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For glued edges, you don't need it to be polished. And in my experience, and from my plastics people at PSI in Tacoma, never glue flame-polished edges. Steve Greenfield AE7HD

Wow, thanks everybody. What a well informed and experienced group. Now I need to find a source of thinker that 1/4 inch. In TX (Houston) that should not be a problem, hardware stores are

Methylene chloride dissolves it, and can be used to "solvent-weld" it. Toothpaste works well, but you can buy a special polish. Leon -- Leon Heller G1HSM

Square tight fits make for a strong joint. I glue a facing dish to my table saw blade before cutting to get square cuts, then just hit the edge lightly with sandpaper before gluing. Glad you brought

typically rounded edges are done with a round over router bit, then the faces are polished. It is all a matter of taste, and structural requirements. High end shops will anneal the material after each

MEK is the common plexi solvent welding material, also another material called resin-bond, or craftics cement 44 The joint is only going to be as good as your prep work. The cleanest joints are

They have a special glue for plexiglass and you polish it the same way as metal. For a trick painted look, paint it on the inside and let the color show thru or you can paint it on the outside just as

I think teller glazing is polycarbonate (Lexan) for impact resistance ? ________________________________ To: Electronics_101@... Sent: Wed, January 26, 2011 10:21:37 AM Subject: Re:

On the TV show, it did round the edge (ever so slightly).? But they wanted that effect. But why would rounded edge be bad?? Would that create a place for the "crack" to start?? Or you are saying

solvent glueing is the old?tried and true method ? "And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable preeminence, through all the bustle of cabal, the heat of contention, the

BUT, you have to be really really careful not to round the edges...and it happens real quick. Richard suggested practicing on some scrap and that is a great idea. James "Jim" M. Geidl, K6JMG No trees

Almost everything you need will be available at Tap Plastics: http://www.tapplastics.com/ MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) is often used to join acrylics as all you really do is melt the surfaces together.

Vaclav You may polish it with fine sandpaper then rubbing compound. Remember, if you are polishing the edges you want to keep them flat and square if they are to be glued to another piece of plastic,

http://www.ehow.com/how_4883454_glue-plexiglass.html ==== Besides that, I saw on Modern Marvels they use a torch heat to make the sawed off ends clean and ice like.?? This was the kind of plexiglass

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If I recall correctly, "plexiglass" is an old trade name that DuPont Corp. used for their version of a particular acrylic material. Every plastics manufacturer had a trade name for their various

I would like to use plexiglass as my project enclosure (so everybody can see my messy design!) My questions: What to use for gluing. Superglue leaves nasty residue film on everyting and if not

That depends on your skill level.? In one of my old electronics mag, basically they build an "o-scope" by basically (a) inputting the voltage - aka probe (b) sample the voltage - aka Analog to

Ok, so the CRT for a scope isn't something I want to do then. I just need a scope and I don't want to drop even a couple of hundred for one right now. I was looking at one in a Forrest Mimms book that

How much do you want for them?