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Re: Plastic

It's best known by the brand name "Lexan." It is available at most hardware stores as unbreakable glazing material. [It is rapidly becoming the window of choice at mandatory government schools.]

It does not absorb water, hence warp, nearly as much as acrylic. Another cheap source is as covers for ceiling fluorescent fixtures. Sold in 2X4 sheets, it is easy to cut with a straight edge and draw knife to fit your tanks. Some are polycarbonate and others are polystyrene, but they don't warp like acrylic (plexiglas).

Wright

Erny May wrote:
Hello All,

I thought some of you might be interested in this; I found a plastic that is
not subject to warping when exposed to moisture. Ran into it when I tried
to use "WELD-ON" to glue two pieces. It is polycarbonate and has a
wear resistant coating; can't be glued using acrylic cement and makes it
moisture proof. It goes by the names of "Hyzod" and Tuffak". I get it from
Midland Plastic; they sell their odds and ends for very reduced prices. I
got about 50 pounds of sheet plastic for $20. Plastic firms in your area
may be doing the same thing. In every other aspect it behaves like plastic;
machines like it, but it has an almost glass like sound when you tap it. It
is great for tank covers!

Erny



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