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Installing a 3" USB Happ Trackball: do I *have* to use the special mount plate?
ARTIFACT:
I am not sure if the shop I go to carries Lexan.. I believe it's polycarbonate (sounds like plexi)
In what way(s) is lexan better? more scratch-prone? (and what is different about cutting it)
Thanks!
TroyO:
I think
Polycarbonate (Generic)=Lexan (Brand name)
Acrylic (Generic)=Plexiglas (Brand name)
Jedirampage:
Lexan is 10 easier to cut, you can pretty much go full speed with your drill and not have to work about hot melting plastic like you would have to with Plexi. Its also shatter proof so you dont have to worry about it cracking (again like plexi). Lexan is the greatest invention like sliced bread. I can also do the dishes, clean your room and still put dinner on the table.
LONG LIVE LEXAN. :notworthy:
Seriously Lexan is great the only drawback is i believe Plexi may edge it in scratch resistence but the trade off is more than worth it
ARTIFACT:
--- Quote from: TroyO on August 17, 2007, 04:03:44 pm ---I think
Polycarbonate (Generic)=Lexan (Brand name)
Acrylic (Generic)=Plexiglas (Brand name)
--- End quote ---
OK I'll check with the folks at the plastic store where I get all my plexi ... pretty sure they said Polycarbonate - I'll ask them if it's the same as Lexan (without the brand name).
Thanks!
golfboyusa:
I buy my Lexan at Home Depot. If you router out the top of the CP and mount the plate flush, the trackball lip will be perfectly flush with the lexan. Be sure to remove that square ring that ships with the Happ trackball. Also, a great finishing touch is to set your router bit up to shave a 45 degree angle around the inside of the 3" hole in your lexan. Good luck
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