What to do with 2" thick plexiglass?

"glassman" wrote in message
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"Mike Firth" wrote in message
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Were they imbedding in casting resin or in solid castings by carving?

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Mike Firth


Must have been casting resin. I never actually saw them do it, only
the
finished products. Crystal clear and frozen in time. Pretty cool stuff. I
wonder if we can melt down plexi for the same effect?

Melt down plexi?? better do some research, I understand it is toxic as hell
when hot.

glassman wrote:

"Mike Firth" wrote in message
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Were they imbedding in casting resin or in solid castings by carving?

--
Mike Firth



Must have been casting resin. I never actually saw them do it, only the
finished products. Crystal clear and frozen in time. Pretty cool stuff. I
wonder if we can melt down plexi for the same effect?


Probably not with much success.

The resin process was probably done under vacuum to get the bubbles out
or done with a process that caused no bubbles to be introduced.

Jack

a really big dining room table top????
would prevent guests from doing dirty deeds
under the table at the formal dinner...
lololol

Cheryl
Wally wrote:
I've been offered a piece of clear plexiglass and can't think of what
to do with it. Its clear and about 6' long, 3' wide and 2" thick.
Never been used for anything that I can see. Any ideas or
suggestions? It feels like it must weigh around 300 pounds. And
there is quite a bit involved with the moving (stairs). How well
does plexiglass sandblast etch or carve? Thanks for thinking about
this.

use it for a light table, or send it to me so i can ! m

Wally wrote:
I've been offered a piece of clear plexiglass and can't think of what
to do with it. Its clear and about 6' long, 3' wide and 2" thick.
Never been used for anything that I can see. Any ideas or
suggestions? It feels like it must weigh around 300 pounds. And
there is quite a bit involved with the moving (stairs). How well
does plexiglass sandblast etch or carve? Thanks for thinking about
this.

"michele" wrote in message
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use it for a light table, or send it to me so i can ! m

A thong? A light table? Bingo!!!!

Moonraker wrote:
"michele" wrote in message
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use it for a light table, or send it to me so i can ! m

A thong? A light table? Bingo!!!!

Wait! Put an 8 foot pole in the middle and we have a dance floor.
Thong, light table, Michelle, BINGO!!

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Moonraker wrote:
"michele" wrote in message
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use it for a light table, or send it to me so i can ! m

A thong? A light table? Bingo!!!!

Wait! Put an 8 foot pole in the middle and we have a dance floor.
Thong, light table, Michelle, BINGO!!

Man you guys are sure sexist.....how about a little respect here...

yeah, i mean, really, how are you going to drill the hole for an 8 foot pole
in that! Use a little imagination here, will ya? m

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Moonraker wrote:
"michele" wrote in message
news use it for a light table, or send it to me so i can ! m

A thong? A light table? Bingo!!!!

Wait! Put an 8 foot pole in the middle and we have a dance floor.
Thong, light table, Michelle, BINGO!!

Man you guys are sure sexist.....how about a little respect here...

2" hole saw, brace from the bottom double thickness, I was more worried
about stabilizing the top, probably put a big Round Finial up there, and why
only 8 ft, 9 would give you room to climb.

"michele" wrote in message
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yeah, i mean, really, how are you going to drill the hole for an 8 foot
pole
in that! Use a little imagination here, will ya? m

"Javahut" wrote in message
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Moonraker wrote:
"michele" wrote in message
news use it for a light table, or send it to me so i can ! m

A thong? A light table? Bingo!!!!

Wait! Put an 8 foot pole in the middle and we have a dance floor.
Thong, light table, Michelle, BINGO!!

Man you guys are sure sexist.....how about a little respect here...

Thanks everyone for all the thoughts. I haven't seen anything that
really excites me, though. The piece is so heave that working with it
would be a real bear. Just lifting it is a serious two man job.

I've got a large coffee table that I made using bulletproof glass for
the top. Its about 1" thick and is supposed to be able to stop up to
..44 magnum and .223 (if I remember right). I decided it would make a
good table top, but when I started the final assembly realized no one
would ever know it was bulletproof. So, I fired three rounds into it
with a .45. When the third one flew back and hit me in the ribs I
decided that three was enough. Makes a cool table top, but the
plastic is so soft it scratched easily. I ended up covering it with a
piece of 1/8" clear to protect the bulletproof part. Kind of ironic.
I just know if I pass on this plexiglass, not far down the road it
will come to me what I should have done with it. Some variant of
Murphy's law prevails.


It would make a hell of a bullet-proof window for a convenience store in the
'hood.

There are a few people who post here once in a while who are sand carvers.
There is also a sand carving message board on Yahoo. You may want to try
there for more info on how to work with it or to find a buyer for the blank.