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    Posted: February 27 2005 at 1:13pm
Hey everyone Iam looking for a source of plexi glass that is not home depot or lowes and hopefully much cheaper!!!
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I have used acrylite GP instead of plexiglass brand. How much do you need? Regional Supply Inc. has a scrap pile for $1/lb.
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Divil plastics is east of the big RC Willeys on 300 west and 2300 So.? They sell custom sized acrylic at a good price.
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Regional Supply and Delvies Plastics are both places I've bought acrylic.
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Hello everyone,

Quote I have used acrylite GP instead of plexiglass brand.

Which acrylic to use depends on the application. The GP product is a cast arylic, as such it is suitable for creating water vessels. Their extruded acrylic (FF?) is less expensive but should only be used for non-vessel and non-critical do-dads.

Basically, the extruded acrylic will absorb water and swell. If it swells too much, it can burst a welded seam and....

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All Acrylic absorbs water, cast acrylic is for Aquarium building extruded is not unless its tube. there are diffrent grades of acrylic your welcom to im me and explain what you are building and i can tell you what you will need..

 

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