[Public-list] Plexiglass in Sliding Hatch?

[Peter Staehling]

That sounds like a good set up to me.  I think I will
do about the same.  This time of year it is good to
have projects I can take home to work on indoors.

Pete
#554 

--- bydel <bydel at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Pete,
> I am sorry, but did not think to take pictures of
> the project.
> The Lexan is 1/4", I weigh about 200 pounds and
> there is very little flex
> when I stand on the slide.
> We did rout out a recess so that the lexan is flush
> with the slide and has
> about 1/8" to 3/16" room at the edge. The 1/8"
> spacer, that I found at the
> hardware store is round and the screw goes through
> it. It is under the lexan
> above the routed out shelf. I filled that space with
> sealant, let it set up
> and then tightened the fasteners. That gave me what
> amounts to a 1" wide by
> 1/8" thick gasket.
> The finished project (in my opinion) looks pretty
> professional and not at
> all jury rigged or home made.


	
		
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