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Alternative to lexan???

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KSdesign
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i originally posted this on a diff. cult and got no answers so maybe u guys can help...
"whats a good top material i could use on my box?... besides lexan, something cheaper but is still really good for slidin... any ideas???"
May 20 2007 7:21PM
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TerminatorX
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search bar next time( or look through threads because cults dont have search bars), but hdpe is a little less expensive and some mountains use this. or you could use like 6 pvc pipe all next to each other, composite decking ( cheap, but doesnt slide as well), or plexiglass, which is known to shatter.
May 20 2007 7:28PM
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not if you get the non-acrylic type....that stuff is durable as hell then...me and a friend stood on a piece that we  laid across 2 - 2x4's on the ground and it didnt crack or anything
May 20 2007 8:16PM
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HeathR
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yeah hdpe is the way to go. Still kinda expensive though. U can get it at usplastics.com
May 20 2007 8:26PM
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45.
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what about this stuff? it says it high impact resistent and a full sheet of it is 4ft x 8ft for like $40


http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/variant.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=76&product%5Fid=3008&variant%5Fid=43336


May 20 2007 9:32PM
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TerminatorX
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i dont know how it would work, but you probably would have to pay for bulk shipping, which i heard is really expensive.
May 20 2007 9:39PM
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HeathR
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yeah but i think its really thin. It says .100 thick but im not sure what that is in.
May 20 2007 9:42PM
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45.
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it would be 1/10 of an inch...
May 20 2007 10:32PM
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KSdesign
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doesn't look like a bad idea, i wonder if they would have that at like home depot... it looks slippery but i would really have to see it for myself b4 throwin money down.
May 21 2007 6:13PM
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ginty
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http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=usplastic&category%5Fname=72&product%5Fid=10369

HDPE still kinda expensive but this is what they use in the parks
May 23 2007 8:47PM
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TerminatorX
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if you look up plastics in the yellow pages of you phone book, you can probably find a business that sells hdpe that is alot cheaper than on the internet. i bought a 48 X 48 sheet .25 inches thick for 36 dollars at a local business.
May 23 2007 10:01PM
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