Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: Justin on August 02, 2003, 12:40:49 pm
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I have checked several stores to no avail. This is the LAST piece missing to complete my cab. Someone please help me before I go insane. >:(
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You'll never find it at a Home Depot,Lowes ect... The only place you'll find it is a glass shop and even they will most likely have to order it which means you'll probably have to buy a whole sheet. I checked three glass shops in my area and they all said they would have to order it. Only one place said they would break up the sheet and sell me what I need. You can get both acrylic (Lucite , Plexiglass) and polycarbonate (Lexan , Lucite-Tuf) in tinted form but I would go with acrylic for three reasons. #1 its alot cheaper #2 it resists scratches better then polycarbonate because its harder. #3 If you're just using it for the monitor glass and not a cp cover then that means the glass shop will do all the cuts and all you have to do is slap it in. However I do recommend polycarbonate for control panels since it doesn't crack and and is by far easier to work with then brittle acrylic. Especially when drilling. For monitor shields acrylic is the way to go. Its also clearer then polycarbonate and much clearer then glass believe it or not.
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I just recevied a 12"x12" sample of Polycarbonate sheet (tinted) from McMaster Carr. It looks great, but darn it reflects way too much... I can see myslef playong on a 'mirror'...
Is acrylic this reflective? Can these surfaces be treated for reflection? (Maybe some cheap spray? dunno..)
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OK, so I ordered Lexan (polycarbonate) from McMaster Carr, and I installed it. The damn thing has a noticeable scratch right in the middle. agh! >:(
I've read about removing scratches from plexi, but nothing about lexan. Any ideas if this can be removed? i am sooooo pi$$ed off!