Do you have to have a commercial account to purchase from them? Plus, what is the material? Is it just called acrylic? Plexiglas?Piedmont Plastics
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Yes, the acrylic (Plexiglass) is the more brittle one. On a side note I made a high bookshelf for my auto shop to keep manuals etc. and made sliding doors of plastic to keep them cleaner. I later made one for over my fly tying bench but the costs of the plastics were inflated due to everyone needing to make covid shields so I didn't buy the door stuff yet. I figure once this gets in the past that there will be an abundance of scrap acrylic to pick from.One is definitely more brittle than the other. It sounds like acrylic is more brittle than polycarbonate. I bought a sheet of something from Lowe's a couple of years ago and tried to cut it on my table saw. It didn't go well. It shattered. I want the kind that William Ng used in his video. It cut easily on his table saw and welded together easily.
Do you have to have a commercial account to purchase from them? Plus, what is the material? Is it just called acrylic? Plexiglas?
Acrylic is lighter and less expensive, but is more brittle. Best way to repair defects is with heat. Best way to cut it is by scoring and snapping (like you would glass), or, if careful not to bind it, a fine tooth band saw. Jigsaws are not recommended. If you cut it with a band saw, you can clear up the saw marks on the edge with a propane torch if careful. Clearing up the edge is commonly done when building something like a fish tank.
For a safety shield, polycarbonate would be preferred, but in time may get dulled or clouded from getting hit with wood or metal chips.