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*You can get 1/32" polycarbonate, 4x8 sheets, at about $70. This is about $2/sf. Would need appropriate structural support, but otherwise it's pretty much indestructible. | *You can get 1/32" polycarbonate, 4x8 sheets, at about $70. This is about $2/sf. Would need appropriate structural support, but otherwise it's pretty much indestructible. | ||
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Revision as of 00:53, 20 May 2020
Basics
- A Common thermoplastic
- Also known as:
- Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- PMMA
- acrylic glass
- plexiglass
- the trade names Crylux, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Astariglas, Lucite, Perclax, and Perspex
- Is often clear
- Is also a waste product from some sites (offcuts from laser cutters etc)
- Can also be made into a Bubblegram which only it, and glass can do
- VERY easy to work with:
- Altogether GREAT material
- It is a plastic, but supposedly some organisms may be evolving to break it down:
- From wikipedia:
- The Futuro house was made of fibreglass-reinforced polyester plastic, polyester-polyurethane, and poly(methylmethacrylate); one of them was found to be degrading by cyanobacteria and Archaea
- From wikipedia:
Sourcing
- Black, Ebay, $5/sf, 1/8" - [1]
- Menards 3 sf, 0.08 - $3/sf - [2]
- 6 Square feet - $6/sf + shipping - [3]
- $23/sq ft, 1/4" - [4]
- $9/sf - 1/4" - https://www.mcmaster.com/#acrylic/=1653xn3
- 2x4 - 1/8" - $37 - [5]
- $6/sf - 1/4" - https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/acrylic-glass-sheeting/clear-colorless-acrylic-sheets/p-1444441881915.htm
- $4/sf - 0.1" - Sutherlands - [6]
Notes
- You can get 1/32" polycarbonate, 4x8 sheets, at about $70. This is about $2/sf. Would need appropriate structural support, but otherwise it's pretty much indestructible.