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Plastic or glass
GregD:
Trying to decide whether to use a smoked plexi or tinted glass for my bezel. Why don't more people use 1/4" glass with edges polished? Also, i see a couple of different products at Tap Plastic for the smoked plexi. Exactly which product does everyone buy? Is solar grey the right color? Polycarbonate or acrylic? Thanks
Meant to post this on main forum. Sorry about that.
TopJimmyCooks:
it's a personal choice. I prefer 3/16" glass for displays but you can't work it yourself easily, you have to buy the pieces cut to size. I ask for 35% light transmission gray. Be careful on anything called solar, solar is often associated with a reflective surface which you don't want. Also, solar bronze is a common tint but it's brown rather than gray so not desirable for arcade games. I order glass cut the exact size that I need, then if it's too big, I use a belt sander to take a little off the edges. with plastics, you can cut to your size with a router and a carbide straight cutting bit.
Well Fed Games:
I have found that glass is just easier to work with, although I have used both. Plexi seems to hard to keep unscratched and lint-free. I ordered several pieces of the solar grey plexi from Tap and was pleased with it.
ed12:
glass is hand's down over plastic
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Santoro:
Glass.
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