  Lexan is a polycarbonate (bullet proof glass) material while Plexiglass is a thermoplastic.  MUCH MUCH different.

Plexi is brittle and will break easily....VERY difficult to drill without breaking.... it must be cut and drilled very very carefully.  Lexan is VERY easy to drill...very easy to cut without breaking.  It is also much more pliable.

I think Hoopz is mistaking Lexan for Persplex or Lucite...commonly referred to as Plexiglass,  which is actually a brand name for the generic "Acrylic glass".

I recommend Lexan for anything you need to drill...it's almost twice the cost as Plexi but easily worth it.

The only thing I use plexi for is marquees and bezels... CPOs...go Lexan.  Trust me.

[FrizzleFried]

Depending on what type of light gun you use,  you may not want to go smoked as it may interfere with your gun...

Have you had problems yourself?

No,  but my understanding is some guns require a BRIGHT monitor which smoked glass works against...

[EwJ]

Plexi is brittle and will break easily....

..but much more scratch resistant.
They both have their pros and cons.

[Hoopz]

Lexan and plexi are the same thing.  Brand name v. generic.

Oh, ok... Thank you for clearing that up.

This is completely 100% WRONG.  Lexan is a polycarbonate (bullet proof glass) material while Plexiglass is a thermoplastic.  MUCH MUCH different.

Plexi is brittle and will break easily....VERY difficult to drill without breaking.... it must be cut and drilled very very carefully.  Lexan is VERY easy to drill...very easy to cut without breaking.  It is also much more pliable.

I think Hoopz is mistaking Lexan for Persplex or Lucite...commonly referred to as Plexiglass,  which is actually a brand name for the generic "Acrylic glass".

I recommend Lexan for anything you need to drill...it's almost twice the cost as Plexi but easily worth it.

The only thing I use plexi for is marquees and bezels... CPOs...go Lexan.  Trust me.

Yes, yes!  Sorry, I wasn't paying attention.  My bad. 

[mountain]

Google for techniques for working with Acrylic. It is actually easy to work with once you know what to look for. When drilling holes with a drill bit you need to use high spead, low pressure.

I buy the abrasion resistant Acrylic from US Plastics and love it. Lexan is much softer and can haze over time from fine scratches. This is why Acrylic is used in replacement glass applications.