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| AlanS17:
I've actually got some that I'll be putting on my 36" X 18" control panel. Just haven't had an opportunity yet. It's cheaper - my favorite word. |
| Dr. J:
--- Quote from: SNAAAKE on July 15, 2003, 08:17:55 pm ---Now who will be the first one to go get some of these "lucite" and post result? :) --- End quote --- I didn't know the difference between the three. I used acryllic lucite in my post just above. -Dr.J |
| TalkingOctopus:
I would go with lexan. I cracked lucite my first time too. The second try I wedged it between 2 pieces of wood and then cut it with a circular saw. Worked like a charm. Good luck. |
| grafixmonkey:
There's "Lucite" and there's "Lucite Tuf". I'm only hearing one kind of Lucite mentioned here... which is it? I'm building my panel with Lucite Tuf. I'll be putting it on soon, so I'll post some results. I'll do a scratch test on the scrap pieces too and see how they hold up. Oh, and I don't know about going by what anyone working in a hardware store says.... The guy I talked to at Lowe's was over 60, i.e. not some high school kid just there packing shelves for the summer, and told me that Lucite and Lexan were both the same thing as plexiglass, just different brand names. He might have been assuming "same thing for what you're probably gonna do with it", but he still said they were all exactly the same. |
| Amra:
There are two types of Lucite, one is 10x Stronger then Glass and comes with a plastic covering, the other is 100x Stronger then glass, and comes with a brown paper covering, if possible go with the Lucite Tuf (brown covering) if you cant afford it, then the regular stuff will work, but keep in mind if using 1/8 Inch, do not pick it up with one hand, this creates uneven pressure in two close points, and can crack the Lucite... With that said, any uneven ressure on an edge can crack it... Though ive never had this problem with the one that has the brown covering... Lucite Tuf is the same as Lexan, may not be the exact same recipe, but drills, cuts, behaves the same. This is not true with the regular Lucite, though still good, extra precautions should be taken as it is weaker. |
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