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Jay Selway
12-29-2014, 10:18 PM
My previous thread got deleted because the mods thought I was advertising, so I won't mention the specific product I'm looking for.

I reached out to a few places, but nobody deals in the higher end acrylic in small quantities. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

PM me if you have any questions.

Ross Moshinsky
12-29-2014, 10:26 PM
This has been discussed, in general, often.

Basically you have a few choices.

1. Order a full sheet. Charge the customer what you need to charge. Special order is a special order.
2. Call around plastic supply places around the US and hope someone can help you with a scrap. You're going to want to talk with people that fabricate and hopefully have a "scrap" big enough for you. Sometimes you can call the manufacturer directly and luck out.
3. Call around acrylic fabricators in your area. I have a localish vendor who will sell me "scrap" for a very reasonable price.
4. If they aren't willing to pay special order prices and you can't locate a scrap at a reasonable price, switch to another material.

Jay Selway
12-29-2014, 11:34 PM
Thanks for the heads up.

Any particular brand / type of acrylic you recommend for edge lighting?

I was interested in lucite lux. Much nicer than the other samples I received.