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Title: UK Supplies.
Post by: Fat_Trucker on February 10, 2006, 10:19:26 am

Anyone know of good places in the UK to get plexi by the sheet?.

Seems there's a reasonable amount of places to get everything else but local hardware places like B&Q don't seem to sell it.

Title: Re: UK Supplies.
Post by: subcriminal on February 10, 2006, 06:02:56 pm

nope. I just used 3mm sheets from B&Q.

Title: Re: UK Supplies.
Post by: Fat_Trucker on February 10, 2006, 08:26:08 pm

Thanks for the reply. Didn't realise they did any at all. I asked in our local one (Thurrock) and the guy didn't have a clue what I was talking about.

That said, he was in his 30's and working at B&Q so perhaps its worth having another look.

Title: Re: UK Supplies.
Post by: Voodooray on February 11, 2006, 09:01:15 am

Hi Trucker.
I get mine from a glass cutting place.
Most big Towns have a glass shop, just look in the Yellow Pages under glass.

Cheers buddy.
Voodoo Ray.

Title: Re: UK Supplies.
Post by: Grasshopper on February 12, 2006, 07:17:36 am

Quote from: Fat_Trucker on February 10, 2006, 08:26:08 pm

Thanks for the reply. Didn't realise they did any at all. I asked in our local one (Thurrock) and the guy didn't have a clue what I was talking about.

That said, he was in his 30's and working at B&Q so perhaps its worth having another look.

Almost all branches of B&Q, Homebase, and Wickes sell Plexiglass but they call it Acrylic glass. It's one of the few items useful to arcade cab builders that they do sell.

Title: Re: UK Supplies.
Post by: Fat_Trucker on February 12, 2006, 08:09:32 am

Thanks for the responses chaps. Looks like I was asking for the wrong stuff.  ::)

Title: Re: UK Supplies.
Post by: subcriminal on February 12, 2006, 10:27:17 am

I was just lazy! I was in there buying MDF and just bought the cheapest! It's good for covering the control panel and making a marquee sandwich but could do with some thicker stuff for the screen.