I looked in the yellowpages and didn't have much luck... I need to get a 40x60 piece of plastic or plexiglas for a movie poster frame. thanks...

8/7/2006 5:10:00 PM

lowes or home depot.

otherwise you will have to get a 4x8" sheet from Plastics and Fiberglass Co. on Capital Blvd, which will cost you a LOT more.

8/7/2006 5:13:29 PM

^

8/7/2006 5:56:45 PM

lowes
never really seen it in home depot

8/7/2006 7:29:14 PM

How possible would it be to make a beerpong table out of plexiglass/acrylic?
Would it even be worth the cost?

8/7/2006 7:31:54 PM

if you use the right adhesives and have clean cuts you could make a kickass pong table
mucho $, but you could get some hella thick acrylic so there's no deflection

Raleigh Plastics And Fiber Glass
1505 Capital Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27603

Phone: (919) 828-4301

8/7/2006 7:50:08 PM

Talk to the really cute bartender at East Village (Emily), tell her Phil said "hi", and ask her about it. Her dad runs a business making plexiglass I think...

8/7/2006 7:51:20 PM

Quote :

"lowes never really seen it in home depot"

both stores have it, but the closest size is 36x72

8/7/2006 8:11:54 PM

shoulda asked mr. milliken to hook you up, i bet they coulda engineered a piece in 5 minutes

8/7/2006 8:20:48 PM

I saw some in HD - down with the screen doors

8/7/2006 8:28:11 PM

call piedmont plastics

tell them what you are looking for


cheaper than lowes

matter of fact

PM SENT

8/7/2006 8:58:47 PM

^ I am gonna call them tomorrow... do you know if they have any sort of framing?

8/7/2006 10:36:03 PM

what are some prices yall have found?? i've been wantin to get my hands on some plexi myself

8/7/2006 11:02:23 PM

for those of you looking for smaller amounts, go to Plastics and Fiberglass on Capital Blvd. They have overruns and scrap bins with quite a few really nice pieces, you can pick up for 10c on the dollar usually, especially if you have your student ID.

Piedmont Plastics is another good local place, it's generally a bit more expensive because they dont keep much scrap.

For framing, you want probably 2-3mm acrylic which wont be too bad, to make anything structural, you'd want like 1/2-3/4" for a table, which will run you a couple hundred bucks for a decent size sheet.

FYI, dont go in either place asking for "plexiglass", its the #1 way to show them you have no fucking clue what you are talking about. You want Acrylic.

8/7/2006 11:16:16 PM

thanks for the FYI

Quote :

"what are some prices yall have found?? i've been wantin to get my hands on some plexi myself"

the 36x72 sheets at Lowes are $32 and the same size at Home Depot is $41

[Edited on August 8, 2006 at 12:38 AM. Reason : .]

8/8/2006 12:37:54 AM

^ are those the same thickness?

8/8/2006 1:07:06 AM

yeah, both said about an 1/8 of an inch...

8/8/2006 1:18:20 AM

thx for the intell

8/8/2006 2:38:08 AM

i prefer to use transparent aluminum.

8/8/2006 3:01:10 AM