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Question about lexan...

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jibvermont
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alright so a friend and i are building a box - chose lexan for the top sheet - i looked at the lexan and it looks wicked thin, .93 something blah blah of an inch - ||
Dec 19 2005 10:47PM
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jibvermont
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bah it cut of my post - alright so i was wondering if its suppose to be really thin or not...

and another question i had was about metal coping.. should we use round bar or the 90 degree corner stuff
Dec 19 2005 10:48PM
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Galin
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go with HDPE, it's a lot cheaper. You can get a 2x8 sheet (or is it 2x4, but im pretty sure its 2x8) that's 1/4" thick for only like 22 bucks or something like that. About 30 w/ shipping
Dec 19 2005 10:48PM
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K2skier26
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my box has lexan 1/4 inch thick. i wouldn't recomend going any thinner b/c than it becomes harder to countersink.
Dec 21 2005 6:50PM
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joetyson
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^ ya thats a good point i did 1-4 too and it seemed fine and i would go with hdpe as well
Dec 21 2005 9:24PM
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trickolas
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1/4 lexan here too, and 90 degree metal for sides (think its called angle iron?)
Dec 27 2005 9:59PM
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mk2
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where can you get HDPE, i checked at home depot and they didnt have any, would a specialty building materials place have it?
Dec 31 2005 9:44PM
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K2skier26
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go to yahoo local and search for a plastics retail store. thats how i got my lexan
Jan 1 2006 11:13AM
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grskier
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1/4 inch with the proper support under it should be fine....

I built my box out of 2x4s at 1'9" spacing.
Jan 4 2006 5:26PM
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