Acrylic or Lexan

Crosstrack16 · 06-21-2003, 11:06 PM

Which one is easier to work with... ie: easier to cut without cracking?

iroc409 · 06-22-2003, 06:38 AM

thick or thin? thin lexan you can just cut with scissors or a razor really easy...

i remember trying to cut acrylic with a dremel, man that was a freaking nightmare, i gave up

Crosstrack16 · 06-22-2003, 07:07 AM

Pretty thin, no thicker than 1/16.

iroc409 · 06-22-2003, 08:28 AM

you can probably razor that or scissors then... that's what we use to cut out bodies of r/cs and stuff... i'd probably suggest a razor tho

Crosstrack16 · 06-22-2003, 09:28 AM

I hear its extremely easy to scratch (or maybe its acrylic thats easy to scratch).

iroc409 · 06-22-2003, 10:21 AM

mm... yes and no. lexan is generally extremely durable, but you can get small surface scratches pretty easily.

iroc409 · 06-22-2003, 10:22 AM

and a warning: it also generally melts very easily

Crosstrack16 · 06-22-2003, 10:34 AM

sounds like u learned that from experience, iroc

Thanks for ur help!!

kio_liex · 06-24-2003, 04:08 AM

I've been working on my new case, just made of acrylic, and a little lexan...

I've used 0.75mm lexan, really easy to work with, just use a scissor, like "iroc409" types...

I've also used 3, 5 and 10mm acrylic, here i used my Dremel to cut, and do CNC like thinks...

I will soon have some pics....

iroc409 · 06-24-2003, 07:26 AM

you have to be careful with acrylic and dremels though, if the rpm is too high it just melts all over the place. better to use a plastic cutting knife, or a hot knife. tried to make a panel for my camaro dash, finally just had someone else do it. they did it better though, it was beveled and everything

06-21-2003, 11:06 PM	#1
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	Acrylic or Lexan Which one is easier to work with... ie: easier to cut without cracking?

06-22-2003, 06:38 AM	#2
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	thick or thin? thin lexan you can just cut with scissors or a razor really easy... i remember trying to cut acrylic with a dremel, man that was a freaking nightmare, i gave up __________________ :shrug:

06-22-2003, 08:28 AM	#4
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	you can probably razor that or scissors then... that's what we use to cut out bodies of r/cs and stuff... i'd probably suggest a razor tho __________________ :shrug:

06-22-2003, 10:21 AM	#6
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	mm... yes and no. lexan is generally extremely durable, but you can get small surface scratches pretty easily. __________________ :shrug:

06-22-2003, 10:22 AM	#7
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	and a warning: it also generally melts very easily __________________ :shrug:

06-22-2003, 07:07 AM	#3
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	Pretty thin, no thicker than 1/16.

06-22-2003, 09:28 AM	#5
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	I hear its extremely easy to scratch (or maybe its acrylic thats easy to scratch).

06-22-2003, 10:34 AM	#8
Crosstrack16 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 169	sounds like u learned that from experience, iroc Thanks for ur help!!

06-24-2003, 04:08 AM	#9
kio_liex Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Denmark - Odense Posts: 10	I've been working on my new case, just made of acrylic, and a little lexan... I've used 0.75mm lexan, really easy to work with, just use a scissor, like "iroc409" types... I've also used 3, 5 and 10mm acrylic, here i used my Dremel to cut, and do CNC like thinks... I will soon have some pics.... __________________ ------------------------------- Kio Liex 2.2 P4 @ 2.7 (box cooler, soon watercooled)

06-24-2003, 07:26 AM	#10
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	you have to be careful with acrylic and dremels though, if the rpm is too high it just melts all over the place. better to use a plastic cutting knife, or a hot knife. tried to make a panel for my camaro dash, finally just had someone else do it. they did it better though, it was beveled and everything __________________ :shrug:

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