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=Basics= | |||
*A Common thermoplastic | |||
*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: | |||
**Can be laser cut if in sheet form | |||
**Melts ~160 °C near [[PLA]] and [[ABS]] | |||
**Doesn'thave the hydrolysis issues of [[PET]] | |||
*Altogether GREAT material | |||
=Sourcing= | |||
*Black, Ebay, $5/sf, 1/8" - [https://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Plexiglass-Cast-Acrylic-Sheet-24-X-24-X-1-8/272404858742?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44040%26meid%3D5da40f06dd64434084e3d81e3e77d112%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D121932914969%26itm%3D272404858742&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851] | *Black, Ebay, $5/sf, 1/8" - [https://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Plexiglass-Cast-Acrylic-Sheet-24-X-24-X-1-8/272404858742?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44040%26meid%3D5da40f06dd64434084e3d81e3e77d112%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D121932914969%26itm%3D272404858742&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851] | ||
*Menards 3 sf, 0.08 - $3/sf - [https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/acrylic-glass-sheeting/shape-products-reg-clear-colorless-acrylic-sheets/11g0670a/p-1444441876317.htm] | *Menards 3 sf, 0.08 - $3/sf - [https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/acrylic-glass-sheeting/shape-products-reg-clear-colorless-acrylic-sheets/11g0670a/p-1444441876317.htm] | ||
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=Notes= | =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. | *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. | ||
=Internal Links= | |||
*[[Laser Cutter]] | |||
*[[Laser Diode Toolhead]] | |||
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=External Links= | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly(methyl_methacrylate) The Wikipedia Page on Acrylic] | |||
Revision as of 00:50, 20 May 2020
Basics
- A Common thermoplastic
- 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
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.