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Re: acrylic and lexan are different
Posted by Joe Taylor at 2/12/2001 9:41 PM EST


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In Reply to: Help Us!!!!!Please Respond ASAP
Posted by Alex on 2/12/2001 7:44 PM EST:



"Plexiglass" is a polycarbonate plastic-GE sells it under the brand name lexan. This is different than acrylic, which may look similar but is far more brittle and thus prone to breakage. I would recomend polycarb if you plan on using it as a structural material. The acrylic will give you some troubles with drilling and especially tapping due to how brittle it is, and doesn't stand up too well to repeated bashing.
Hope thats helpful,
Joe Taylor


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