Amy Shelton
01-20-2011, 4:55 PM
This is not something we are set up to do.
A <potential> customer used to live in FL and get his custom display boxes there, for $10 each.
He wants to get them here locally. I know I can cut the acrylic for him, but we don't have
an acrylic bender, and even if we did, I don't know if we can get the bends perfect enough
to make a quality box for him.
He wants the top and two sides out of the same piece of acrylic, it will have two bends. 6" high, about 4"x4" for the base. Two sides will have curves at the top. No finger-joint/tabs. It rests on the base. 1/8" thick acrylic.
My three options are...
1. Is someone here interested in making these for him? He said he wants it done nearby, so he could come pick them up. I think he said 20-30 cases each order. He also wants some that hang on a wall. He is willing to drive 2 hours from zip 37660 (Kingsport TN) for the pick-up.
2. Is this something we can do? I tried bending some black acrylic in the oven as a bracelet (like Jackie McGowan's film strip bracelet) and um, it wasn't so easy. I think $10 each may not be enough with the time involved.
3. Are these available online? He said he looked and he can't find the quality that he needs. I think the bent corners are important to him.
I attached a CDR sketch of the general idea, without the base.
A <potential> customer used to live in FL and get his custom display boxes there, for $10 each.
He wants to get them here locally. I know I can cut the acrylic for him, but we don't have
an acrylic bender, and even if we did, I don't know if we can get the bends perfect enough
to make a quality box for him.
He wants the top and two sides out of the same piece of acrylic, it will have two bends. 6" high, about 4"x4" for the base. Two sides will have curves at the top. No finger-joint/tabs. It rests on the base. 1/8" thick acrylic.
My three options are...
1. Is someone here interested in making these for him? He said he wants it done nearby, so he could come pick them up. I think he said 20-30 cases each order. He also wants some that hang on a wall. He is willing to drive 2 hours from zip 37660 (Kingsport TN) for the pick-up.
2. Is this something we can do? I tried bending some black acrylic in the oven as a bracelet (like Jackie McGowan's film strip bracelet) and um, it wasn't so easy. I think $10 each may not be enough with the time involved.
3. Are these available online? He said he looked and he can't find the quality that he needs. I think the bent corners are important to him.
I attached a CDR sketch of the general idea, without the base.