[Public-list] Lexan or Acrylic ?

[Brian Palmer]

A bandsaw works best for cutting Lexan or Acrylic.  The blade, being
much longer, has time to cool down during each revolution to where the
plastic doesn't melt.

Just my $0.02 :)

-Brian Palmer
L'Esprit #288

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In a message dated 9/23/2004 1:21:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
billblevins at mac.com writes:

I bought  4 - 12" x 24" smoked sheets of plastic from Canal Plastics 
Center. I am  very satisfied with the results, however, I have no idea
if 
they were  Acrylic or Lexan, however, the owner of this place has a 
sailboat and knew  what to recommend to me. I think each sheet at the 
time was $14 and they  arrived the next day. This place was recommended 
to me by another sailor  who had done similar work. Seems like the 
product I bought had some UV  resistance if that makes a difference with

the smoked tint.

Canal  Plastics Center
345 Canal Street
New York, NY 10013
(212)  925-1032
(212) 431-5901 (fax)

Bill Blevins
Sabrina  #158



Ah, Canal Plastics.............brings back one of the nice memories of
NYC  
when I lived there, before moving to Fairhaven, MA.  All those stores on
Canal 
Street; electronics, tools, supplies, duct tape.........you never   knew
what 
you would find.
 
I found cutting regular plastic always a chore as you could not let the
jig  
saw blade get too hot, or the plastic melted, and then quickly reformed
on the 
 blade.
 
Lee
Stargazer #255
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