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Unread 09-12-2014, 23:47
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Re: Where do your teams purchase your polycarbonate?

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Originally Posted by Pendulum^-1 View Post
While we purchase sheet polycarbonate for mounting electronics, etc, we also use multiwall polycarbonate for very lightweight, tough armor plate and billboard area. We order 4x8 sheets of 6mm multiwall. We tell eplastics.com to cut it into 2'x4' sections, and that really cuts down on shipping costs.
For midwestern teams, supposedly Menards has this in the building materials area. I've never looked for it.
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