Thread: Uses of Lexan
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Re: Uses of Lexan

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Originally Posted by cgmv123 View Post
Obligatory reminder to make sure you're using polycarbonate/Lexan/Makrolon and not acrylic/Plexiglas/Lucite
To be fair, there's really no mistaking the two. Polycarbonate is nigh-indestructible and will bend easily, while acrylic tends to crack/shatter if you so much as look at it wrong.
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