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Plexi or Lexan?
bfauska:
I agree with Timoe, depending on what you are using it for lexan may be a little too easy to scratch. If you are doing the CP I would not reccomend lexan at all. Plexi is still scratchable, but it's harder. I don't know how much you need or if you have anything I need for my projects, but I could probably come up with some plexi for either some trade or much better price than the Depot. I sometimes have extra at work and my dad has a bunch of surplus at his house where I'll probably be visiting tomorrow. Let me know what you need and I'll see what I can do. I may even be able to cut it for you if you want.
Let me know,
Brian
modessitt:
Somewhere or another, I saw a tutorial on cutting plexi with a saw in a way that wouldn't cause it to chip or crack (spider web) along the cut.
If I remember correctly, they sandwich the plexi between two pieces of wood as tight as they can and clamp it all around, then cut the wood and plexi together.
Never tried it so I don't know if it works....
btp2k2:
Thanks.....I never heard that about lexan. Good to know that it scratches.
Lew, thanks for the link. I will give that a go.
And for the record, I wasn't trying to "give you lip"....it was just a little light hearted sarcasm.....sorry if it was misconstrued.
btp2k2:
--- Quote from: modessitt on March 24, 2007, 10:32:45 pm ---Somewhere or another, I saw a tutorial on cutting plexi with a saw in a way that wouldn't cause it to chip or crack (spider web) along the cut.
If I remember correctly, they sandwich the plexi between two pieces of wood as tight as they can and clamp it all around, then cut the wood and plexi together.
Never tried it so I don't know if it works....
--- End quote ---
Interesting....Hmmmm....worth a shot to pick up some scrap and try it.
urbecrisch:
I recently cut some plexi with a jigsaw and a fine tooth blade. Worked well. I'll try and find the blade specs for you. I put my jig on the fastest setting and it cut through 1/8" plexi without any cracks.
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