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Anyone got any decent links for uk suppliers?Preferably about 1mm thick. I used a guy from ebay for the last lot but i havent saved him and cant find him

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Phil

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Anyone got any decent links for uk suppliers?Preferably about 1mm thick. I used a guy from ebay for the last lot but i havent saved him and cant find him

Cheers

Phil

Not from UK, but try looking up some sign makers they may have it or can tell you their source or would the tops of those clear plastic take out containers like for large salad do the trick???

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Plenty of suppliers on ebay uk. Search for Acrylic sheet if you want 'Plexiglass' or Polycarbonate sheet if you want 'Lexan'.

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Lexan = Polycarbonate = Plexiglas.

All the same ;)

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Ummm, I hate to sound like a pedant, but Plexiglas(s) is not the same as polycarbonate, it's poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA)

Plexiglas is an alternative name for Perspex, both are trade names, the former belonging to Altuglas & the latter belonging to ICI.

Polycarbonate (PC) is most commonly known by the tradename Lexan, belonging to DuPont.

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Lexan = Polycarbonate = Plexiglas.

All the same ;)

Lexan = polycarbonate = flexible, tough plastic with high impact strength.

Plexiglass = acrylic = stiff, brittle plastic that shatters on impact.

Not the same ;)

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